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<blockquote data-quote="Treantmonklvl20" data-source="post: 6720238" data-attributes="member: 55582">This is the main takeaway I had from your article.&nbsp; If we are going to give a +1 to every ability score 36 mp (I love &quot;Mearls&quot; points by the way, very cool) and we are going to give two +1's in the location of the player's choice 12 mp, then right away this system does not work for evaluating the power levels of races. That's fine if determining the relative power level of races is not your goal, but you seem to make conclusions on power level based on your points totals.&nbsp; I can't agree with the conclusions you make.For example, you finish your introduction with: ...but power-level is exactly what the point system you create doesn't address, because that is based on the strategic use of the abilities gained.&nbsp; Simple admission that +6 to one stat is game-breaking but only worth the same as a standard human demonstrates where the problem lies.According to your system, you could create a race with +2 to the ability score of your choice and 2 feats.&nbsp; This race would have 36 mp total (lower than most of the races in the PHB, the same as the standard human) but would likely be overshadowing all the other races in actual gameplay.&nbsp; The reason for this is exactly as Mistwell pointed out, every +1 is not equal to every other +1.&nbsp; Some abilities are more for flavor than power and vise-versa.&nbsp; Throw the points into places where there is strategic value and you've got a problem.There is also some other point values I found strange.&nbsp; For example, elven weapons is worth 6 mp and a cantrip of your choice is worth 4 mp.&nbsp; Do you think that the racial weapons is worth more than a cantrip of your choice?&nbsp; I think the build is rare where this would be the case.&nbsp; Dwarven weapon proficiency likewise 6mp.&nbsp; You valued Light and Medium armor proficiency the same, though I think few would agree they have equal value.As for the homebrew Eberron races below the racial breakdown, I would say that none of them looked too powerful as far as I was concerned.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Treantmonklvl20, post: 6720238, member: 55582"] This is the main takeaway I had from your article. If we are going to give a +1 to every ability score 36 mp (I love "Mearls" points by the way, very cool) and we are going to give two +1's in the location of the player's choice 12 mp, then right away this system does not work for evaluating the power levels of races. That's fine if determining the relative power level of races is not your goal, but you seem to make conclusions on power level based on your points totals. I can't agree with the conclusions you make. For example, you finish your introduction with: ...but power-level is exactly what the point system you create doesn't address, because that is based on the strategic use of the abilities gained. Simple admission that +6 to one stat is game-breaking but only worth the same as a standard human demonstrates where the problem lies. According to your system, you could create a race with +2 to the ability score of your choice and 2 feats. This race would have 36 mp total (lower than most of the races in the PHB, the same as the standard human) but would likely be overshadowing all the other races in actual gameplay. The reason for this is exactly as Mistwell pointed out, every +1 is not equal to every other +1. Some abilities are more for flavor than power and vise-versa. Throw the points into places where there is strategic value and you've got a problem. There is also some other point values I found strange. For example, elven weapons is worth 6 mp and a cantrip of your choice is worth 4 mp. Do you think that the racial weapons is worth more than a cantrip of your choice? I think the build is rare where this would be the case. Dwarven weapon proficiency likewise 6mp. You valued Light and Medium armor proficiency the same, though I think few would agree they have equal value. As for the homebrew Eberron races below the racial breakdown, I would say that none of them looked too powerful as far as I was concerned. [/QUOTE]

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