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<blockquote data-quote="CovertOps" data-source="post: 5279748" data-attributes="member: 65152">I was thinking more along the lines of if you wanted (for example) to be a Halfling Fighter (start with an 8 STR based on your suggestions).&nbsp; In order to raise your STR you'd have to first buy the 2 points from 8 -&gt; 10 and then buy it up like any other stat.&nbsp; In effect you are making a 20 point character build because you don't have the &quot;dump stat&quot; of an 8.&nbsp; I like that is has a built in &quot;cost&quot; (what off stats do you have to lower to buy that stat up?), but also that the &quot;cost&quot; is minimal.With the racial stat bumps the way they are now you'd never make a Halfling Fighter because it would be vastly sub-par to other choices.&nbsp; With our ideas put together you could be an &quot;Essentials&quot; Slayer (assuming here that +2 DEX would be the Halfling fixed stat bump and choice would go to STR) and start with 18 STR/18 DEX and be pretty damn awesome even if you can't use large weapons.&nbsp; Wield a long sword or maybe a battleaxe with 2 hands.&nbsp; Your sum difference then becomes 2 less points spent in off stats AND 1 die type lower damage d12 -&gt; d10 or d10 -&gt; d8 depending if you use an axe or blade.Edit:&nbsp; Forget the lower die type.&nbsp; Bastard Sword and Waraxe are both versatile so you lose 1 point of damage from wielding those 2-handed.&nbsp; All-in-all pretty damn awesome.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CovertOps, post: 5279748, member: 65152"] I was thinking more along the lines of if you wanted (for example) to be a Halfling Fighter (start with an 8 STR based on your suggestions). In order to raise your STR you'd have to first buy the 2 points from 8 -> 10 and then buy it up like any other stat. In effect you are making a 20 point character build because you don't have the "dump stat" of an 8. I like that is has a built in "cost" (what off stats do you have to lower to buy that stat up?), but also that the "cost" is minimal. With the racial stat bumps the way they are now you'd never make a Halfling Fighter because it would be vastly sub-par to other choices. With our ideas put together you could be an "Essentials" Slayer (assuming here that +2 DEX would be the Halfling fixed stat bump and choice would go to STR) and start with 18 STR/18 DEX and be pretty damn awesome even if you can't use large weapons. Wield a long sword or maybe a battleaxe with 2 hands. Your sum difference then becomes 2 less points spent in off stats AND 1 die type lower damage d12 -> d10 or d10 -> d8 depending if you use an axe or blade. Edit: Forget the lower die type. Bastard Sword and Waraxe are both versatile so you lose 1 point of damage from wielding those 2-handed. All-in-all pretty damn awesome. [/QUOTE]

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