I'd like to see a character's race actually affect his/her class abilities, beyond the "elves get +1 with a bow" type. If a mage is a wood elf, allow her to take some (limited) druid or nature-domain-cleric spells. If a wood elf is a ranger s/he should get bonuses to tracking, hiding, etc. in the wild. A dwarf cleric should have access to the earth domain by virtue of being a dwarf. Dragonborn cleric could have access to the fire domain.
This is the kind of thing that I see a lot of in BD&D and, to some extent, the 2e kit books; and I think provision for this should be made without requiring multi- or prestige-classing.
This is the kind of thing that I see a lot of in BD&D and, to some extent, the 2e kit books; and I think provision for this should be made without requiring multi- or prestige-classing.