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<blockquote data-quote="Minigiant" data-source="post: 8454775" data-attributes="member: 63508">Here's the thing to me.The D&amp;D race design is a straightjacket.Not to making characters. But to designing races.As a whole, D&amp;D fans are overly concerned with how thinks look and not how they work.Or in big fat dumb dumb terms.The issue is not fixed or floating ASI. It's is making almost every race a +2/+1 race just for aesthetics.If a race is supposed to be strong, it should have more than +2 Strength.&quot;Well you can't have a PC at level 1 with 22 Strength!&quot;Well why not? It is only +2 up from the 18 for hit/damage. Just give the race a negative.&quot;Well you can't have negatives. It removes class options for races!&quot;Well why does it? If Orcs have a int penalty, why can't you design weapon and melee spells for orc wizards to attack with their 18 STR? Why can't orcs, goliaths, and minotaurs use their crazy high STR to headlock a charm/dominate spell right into your face. Good luck resisting that.And if a race doesn't have real ability score aspects attached to the race, then it doesn't need Ability Score Increases. Genasi are part djinn. How about cut the racial ASI and make it more elemental or genie?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Minigiant, post: 8454775, member: 63508"] Here's the thing to me. The D&D race design is a straightjacket. Not to making characters. But to designing races. As a whole, [B]D&D fans are overly concerned with how thinks look and not how they work.[/B] Or in big fat dumb dumb terms. The issue is not fixed or floating ASI. [B]It's is making almost every race a +2/+1 race just for aesthetics.[/B] If a race is supposed to be strong, it should have more than +2 Strength. "Well you can't have a PC at level 1 with 22 Strength!" Well why not? It is only +2 up from the 18 for hit/damage. Just give the race a negative. "Well you can't have negatives. It removes class options for races!" Well why does it? If Orcs have a int penalty, why can't you design weapon and melee spells for orc wizards to attack with their 18 STR? Why can't orcs, goliaths, and minotaurs use their crazy high STR to headlock a charm/dominate spell right into your face. Good luck resisting that. And if a race doesn't have real ability score aspects attached to the race, then it doesn't need Ability Score Increases. Genasi are part djinn. How about cut the racial ASI and make it more elemental or genie? [/QUOTE]

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