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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 5198533" data-attributes="member: 19675">If you're just talking about the lack of favored classes, I can see either side of that mechanic.With favored classes, you recognize that some races are simply better suited to the rigors of a particular class.  They have a natural aptitude for that profession.  But that also means that the rules ignore that there may be more than one build type within a class, and the races that have it as a favored class may not be particularly well suited for any but one build type.OTOH, without them, you're asserting that the differences between the races are, essentially, not important in regards to becoming a member of a class.  Your PC's stats and Feat choices are all that will determine your relative facility with success in a given profession.  Aptitude is recognized at more of an individual than racial level.Both recognize variability.A Watusi and a Pygmy would have vastly different odds of becoming a player in the NBA.  If you look at those two different people as if they were analogous to different D&D races, you'd favor the favored class rules.  If, OTOH, you simply view those as they are IRL- that is to say, exemplars of the extremes within a race- you'll be a fan of the AU/AE rules.</blockquote>