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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Blue" data-source="post: 8044903" data-attributes="member: 20564">Haven't vetted this at all, just had an idea:Races don't grant change ability scores. They do grant bonuses or penalty to specific checks and/or saves.Read this as: because all d20 rolls are checks, saves, and attacks, races can modify everything except attacks. So they can make a big differance, but only a little difference in combat allowing any race to be any class.A centaur might have a +2 STR check modifier and a +4 STR save modifier - the things that require a STR save a centaur is very good at resisting.So a gnome might have a -2 modifier to all strength checks.  They still can have the same strength modifier as the centaur for swinging a longsword, but they will have to be a much more exceptional gnome to be able to lift the same amount.(I'd probably combine this with class granting a +2 to one ability score from a choice of two - keeps roughly the same to keep the meaningful choice between ASI or feat.)Not sure how these affect other things, like damage or AC yet.</blockquote>