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<blockquote data-quote="Corinnguard" data-source="post: 9542378" data-attributes="member: 7033886">Class is the most important defining feature of a character in 2024 D&amp;D. But in 2014 D&amp;D, species certainly had something of an impact on your character class. Playing a Dwarven Wizard, for instance, was certainly different from playing an Elven Wizard. As the former meant you had a wizard who had advantage on saving throws against poison, poison resistance, and proficiency with a small selection of weapons wizards weren't normally proficient in. And if you were a Mountain Dwarf Wizard, you were proficient in light and medium armor. You didn't need to sacrifice an ASI to in order to grant you a feat that would bestow an armor proficiency on your character at 4th level. 2024 D&amp;D got rid of those proficiency bonuses on armor and weapons for the Dwarf. As a result, a Dwarven Wizard experienced a bit of a nerf IMO. However, a Dwarf still has something of an impact on the class you choose. Just not a big one as it had in 2014 D&amp;D.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Corinnguard, post: 9542378, member: 7033886"] Class is the most important defining feature of a character in [I]2024 [/I]D&D. But in 2014 D&D, species certainly had something of an impact on your character class. Playing a Dwarven Wizard, for instance, was certainly different from playing an Elven Wizard. As the former meant you had a wizard who had advantage on saving throws against poison, poison resistance, and proficiency with a small selection of weapons wizards weren't normally proficient in. And if you were a Mountain Dwarf Wizard, you were proficient in light and medium armor. You didn't need to sacrifice an ASI to in order to grant you a feat that would bestow an armor proficiency on your character at 4th level. 2024 D&D got rid of those proficiency bonuses on armor and weapons for the Dwarf. As a result, a Dwarven Wizard experienced a bit of a nerf IMO. However, a Dwarf still has something of an impact on the class you choose. Just not a big one as it had in 2014 D&D. [/QUOTE]

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