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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nyaricus" data-source="post: 2513301" data-attributes="member: 35678">hey, just a couple of minor comments:for half-dwarves, nix the +1 to saves vs magic, and youd have a fairer race. the normal dwarf in the PHB should have a mandatory racial-class level already, with all of his nice abilities. also, the full human bonuses to skills, i would tone it down a bit > maybe +2 skills at first level, and +1 at every odd numbered level? for half-elves, they get human skill bonuses, but keep elven immunity to sleep spells, and the full +2 rac bonus vs enchantment. again i would tone it down a bit > maybe +2 skills at first level, and +1 at every odd numbered level? and half the +vs enchant. keep the immunity to sleep spells if you must, but id give em the "standard half-elven" +4 vs sleep spells if i were you. for half ogres, you give them +2 Str, +2 Con, -2 Int, -2 Cha for ability mods. now, assuming you are using the MM ogre as the "standard" ogre race in your world, he would have +11 str (10 rounded), -2 dex, +5 con (4 rounded), -4 int, -3 cha (2 rounded). divide those by 2 (for your "half-ogre"), and you get mods of +6 or 4 str, -1 dex, +2 con, -2 int, and -2 cha. id go with +4 str (they should be stronger than half-orcs, and now a fair match in an arm wrestle with a orc) and keep the -2 dex > a total of +6/-6 that will give your race a bit more flavour)also, full-blooded ogres are described as being 9-10 feet in height. now, large sized creatures are supposed to be 8-16 feet in height. so, you add a human, with is averaging 5-6 feet, or 5.5 + ogre at 9.5, and get 15, divide by 2, and get 7.5, a hairs breadth under large size, so you could rule it either way, in my estimation > although if you go with powerful build, just give him low-light vision instead of darkvision.finally, something i never understand > why does no one give half-orcs a -2 to diplomacy? i mean, does that fact that one half of their heritage were blood-thirsty savages that attack, burn, pillage loot, destroy, hate everyone and all mean nothing to no-one? enjoy my suggestions, and heed them. or dont.</blockquote>

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