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<blockquote data-quote="satori01" data-source="post: 2885050" data-attributes="member: 7859">Good roleplaying depends alot on developing &quot;hooks&quot;.The best hooks often spring from the mechanical aspects of class and race.Dwarven Ranger: Hates giants &quot;they squished me Ma!&quot;, has selected giants as first Favored Enemy,&nbsp; and has taken Mobility as a feat.&nbsp; Such a character is already playing against sterotype, the lightly armored Dwarf.&nbsp; Between taking Fighter levels and a Ranger's combat path, such a character can be easily combat ready, (Thrown Axes,&nbsp; Two weapon axe Fighting with Dwarvern War Axe and Hand Axe).&nbsp; This characters hatred of giants can be easily displayed by&nbsp; Charging any giant on sight, and with a +8 dodge bonus to AC from race and Mobility, mechanicaly it makes sense.&nbsp; Played well enough, and I guarentee any DM will bite on the hook, and provide plenty of giants to fight.Same could be done with a Dwarf Rogue, that is a conisseur of locks and stone work.&nbsp; He doesnt consider himself a thief,&nbsp;&nbsp; just a cataloguer of fine craftsmanship, adventuring allows him to see ancient works, and funds said exploration at the same time.&nbsp; Easy hook could be every time the Dwarf Rogue disarms/and or springs a trap he or she comments on the workmanship of it.&nbsp; &quot;Sorry about the gash, mate, but did ya see how perfectly the scythe blade blended into the wall? Seemless I tell ya, they di nae make them like that anymore&quot;.Half Orc (Battle) Sorcerer or Duskblade, Halfing Knight or Druid focusing on Mounted Combat,&nbsp;&nbsp; Elven Ranger or Scout, needing only 4 hours of sleep and being played as xenophobic and distrustful..etc..etc...etc.The Half-Elf's lack of mechanical flair hurts it when it comes to hooks.&nbsp; A Human's Bonuses feat and extra skill point helps a player define his character.&nbsp; Want to play a sailor, Skill Focus Profesion Sailor and devoting your bonuses skill point to Profesion Sailor can do the trick nicely.Being pidgeonholed into the &quot;Diplomat&quot; role is not doing the Half-Elf any favors.&nbsp; Diplomacy requires high skill ranks to be effective.&nbsp; To be the best Diplomat requires skill ranks in Sense Motive, Bluff, and Knowledge Nobility for the synergy bonuses.Very few classes have all of those as class skills.A +2 to Diplomacy, is not that useful as a general bonus, since the DC for altering people's reaction to you are quite high.&nbsp; A Half-Elf Fighter with a 14 Cha is not going to be talking the Orc charging at him into playing Chutes and Ladders any time soon.Most of the other PHB races have skill bonuses that effect general skills, that often can have&nbsp; DC's in the 15 range.&nbsp; A general +2 for those skills is nice, at any level of the game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="satori01, post: 2885050, member: 7859"] Good roleplaying depends alot on developing "hooks". The best hooks often spring from the mechanical aspects of class and race. Dwarven Ranger: Hates giants "they squished me Ma!", has selected giants as first Favored Enemy, and has taken Mobility as a feat. Such a character is already playing against sterotype, the lightly armored Dwarf. Between taking Fighter levels and a Ranger's combat path, such a character can be easily combat ready, (Thrown Axes, Two weapon axe Fighting with Dwarvern War Axe and Hand Axe). This characters hatred of giants can be easily displayed by Charging any giant on sight, and with a +8 dodge bonus to AC from race and Mobility, mechanicaly it makes sense. Played well enough, and I guarentee any DM will bite on the hook, and provide plenty of giants to fight. Same could be done with a Dwarf Rogue, that is a conisseur of locks and stone work. He doesnt consider himself a thief, just a cataloguer of fine craftsmanship, adventuring allows him to see ancient works, and funds said exploration at the same time. Easy hook could be every time the Dwarf Rogue disarms/and or springs a trap he or she comments on the workmanship of it. "Sorry about the gash, mate, but did ya see how perfectly the scythe blade blended into the wall? Seemless I tell ya, they di nae make them like that anymore". Half Orc (Battle) Sorcerer or Duskblade, Halfing Knight or Druid focusing on Mounted Combat, Elven Ranger or Scout, needing only 4 hours of sleep and being played as xenophobic and distrustful..etc..etc...etc. The Half-Elf's lack of mechanical flair hurts it when it comes to hooks. A Human's Bonuses feat and extra skill point helps a player define his character. Want to play a sailor, Skill Focus Profesion Sailor and devoting your bonuses skill point to Profesion Sailor can do the trick nicely. Being pidgeonholed into the "Diplomat" role is not doing the Half-Elf any favors. Diplomacy requires high skill ranks to be effective. To be the best Diplomat requires skill ranks in Sense Motive, Bluff, and Knowledge Nobility for the synergy bonuses. Very few classes have all of those as class skills. A +2 to Diplomacy, is not that useful as a general bonus, since the DC for altering people's reaction to you are quite high. A Half-Elf Fighter with a 14 Cha is not going to be talking the Orc charging at him into playing Chutes and Ladders any time soon. Most of the other PHB races have skill bonuses that effect general skills, that often can have DC's in the 15 range. A general +2 for those skills is nice, at any level of the game. [/QUOTE]

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