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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Phoebasss" data-source="post: 8069653" data-attributes="member: 7025876">I think a lot of people here are missing examples of races differentiated much beyond their ASIs because they mostly play 5e or 3.5, so I'm gonna provide a partial list of the racial features from 13th age, a game designed by a mix of 3e and 4e designers and which I think is basically an alternative 5e. These are examples of things which could serve to differentiate races without encouraging specific race/class combos. Whether these fit your specific view of the racial tendencies, I think they are far and away more interesting and more flavorful than a simple +2/+1 tied to race. Notably 13th age also made it so every build wants at least 4 ability scores, so the ASI problem doesn't exist there as much anyway. Hopefully you can see why I think these are far superior to ASIs as race differentiators.Human: Quick to Fight (Racial Power)At the start of each battle, roll initiative twice and choose theresult you want.High Elf:Highblood Teleport (Racial Power)Once per battle as a move action, place yourself in a nearbylocation you can see.Dwarf:That’s Your Best Shot? (Racial Power)Once per battle as a free action after you have been hit by anenemy attack, you can heal using a recovery. (Basically you get to use a hit die)Gnome: (Gnomes get 2!)Confounding (Racial Power)Once per battle, when you roll a natural 16+ with an attack, youcan also daze the target until the end of your next turn.Minor Illusions (Racial Power)As a standard action, at-will, you can create a strong smell or asound nearby. Nearby creatures that fail a normal save notice thesmell or sound. Creatures that make the save may notice it butrecognize it as not exactly real.Half-Orc:Lethal (Racial Power)Once per battle, reroll a melee attack and use the roll you preferas the result.Halfling:Evasive (Racial Power)Once per battle, force an enemy that hits you with an attack toreroll the attack with a –2 penalty.</blockquote>

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