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Message: <blockquote data-quote="UngeheuerLich" data-source="post: 8090435" data-attributes="member: 59057">That is a different argument than the one you made before. Now you compare people within the same role. Here I can follow your thought. But still, a +1 difference hardly matters, and there are other things that differentiate those fighters more. Lets compare a rock gnome with a half orc whochose the same standard array and make a list:Str 14 (+2 half orc), Dex 12 (half orc)  10 gnome, Con 15+1, Int 10 (half orc) 12+2 (rock gnome) , Wis 13, Cha 8The half orc has:One extra crit die. Once per rest has an extra lifeAverage intelligenceProbably a great weapon and great weapon mastery. The gnome has:Tinker toolsGnome Magic resistanceQuite high intelligence and maybe some knowledge skillsProbably duelling fighting style and a shield. A bit lower dex due to stat choice. So the Orc deals more damage but against enemies that use magic, the gnome has the advantage of a much higher chance to save against debilating spells like hold person or phantasmal force. The gnome has 2 more AC.Once they reach level 3, the comparison most probably they will take different subclasses.Of course now you could say: but the gnome and the half orc probably want to be both battle masters with great weapons... After level 8, both have 20 Strength anyway, and what is left of both differences is that the gnome deals slightly less damage (d10 vs d12 or 2d6) and magic resistance for the gnome. If you use feats, of course the galf orc now will take great weapon mastery and deals a lot more damage... But that feat was never in question for the gnome, not because of his lower strength, but because he can't use heavy weapons. Maybe the half orc instead takes resilient wisdom though, because he noticed that being controlled by mind affecting spells negates all of his damage so the difference between both characters are mostly style.</blockquote>

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