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<blockquote data-quote="Mad Mac" data-source="post: 2001441" data-attributes="member: 27873">It's probably fair to say that humans are the most generally powerful race. They make for a very potent, &quot;default&quot; choice for any class, and I know I end up playing them whenever my character concept doesn't call for another race.&nbsp; Dwarves are extremely powerful as well, but I think they end up getting played less because they're unpopular, badly stereotyped, and, when it comes down to it, the reduced movement is just annoying.&nbsp; Gnomes make for very effecient spellslingers, but everyone hates gnomes, so they might as well be king at something.&nbsp; I never used halflings much, but I don't consider them weak.&nbsp; Half-elves have fallen a long, long, way since 2nd edition. They used to be almost as flexible as humans in terms of class choices, along with a good dose of elf power. Now they're just a weird, inferior, hybrid of their parents. Interesting how their loss of power has caused me to suddenly find the race concept utterly un-interesting even in a role-playing sense....I guess it's a good example of how mechanics support flavor. &nbsp; I like Half-Orcs, even if they aren't the most powerful race on the block. They do fill the &quot;Strong Guy&quot; niche, which lends itself to a lot of fun archtypes.&nbsp; Elves, Elves, Elves....from mighty to mediocre. I used to play Elves all the time, but I think I've gotten-over elves over the years, and their lowered power makes them even less attractive. I think the one niche Elves have really managed to hang unto is archer. Dex for Con is a reasonable trade for a ranged expert, and I personally find that Longbow proff very, very tempting when considering a Cleric, Druid, Monk, Rogue, or Bard. (Do Bards get Longbow now?)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mad Mac, post: 2001441, member: 27873"] It's probably fair to say that humans are the most generally powerful race. They make for a very potent, "default" choice for any class, and I know I end up playing them whenever my character concept doesn't call for another race. Dwarves are extremely powerful as well, but I think they end up getting played less because they're unpopular, badly stereotyped, and, when it comes down to it, the reduced movement is just [I]annoying[/I]. Gnomes make for very effecient spellslingers, but everyone hates gnomes, so they might as well be king at something. I never used halflings much, but I don't consider them weak. Half-elves have fallen a long, long, way since 2nd edition. They used to be almost as flexible as humans in terms of class choices, along with a good dose of elf power. Now they're just a weird, inferior, hybrid of their parents. Interesting how their loss of power has caused me to suddenly find the race concept utterly un-interesting even in a role-playing sense....I guess it's a good example of how mechanics support flavor. I like Half-Orcs, even if they aren't the most powerful race on the block. They do fill the "Strong Guy" niche, which lends itself to a lot of fun archtypes. Elves, Elves, Elves....from mighty to mediocre. I used to play Elves all the time, but I think I've gotten-over elves over the years, and their lowered power makes them even less attractive. I think the one niche Elves have really managed to hang unto is archer. Dex for Con is a reasonable trade for a ranged expert, and I personally find that Longbow proff very, very tempting when considering a Cleric, Druid, Monk, Rogue, or Bard. (Do Bards get Longbow now?) [/QUOTE]

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