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<blockquote data-quote="Derren" data-source="post: 8063972" data-attributes="member: 2518"><p>Training is represented by distributing your stats. The ability score adjustmens reflect basic aptitude which is influenced by race only, not training for a class or culture.</p><p>A halfling can train a lot to be strong and be stronger than most average or untrained humans, but a trained orc will be stronger than a trained halfling simply because of biology. And there is nothing bad about that, those are different races/species so of course their biology is different.</p><p></p><p>And if people want to minmax, they will minmax and will take whatever is best for them. If its not for ability score adjustment then they will take it for other racial abilities. Or take cultures and backgrounds with the most synergy for their class.</p><p>But be honest, when was the last time you actually have done so? Played something completely minmaxed? And when was the last time you have played something suboptimal? The game should not be build around roll players who minmax everything in my opinion and should not remove ability score adjustments from where they make sense just so to "force?" people who do not care about what they play and only look at numbers change their default builds.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Derren, post: 8063972, member: 2518"] Training is represented by distributing your stats. The ability score adjustmens reflect basic aptitude which is influenced by race only, not training for a class or culture. A halfling can train a lot to be strong and be stronger than most average or untrained humans, but a trained orc will be stronger than a trained halfling simply because of biology. And there is nothing bad about that, those are different races/species so of course their biology is different. And if people want to minmax, they will minmax and will take whatever is best for them. If its not for ability score adjustment then they will take it for other racial abilities. Or take cultures and backgrounds with the most synergy for their class. But be honest, when was the last time you actually have done so? Played something completely minmaxed? And when was the last time you have played something suboptimal? The game should not be build around roll players who minmax everything in my opinion and should not remove ability score adjustments from where they make sense just so to "force?" people who do not care about what they play and only look at numbers change their default builds. [/QUOTE]
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