Frostmarrow said:I, on the other hand, think that there should be less difference in ability scores from one race to the next. 3d6 for all races (of EL1 at least).
Then special cases are made to bring out the differences such as vision, stockyness, alertness or what have you.
I find it silly that there is right now one elven (or even non-elven) sub-race for every conceivable character concept. If you play an elf you can get your boni where-ever you want them just by picking sub-race.
Especially considering the length of an elf generation. The elves must be the pinnacle of La Marquian evolution that adapt themselves instantly to new environments.
It has taken humanity at least 1500 generations to reach the variety we have between races, and those varieties are very small to say the least.