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<blockquote data-quote="clearstream" data-source="post: 7815840" data-attributes="member: 71699"><p>I think your (longer) argument is interesting. Say for points-buy -</p><p></p><p>Only a mountain dwarf can have S17 C17 and only a hill dwarf C17 and W16</p><p>Only a human can have five 14s and one 11</p><p>Only a half-elf can have Ch 17 and two 16s</p><p>Only a gnome can have I17</p><p>Only a high elf can have D17 and I16 and only a wood elf D17 and W16</p><p>Only a stout halfling can have D17 and C16 and only a lightfoot halfling can have D17 and Ch16</p><p></p><p>Similar unique arrays apply if rolling, but only at the limit as you pointed out. What I find interesting about this is - ignoring racial features - there is a possible motive for racial bonuses in cases where a maximum is desired <em>and</em> in cases where a high pair is desired. For me, this is worth keeping.</p><p></p><p>However, my experience of race choice has been that nearly without exception, players use it to optimise their ability scores for their class. It makes me feel that a productive route (which [USER=6987520]@dnd4vr[/USER] has explored in one way) would be shifting part of the racial ability modifier onto class. Do others find it typically (or at least, often) used that way?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="clearstream, post: 7815840, member: 71699"] I think your (longer) argument is interesting. Say for points-buy - Only a mountain dwarf can have S17 C17 and only a hill dwarf C17 and W16 Only a human can have five 14s and one 11 Only a half-elf can have Ch 17 and two 16s Only a gnome can have I17 Only a high elf can have D17 and I16 and only a wood elf D17 and W16 Only a stout halfling can have D17 and C16 and only a lightfoot halfling can have D17 and Ch16 Similar unique arrays apply if rolling, but only at the limit as you pointed out. What I find interesting about this is - ignoring racial features - there is a possible motive for racial bonuses in cases where a maximum is desired [I]and[/I] in cases where a high pair is desired. For me, this is worth keeping. However, my experience of race choice has been that nearly without exception, players use it to optimise their ability scores for their class. It makes me feel that a productive route (which [USER=6987520]@dnd4vr[/USER] has explored in one way) would be shifting part of the racial ability modifier onto class. Do others find it typically (or at least, often) used that way? [/QUOTE]
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