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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Levistus's_Leviathan" data-source="post: 8450027" data-attributes="member: 7023887">So what? Is it not "logical" to have the possibility of an Orc/Half-Orc that has a once-in-a-million genetic disorder that causes them to be weaker than the average human, or as weak as the weakest human (8 with point buy/standard array, 3 with rolling)? How is that illogical or impossible? Again, the PCs are the exception. As I showed <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/dungeons-dragons-discussion/tips-tactics/94210-5e-throwdowns-backup-band-edition-1-the-gish-2?comment=2" target="_blank">in the character I linked</a>, having an orc/half-orc character that is weaker than even the average human can tell a compelling story, more compelling than "oh, I guess once you move to a human settlement, you're the same as the average human, and from their viewpoint you're completely average". That harms the story of "castoff from their society because they're so weak that they are still disadvantaged in a Human society" that the linked character tells. Sure. Maybe most weak orcs are stronger than most weak humans. However, players aren't playing "most orcs" or even "most weak orcs", they're playing the exceptional individual that has the potential to gain demigod-level power. I see no reason why the Orcish version of Raistlin has to be more healthy than Raistlin. PCs are exceptional, even if that means in some cases they're exceptionally weak in comparison to the average human.</blockquote>

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