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<blockquote data-quote="Graf" data-source="post: 2409675" data-attributes="member: 3087">Given that some of the PHB races lack any useful abilities (half-elves) or else are so specialized that they are unattractive outside of certain roles (half-orcs) balancing -everything- down is tricky.It is possible but Shifters could lose their low light vision and their dex bonus; changleings alter shape form could be limited (1/day or something), Kalashar could lose their psion points, and so forth.If you want to have races which are different from each other mechanically as well as in terms of roleplaying that can be difficult.One persons &quot;meta-game clash&quot; is another persons &quot;interesting background for a story&quot;.-If- you assume that the PhB races are a major force in Eberron then the question becomes.... &quot;why them and not Orcs/Goblins/Hobgoblins/Bugbears/Gnolls?&quot; After all the other races are more powerful warriors...Dragonmarks/Dragonmarked houses provide a story explanation for something that is a general DnD &quot;fact&quot; (i.e. that PhB races are the rulers of most civilized lands).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Graf, post: 2409675, member: 3087"] Given that some of the PHB races lack any useful abilities (half-elves) or else are so specialized that they are unattractive outside of certain roles (half-orcs) balancing -everything- down is tricky. It is possible but Shifters could lose their low light vision and their dex bonus; changleings alter shape form could be limited (1/day or something), Kalashar could lose their psion points, and so forth. If you want to have races which are different from each other mechanically as well as in terms of roleplaying that can be difficult. One persons "meta-game clash" is another persons "interesting background for a story". -If- you assume that the PhB races are a major force in Eberron then the question becomes.... "why them and not Orcs/Goblins/Hobgoblins/Bugbears/Gnolls?" After all the other races are more powerful warriors... Dragonmarks/Dragonmarked houses provide a story explanation for something that is a general DnD "fact" (i.e. that PhB races are the rulers of most civilized lands). [/QUOTE]

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