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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AK81" data-source="post: 9544159" data-attributes="member: 7035568">I am never going to understand the complaints against biological essentialism. These creatures are not humans, they are their own species. Even within our own species, our extinct cousins the neanderthals were much stronger than us.Here’s a comparison of the height and weight of a median Goliath versus a halfling:GoliathMedian Height: 7 feet 6 inches (7'6") = 2.29 metersMedian Weight: 340 pounds = 154 kgHalflingMedian Height: 3 feet (3'0") = 0.91 metersMedian Weight: 40 pounds = 18 kgComparison:A Goliath is about 2.5 times taller and 8.5 times heavier than a halfling.It just make sense that Goliaths would be stronger than Halflings I can understand the argument that it's not fun in a game sense, and not necessary. And that people would rather be free to choose the combinations of Species and Classes they want without being penalized for it.The same can be said of backgrounds to a lesser degree. It makes sense that a blacksmith is on average stronger than a scholar. And that a scholar is on average more intelligent, as in better educated, than a blacksmith. But it is not necessarily fun either. And can hamper or spark creativity. I think there are good arguments both for and against floating ASI</blockquote>