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<blockquote data-quote="Mal Malenkirk" data-source="post: 61316" data-attributes="member: 834">That's my point.&nbsp; Mental stats make or break a spell caster.&nbsp; I've seen Human fighters (a lot).&nbsp; 3 feats at level 1 allow for a lot of possibility.&nbsp; I've seen Half-Orc fighters, usually big brutes with no finesse but who deals tons of damage.&nbsp; I've seen elven fighters, usually archers or/and rapier wielding ultra high dex fighters.&nbsp; Halflings are actually quite decent fighter/rogue.&nbsp; Gnomes are the least likely fighters of the core race, yet there are surely more gnome fighter PCs out there than half-orcs sorcerers. Many stats can contribute to the efficiency of your fighter but only one is really significant to a wizard.&nbsp; A penalty to INT cripples him, a bonus to INT empowers him greatly.As the core rules stand, you will see wizards and fighters from many different racials backgrounds.&nbsp; But if a core race had +2 to INT (and -2 to STR) you'd suddenly see a very drastic decrease in variety.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mal Malenkirk, post: 61316, member: 834"] That's my point. Mental stats make or break a spell caster. I've seen Human fighters (a lot). 3 feats at level 1 allow for a lot of possibility. I've seen Half-Orc fighters, usually big brutes with no finesse but who deals tons of damage. I've seen elven fighters, usually archers or/and rapier wielding ultra high dex fighters. Halflings are actually quite decent fighter/rogue. Gnomes are the least likely fighters of the core race, yet there are surely more gnome fighter PCs out there than half-orcs sorcerers. Many stats can contribute to the efficiency of your fighter but only one is really significant to a wizard. A penalty to INT cripples him, a bonus to INT empowers him greatly. As the core rules stand, you will see wizards and fighters from many different racials backgrounds. But if a core race had +2 to INT (and -2 to STR) you'd suddenly see a very drastic decrease in variety. [/QUOTE]

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