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<blockquote data-quote="Levistus's_Leviathan" data-source="post: 8517481" data-attributes="member: 7023887">Yes, there is. There literally is. If you can't see the difference, it makes me question whether you're debating in good faith. There is a huge difference between saying &quot;this halfling is a fantasy creature, so this specific individual one has extremely dense muscles in comparison to humans, so they can have the same Strength score as an Orc at the same level&quot; and saying &quot;any race can have wings, a breath weapon, be amphibious, cast spells innately&quot; or anything as nonsensical. There is a huge difference between &quot;we both have a 5% higher average value on Strength checks, saving throws, and attack rolls&quot; and &quot;I can breath fire out of my freaking mouth and fly like a bird!&quot;The difference between the two is so huge that anyone that doesn't agree with this is acting in bad faith. This is not subjective, it's 100% true. &quot;I, a Halfling, can beat you in an arm-wrestling competition&quot; and &quot;I am a Purple-Skinned Human that can breathe lightning, cast Hellish Rebuke, and have fairy wings&quot; are objectively separated by an enormous difference. Tasha's Cauldron of Everything's variant &quot;Customize your Origin&quot; feature allows for you to have a halfling/gnome/goblin/kobold with the same Strength score as an Orc/Goliath/Minotaur at level 1, but it doesn't allow for Halflings to fly, Goliaths to shoot lightning bolts, Dwarves to breathe underwater, Kobolds to carry as much as if they were Large, or normal humans to have Innate Spellcasting. This is one of the most blatant and ridiculous strawmen that I've ever seen. Hands down. If you cannot possibly see the difference between &quot;5% more likely to succeed on something Strength-related&quot; and &quot;unique abilities that every race has a different allotment of&quot;, you're acting in bad faith.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Levistus's_Leviathan, post: 8517481, member: 7023887"] Yes, there is. There literally is. If you can't see the difference, it makes me question whether you're debating in good faith. There is a huge difference between saying "this halfling is a fantasy creature, so this [I]specific individual [/I]one has extremely dense muscles in comparison to humans, so they can have the same Strength score as an Orc at the same level" and saying "any race can have wings, a breath weapon, be amphibious, cast spells innately" or anything as nonsensical. There is a huge difference between "we both have a 5% higher average value on Strength checks, saving throws, and attack rolls" and "I can breath fire out of my freaking mouth and fly like a bird!" The difference between the two is so huge that anyone that doesn't agree with this is acting in bad faith. This is not subjective, it's 100% true. "I, a Halfling, can beat you in an arm-wrestling competition" and "I am a Purple-Skinned Human that can breathe lightning, cast Hellish Rebuke, and have fairy wings" are objectively separated by an enormous difference. Tasha's Cauldron of Everything's variant "Customize your Origin" feature allows for you to have a halfling/gnome/goblin/kobold with the same Strength score as an Orc/Goliath/Minotaur at level 1, but it doesn't allow for Halflings to fly, Goliaths to shoot lightning bolts, Dwarves to breathe underwater, Kobolds to carry as much as if they were Large, or normal humans to have Innate Spellcasting. This is one of the most blatant and ridiculous strawmen that I've ever seen. Hands down. If you cannot possibly see the difference between "5% more likely to succeed on something Strength-related" and "unique abilities that every race has a different allotment of", you're acting in bad faith. [/QUOTE]

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