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<blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 7813807" data-attributes="member: 2012"><p>As a DM, I try not to limit which races my players want to play. Yes, you can always ask players to play the iconic archetypes, but I've rarely had that issue in my games. It has been harder to get some players to go off the map and play something different.</p><p></p><p>And I would say each of the elven subraces could/would have a different DLAB. High Elf would be CON (or something else if you don't want the PC behind the HP curve). Wood Elf would most likely be CHA, if you want to make them isolationists. Or you give the player the option of either CON or CHA for the DLAB for both the High and Wood Elf subraces. For drow, CHA doesn't work so you'd have to pick something else in addition to CON as an option. Maybe WIS.</p><p></p><p>And I realize not every group would want to use this house rule, which is why I'd consider an option thing to try. If it doesn't work for your group, that's okay. I might try to get a gaming group to try it and they might not like the idea at all. It all depends on how well each DM knows his players and if they want to try to create a classic feel to a 5E game.</p><p></p><p>I should also mention that I almost always let my players roll 4d6 (drop lowest) nine times, pick the best six, and arrange to taste.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Knightfall, post: 7813807, member: 2012"] As a DM, I try not to limit which races my players want to play. Yes, you can always ask players to play the iconic archetypes, but I've rarely had that issue in my games. It has been harder to get some players to go off the map and play something different. And I would say each of the elven subraces could/would have a different DLAB. High Elf would be CON (or something else if you don't want the PC behind the HP curve). Wood Elf would most likely be CHA, if you want to make them isolationists. Or you give the player the option of either CON or CHA for the DLAB for both the High and Wood Elf subraces. For drow, CHA doesn't work so you'd have to pick something else in addition to CON as an option. Maybe WIS. And I realize not every group would want to use this house rule, which is why I'd consider an option thing to try. If it doesn't work for your group, that's okay. I might try to get a gaming group to try it and they might not like the idea at all. It all depends on how well each DM knows his players and if they want to try to create a classic feel to a 5E game. I should also mention that I almost always let my players roll 4d6 (drop lowest) nine times, pick the best six, and arrange to taste. [/QUOTE]
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