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Message: <blockquote data-quote="index" data-source="post: 1649359" data-attributes="member: 21195">ability scoresVrecknidj wrote:> Here's what I did for tieflings in a high-powered campaign that I> run.  I don't have a hang-up about using +1 or -1 to ability scores,> it all comes out in the wash with other adjustments and with> increases every 4 levels.  Besides, I use point buy.  Anyway, here's> what's in my house rule book of rules.I've never understood the big deal about racial +1/-1 toability scores either.  Sure, it very similar to +2/-0 at1st level if there are a huge variety of PC races, butarranging your ability scores that way makes laterimprovement more difficult.Picking race BEFORE rolling ability scores, keep them whereyou roll them, would eliminate all game balance argumentsabout +1/-1 races, IMO.  Rolling before picking race ensuresthat 90% of PCs will be exaggerated racial stereotypes.> Any two tieflings might have different ability score modifiers.> Choose from among the following options:Choice is good.  I've often thought that all plane-touchedshould be a single race, mechanically, with differentchoices available to the character.> +2 Str AND (-2 Dex and -2 to one mental stat; OR -2 Con and -2 to> one mental stat; OR -1 to all three mental stats)This, I have often had a beef with.  The idea that STR isthe most valuable ability score.  No way.  It is WAY tooeasy to buff any of the physical ability scores withpolymorph at mid to high levels.  If orcs are supposedlybalanced with +4 STR, -2 INT, -2 WIS, and -2 CHA, where areall the +0 LA -4 STR, +2 INT, +2 WIS, +2 CHA races I'd liketo play?STR is only that valuable in a game with a stingy DM who isgoing to still have you at 6th level after two years of realtime, and won't let you trade any of the dozens of looted +1scimitars for useful equipment.IMO, INT is most valuable to a 1st level character (classallowing), because unlike every other ability scoremodifier, the skill points for increased INT are neverretroactive.--index, who REALLY should go to bed now</blockquote>

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