D&D (2024) After my players tried to break it, we discovered that the new half-race rules are hilarious and terrible.

[Corinnguard]

one flaw with that it will be used to min-maxing beyond the levels even the godhead intended.

It's hard to say if A5e's way of dealing with mixed heritages could lead to min-maxing. Plus heritage isn't the only thing being considered when designing the origins for your character. There's Culture, Background and Destiny too.

I do believe, however, that some heritage/heritage gift combos are better than others.

 

[Parmandur]

one flaw with that it will be used to min-maxing beyond the levels even the godhead intended.

This hybridization system is fundamentally impossible to min/max, since it's entirely fluff.

 

[Mind of tempest]

The solution is really simple. Silo at least one trait for each race under a different label and allow that trait to be swapped with a similarly labelled trait(s) from another race.

does no one get how abusable that solution would be you would end up with nothing but min-maxed hybrids?

 

[Mind of tempest]

This hybridization system is fundamentally impossible to min/max, since it's entirely fluff.

I mean the proposed fix for glens point with mixing and matching abilities from different option,s not the new wotc system.

 

[Parmandur]

I mean the proposed fix for glens point with mixing and matching abilities from different option,s not the new wotc system.

Oops, my bad. I agree, which is why it is improbable.

 

[Mind of tempest]

Oops, my bad. I agree, which is why it is improbable.

I see no system without flaws that lets half races in or at least one that is not going to end up dumb or highly abusable or needing like a million combinations.

 

[darjr]

Upon further reflection, it’s fine. I want my arm flapping dwarves!

 

[darjr]

I think the way to fix it is to make it a background and give each race a feat that any other race can take as that background if they are of mixed origin.

Leave the rules as they are now just add these feats if a mixed race player wants something more.

 

[Malmuria]

The 1dnd rules treat half races as if they were wizard experiments or mutants, randomly getting "traits" from either parent. (and actually, this is mostly a consequence of dnd looking at 19th century race science and saying, "hmm, what if our fantasy world actually did operate that way?" I suppose next they add a spell that allows you to determine blood quantum).

That being said, OP is a great idea generator for a science fantasy game

 

[Yaarel]

I think the way to fix it is to make it a background and give each race a feat that any other race can take as that background if they are of mixed origin.

Leave the rules as they are now just add these feats if a mixed race player wants something more.

So like an elf-human (with human stats) taking a background with the Elven Accuracy feat, and a human-elf (with elf stats) taking the Prodigy feat?