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<blockquote data-quote="Ogre Mage" data-source="post: 6719918" data-attributes="member: 3404">In looking at the top three choices of human, half-elf and dwarf it interesting to consider how their popularity has changed over time.Back in the days of 2E humans were widely considered a joke race from an optimization standpoint and not common in the adventuring groups I played in.&nbsp; 3E with human bonus feat and extra skills points drastically improved their standing and they become one of the most favored races.&nbsp; They seemed to lose a little ground in 4E but were still considered solid.&nbsp; 5E appears to have restored them as the leader of the pack assuming the variant human is allowed.&nbsp; I see little love for the &quot;default&quot; human.It looks like 5E has done for the half-elves what 3E did for the humans -- transforming one of the least popular (and many would argue mechanically underpowered) races into one of the strongest.&nbsp; I've never seen this race as favored as it is now.Dwarves seem to have been a strong and popular choice in every edition of D&amp;D I have played.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ogre Mage, post: 6719918, member: 3404"] In looking at the top three choices of human, half-elf and dwarf it interesting to consider how their popularity has changed over time. Back in the days of 2E humans were widely considered a joke race from an optimization standpoint and not common in the adventuring groups I played in. 3E with human bonus feat and extra skills points drastically improved their standing and they become one of the most favored races. They seemed to lose a little ground in 4E but were still considered solid. 5E appears to have restored them as the leader of the pack assuming the variant human is allowed. I see little love for the "default" human. It looks like 5E has done for the half-elves what 3E did for the humans -- transforming one of the least popular (and many would argue mechanically underpowered) races into one of the strongest. I've never seen this race as favored as it is now. Dwarves seem to have been a strong and popular choice in every edition of D&D I have played. [/QUOTE]

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