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<blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 8367713" data-attributes="member: 58172">For me in the context of typical humans being all +1: the +2 feels &quot;more than human&quot; and the +0 feels &quot;less than human&quot;.Thus the lack of a bonus is &quot;terrible&quot;.Note, that I am going by the feel for what characterizes a race.Also note, as mentioned above, I now disavow this kind of racist essentialism.Now I would much rather focus on cultures, and which prominent institutions correlate with which D&amp;D classes.The nice thing about cultures, is cultures are complex. A race can have high Intelligence members correlating with one institution, while simultaneously, high Strength members correlating with an other institution.And if a race starts looking too pidgeon-holed, add an institution that diversifies the race better.And the institutions − and the classes and backgrounds that match it − can be specific. So, the flavor is interesting without ever feeling essentialist.Where each background and class archetype is like a card in a deck, each culture is like a hand being dealt. The hand can evolve and adapt across region and history, by swapping in or out new cards.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Yaarel, post: 8367713, member: 58172"] For me in the context of typical humans being all +1: the +2 feels "more than human" and the +0 feels "less than human". Thus the lack of a bonus is "terrible". Note, that I am going by the feel for what characterizes a race. Also note, as mentioned above, I now disavow this kind of racist essentialism. Now I would much rather focus on cultures, and which prominent institutions correlate with which D&D classes. The nice thing about cultures, is cultures are complex. A race can have high Intelligence members correlating with one institution, while simultaneously, high Strength members correlating with an other institution. And if a race starts looking too pidgeon-holed, add an institution that diversifies the race better. And the institutions − and the classes and backgrounds that match it − can be specific. So, the flavor is interesting without ever feeling essentialist. Where each background and class archetype is like a card in a deck, each culture is like a hand being dealt. The hand can evolve and adapt across region and history, by swapping in or out new cards. [/QUOTE]

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