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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Li Shenron" data-source="post: 7800588" data-attributes="member: 1465">I think generally ability scores bonuses are overrated. Given the ability scores cap at 20, the racial ability bonuses mainly give a starting advantage, and/or a point-buy discount, but not an ultimate advantage on the long run.I also think 5e is flexible and generous enough with ability scores, that a player should not really pick a race just because it maximises the chosen class' primary score.I still think that ability score bonuses help in the representation or perception of different races, even if a player can easily adjust ability scores so that those bonuses matter little. It still matters to be able to say "Dwarves are sturdiest than humans" when referring to the fantasy world as a whole.So I see no point in house ruling them.</blockquote>