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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Votan" data-source="post: 3279826" data-attributes="member: 18680">True, in terms of the free.  But I rate races in D&D based on opportunity cost.  In exchange for:1) Less flexibility in multi-classing (i.e. a Favored class that is not any)2) 4 skill points at 1st level plus one skill point per level3) 1 free featDo I get enough?  Now, a gross weakness of the D&D race balancing is that the races operate differently with different classes.  For example, a human fighter is (in my opinion) strange if you want a pure class fighter using the all class abilities (wearing heavy armor, for example).  Because a Fighter has 18 feats -- getting one more is small compared to what the dwarf gets:Save bonuses (needed for a fighter; almost always give +2; nearly worth 3 feats), Stability bonuses to improve tactical fighting, better CON instead of a fighter dump stat, ability to use a dwarven waraxe and darkvision (no carrying a torch or being blinded in melee by having the lights go out).  Losing the skill points is rather beside the point when the foghter list is so poor.  Meanwhile, a elf fighter is pitiful.  Gain dex (heavy armor limits the advantage of this) to lose con.  Never a trade for a martial class except for an archer and it is awkward for an elf to multi-class with other archery based classes.  Lose the weapon profs with no compensation.  So this does make the whole thing rather hard to judge.  If my elf is a rogue, he may look really cool.  If my elf is a fighter, this appears far less than optimal.</blockquote>

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