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<blockquote data-quote="Psion" data-source="post: 3242387" data-attributes="member: 172">Darklone got it right. CON is the big factor.The supposed best class for elf is wizard. But they have no bonus to the driving stat -- int.But wizards already have the worst HP in the world. Having a con hit hurts.Halflings, Gnomes, and Dwarves all make better wizards.You don't want a con hit to be a fighter type either (and the weapon proficiencies are useless to a fighter). The best class for elf is, oddly, cleric. (Even then, con penalties compromise the whole melee-cleric thing, and the cleric utility in heavy armor runs directly counter the dex bonus.)I did say elves were the second worst.Disagree. For non-melee classes, strength is a dump stat, so gnomes and halflings are well off. For melee classes, the half orc isn't losing anything he needs.Con's more important. Dex is nice for rogues, but halflings are better rogues. It's nice for fighters too, but the con hit hurts more than the dex bonus helps.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Psion, post: 3242387, member: 172"] Darklone got it right. CON is the big factor. The supposed best class for elf is wizard. But they have no bonus to the driving stat -- int. But wizards already have the worst HP in the world. Having a con hit hurts. Halflings, Gnomes, and Dwarves all make better wizards. You don't want a con hit to be a fighter type either (and the weapon proficiencies are useless to a fighter). The best class for elf is, oddly, cleric. (Even then, con penalties compromise the whole melee-cleric thing, and the cleric utility in heavy armor runs directly counter the dex bonus.) I did say elves were the [i]second[/i] worst. Disagree. For non-melee classes, strength is a dump stat, so gnomes and halflings are well off. For melee classes, the half orc isn't losing anything he needs. Con's more important. Dex is nice for rogues, but halflings are better rogues. It's nice for fighters too, but the con hit hurts more than the dex bonus helps. [/QUOTE]

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