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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 8383269" data-attributes="member: 58172">For gamers who want race ability score improvements, how about race ability score minimums instead?The race minimums are still problematic, but they are less problematic because there is no upper limit. For example. An orcs can exhibit low Intelligence 8, but orcs with high Intelligence 16 also exist, even 20.Consider a table for size with ability minimums.Strength and Constitution score minimum: Possible size25: Gargantuan21: Huge17: Large13: Heavyweight (Medium, Powerful Build)9: Lightweight (Medium)5: Small1: TinyAccording to this table, a healthy small character will have Strength an Constitution scores of at least 5.A healthy lightweight character is going to have Strength and Constitution scores of at least 9.A healthy heavyweight with a powerful build must have at least 13.According to this table, there are no (healthy) Large characters with less than a 17 score in both Strength and Constitution.So if a DM imagine than an orc is typically heavyweight, then this orc will have a minimum score of 13 in both Strength and Constitution.Where the official array is currently 15, 14, 13, 12, 10, and 8, an orc character can assign the 14 and 13 to Strength and Constitution to qualify for the ability minimum, and still have 15 for Intelligence to be a powerful Wizard.I would not enforce race ability score minimums. However, as a player, if I am creating the character concept of a tough orc Wizard, I would build it exactly as above.Consider the size table above for a small halfling. Many members of the same lineage have a Strength score 8 or less. Even a player character with a Strength score 10 is already punching above the weight class. A halfling with a Strength score 14 is about as a rare as a large human, say, well over 9 feet tall and healthy! A halfling with a Strength score of 18 needs to lean into magical explanations for this is even possible. When I builf a halfling character concept, I keep these size implications in mind too.</blockquote>

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