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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jayaint" data-source="post: 2850623" data-attributes="member: 6154">I'm not sure I'm quite clear on the whole flat character issue. I put something in this race for flavor (i.e. not using bladed weapons, so that they can attempt to incapacitate foes, unless their life is truly threatened) and it gets singled out as having "no mechanical reason for it". But then "they're a bit flat". Do they need to dance a jig on every third new moon to be less flat? But there is no mechanical reason for them to do that. And what is the mechanical penalty if I move my human character 40 ft in a round? *gasp* If "you can't do that" is the given answer, then I would ask you to point out a mechanical penalty as written that supports your point. The class and race restrictions are just that. They are the restrictions that govern the game, and without them... anarchy. Also, 8 of the 11 "starting packages" in the PHB include a bladed weapon, and 2 of the 3 that don't include ranged weapons, which I intended to "restrict" as well by using the word handheld, though I did not specify that. And by this argument, may I protest that Half-Orcs seem too set in their predisposition to be fighters? Or that Elves seem too much like ranged fighters? Not trying to be smirky... just honestly feel like "they feel flat" isn't really constructive criticism. "Do you have some background/flavor text?" might be more appropriate, right?</blockquote>