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<blockquote data-quote="Li Shenron" data-source="post: 2021351" data-attributes="member: 1465">Every now and then it feels to me like Half-Elves are indeed unfixable...&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> At least they're doomed by being half human and half elf, so it seems natural that they should be something in the middle, but if you don't change either humans or elves at the same time, it's difficult to have them half of each (unless you give them +1 skill points / 2 levels and... half a feat!).Ok, beside jokes, you can still dip into the Elf race a little. At least there are those elven proficiencies that HElves don't get. You may want to add 1 or 2 bonus prof in either Longbow, Shortbow, Longsword, Rapier (by choice) for example. Or you can really give +1/2 skill points, tho it is not elegant IMO.Otherwise, if you ADD something unique to the race, then you have to decide yourself what is the flavor you want to add (such as being a crossover may imply being more resistant to what?). Just adding a bonus +2/+2 feat can be a good compromise in balance, but it doesn't add flavor AT ALL! You can't really add the flavor of versatility, because that already belongs to humans.I may have too much a drastic opinion, but I have been looking forward to eliminate the PHB Half-Elf race for an uncoming campaign. Or more precisely, to keep the PHB Elf and call it &quot;Half-Elf&quot;, and make &quot;Elves&quot; extinct or with LA. Just a thought...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Li Shenron, post: 2021351, member: 1465"] Every now and then it feels to me like Half-Elves are indeed unfixable... :) At least they're doomed by being half human and half elf, so it seems natural that they should be something in the middle, but if you don't change either humans or elves at the same time, it's difficult to have them half of each (unless you give them +1 skill points / 2 levels and... half a feat!). Ok, beside jokes, you can still dip into the Elf race a little. At least there are those elven proficiencies that HElves don't get. You may want to add 1 or 2 bonus prof in either Longbow, Shortbow, Longsword, Rapier (by choice) for example. Or you can really give +1/2 skill points, tho it is not elegant IMO. Otherwise, if you ADD something unique to the race, then you have to decide yourself what is the flavor you want to add (such as being a crossover may imply being more resistant to what?). Just adding a bonus +2/+2 feat can be a good compromise in balance, but it doesn't add flavor AT ALL! You can't really add the flavor of versatility, because that already belongs to humans. I may have too much a drastic opinion, but I have been looking forward to eliminate the PHB Half-Elf race for an uncoming campaign. Or more precisely, to keep the PHB Elf and call it "Half-Elf", and make "Elves" extinct or with LA. Just a thought... [/QUOTE]

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