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<blockquote data-quote="CapnZapp" data-source="post: 7702575" data-attributes="member: 12731">I'll give all the sceptics this:I am having trouble understanding why so many people apparently want to play &quot;big&quot; characters that WotC are issuing not only one, but two, such options.I mean, if I want to play a savage muscle-beast, I can play a Half-Orc.If I truly wanted to play a &quot;big&quot; character I would not settle for a faux-big choice. I would need a truly Large option.The Goliath as presented in the EEPC had nothing that I didn't dismiss as &quot;a Dwarf, only bigger, and thus, goofier&quot;.At least this repurposed Firbolg does have a few significant schticks that give it a true niche. It is a nature race. With racial bonuses that actually support any &quot;Many Firbolgs are Cleric or Druids&quot; claims. And some interesting other stuff. And by not being actually Large it neatly sidesteps the entire &quot;but why play a Large creature if your build isn't actually benefiting from that?&quot; issue. By this I mean that you don't actually gain anything from being Large if you're a spellcaster. It's only if you play a Strength-based fighter you actually draw any benefit from being Large. Otherwise the quality of being Large is mostly an inconvenience.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CapnZapp, post: 7702575, member: 12731"] I'll give all the sceptics this: I am having trouble understanding why so many people apparently want to play "big" characters that WotC are issuing not only one, but two, such options. I mean, if I want to play a savage muscle-beast, I can play a Half-Orc. If I truly wanted to play a "big" character I would not settle for a faux-big choice. I would need a truly Large option. The Goliath as presented in the EEPC had nothing that I didn't dismiss as "a Dwarf, only bigger, and thus, goofier". At least this repurposed Firbolg does have a few significant schticks that give it a true niche. It is a nature race. With racial bonuses that actually support any "Many Firbolgs are Cleric or Druids" claims. And some interesting other stuff. And by not being actually Large it neatly sidesteps the entire "but why play a Large creature if your build isn't actually benefiting from that?" issue. By this I mean that you don't actually gain anything from being Large if you're a spellcaster. It's only if you play a Strength-based fighter you actually draw any benefit from being Large. Otherwise the quality of being Large is mostly an inconvenience. [/QUOTE]

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