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<blockquote data-quote="Ipissimus" data-source="post: 4170826" data-attributes="member: 41514">-beats head against the wall- Too true. Frustratingly true. Yes, I got the memo, but I rejected it out of hand and shot the messenger.Personally, if my group decided to house rule this, I wouldn't push the modifiers beyond +1 no matter how 'offensive' some people seem to find odd stat modifiers. No, an odd stat bonus doesn't necessarily give you an extra plus on your modifier but then really modeling the slight differences in gender is something best represented by a net difference between the two genders.For example, if I decided to give males a +1 Str and females a -1 Str, the net difference is +/-2 between the sexes on average. But it also allows the difference to be negligible to gameplay when it comes to ability modifiers and represents the small difference at the high end better while still allowing scope for exceptional individuals.The other problem is, if you start doing this, you have to consider the differences between sexes across race as well... though the Drow set the precedent for this. But still, it starts to become alot of work for not so much reward and, maybe, a bit of a headache.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ipissimus, post: 4170826, member: 41514"] -beats head against the wall- Too true. Frustratingly true. Yes, I got the memo, but I rejected it out of hand and shot the messenger. Personally, if my group decided to house rule this, I wouldn't push the modifiers beyond +1 no matter how 'offensive' some people seem to find odd stat modifiers. No, an odd stat bonus doesn't necessarily give you an extra plus on your modifier but then really modeling the slight differences in gender is something best represented by a net difference between the two genders. For example, if I decided to give males a +1 Str and females a -1 Str, the net difference is +/-2 between the sexes on average. But it also allows the difference to be negligible to gameplay when it comes to ability modifiers and represents the small difference at the high end better while still allowing scope for exceptional individuals. The other problem is, if you start doing this, you have to consider the differences between sexes across race as well... though the Drow set the precedent for this. But still, it starts to become alot of work for not so much reward and, maybe, a bit of a headache. [/QUOTE]

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