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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DND_Reborn" data-source="post: 8088929" data-attributes="member: 6987520">I get that, but each race offers its own unique traits that impact your PCs in other ways. How much value or impact those other traits has is in the eye of the beholder, but I play a race because that is the vision for my PC--not because I worry about a +1 difference in modifier. Being +1 less shouldn't make your PC less enjoyable to play IMO, but apparently for some people, it does. shrugOh, I know. I appreciate your response, but the thought process just doesn't jibe with me. I, like the people you mention, and completely in support of fixed racial ASIs because they are different fantasy species, not different ethnicities (?) of humans. Orcs stronger than elves? Sure. Dwarves hardier than gnomes? Yep. And so on.I don't mind the idea of swapping the ASI +2, but reducing it to +1, because in my mind that represents you are going against your racial norm, and you that process is harder, so you get a bit less. I would remove the ASI +1's, I don't think they are needed, personally. Keep it simple: your core race gets a +2 locked someplace, if you don't want it, you get a floating +1 instead.Well, a lot of tables already float their ASIs. We've played that way at one time or another at our tables, so I am not surprised they made the concept "official". It doesn't stop anyone who wants to keep their racial ASIs where they were. I'm glad you're happier, I guess to me it is simply a shame you felt you needed this to be happy with your characters. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown    :("  data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" />It sort of reminds me of players in the past who took proficiency in a weapon (like in AD&D), but the first magic weapon the group got was something they couldn't use, and were like "man, I wish I had taken proficiency in that weapon instead!" Suddenly, they are unhappy with their PC because of a choice they made. shrugAnyway, thanks for the response. I'm glad you get to play what you want.</blockquote>

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