So I was thinking about a new rule for a campaign. Basically TCOE allows players and DMs to customize their races a great deal. However these customization make the races become more samey as the movable parts were the mechanically unique elements of them. Everyone will feel more like a human with a rubber forehead.
So I was thinking. Up the Fantasy a bit.
Everyone gets their racial feats for free at level 1.
Dragonborn get Dragon Fear and Dragon Hide
Dwarves get Dwarven Fortitude and Squat Nimbleness
Elves get Elven Accuracy and the appropriate subrace feat
Gnomes get Squat Nimbleness and Squat Nimbleness
Half Elves get Elven Accuracy and Prodigy
Half Orc get Orcish Fury and Prodigy
Halflings get Second Chance and Squat Nimbleness
Humans get Prodigy twice.
Tielfings get Flames of Phlegethon and Infernal Constitution
But just powering up races feels imbalanced. Not unbalanced but more that you ave to give the good with the bad.
So what to you feels like the appropriate weaknesses for each race that is not just -2 to an ability score that would make the D&D races feel more fantastic?
Should elves have fey vulnerabilities?
Should dwarves have disadvantage to anything not Dwarven?
Should halflings have to roll to not feel the urge to go home and hang out?
So I was thinking. Up the Fantasy a bit.
Everyone gets their racial feats for free at level 1.
Dragonborn get Dragon Fear and Dragon Hide
Dwarves get Dwarven Fortitude and Squat Nimbleness
Elves get Elven Accuracy and the appropriate subrace feat
Gnomes get Squat Nimbleness and Squat Nimbleness
Half Elves get Elven Accuracy and Prodigy
Half Orc get Orcish Fury and Prodigy
Halflings get Second Chance and Squat Nimbleness
Humans get Prodigy twice.
Tielfings get Flames of Phlegethon and Infernal Constitution
But just powering up races feels imbalanced. Not unbalanced but more that you ave to give the good with the bad.
So what to you feels like the appropriate weaknesses for each race that is not just -2 to an ability score that would make the D&D races feel more fantastic?
Should elves have fey vulnerabilities?
Should dwarves have disadvantage to anything not Dwarven?
Should halflings have to roll to not feel the urge to go home and hang out?