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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Horwath" data-source="post: 6941748" data-attributes="member: 6801299">1st. penalty defines a race, same as a bonus.IF human is average then giving it +0 to everything would be ideal. But all other races have features that define them that are not just abilities.So, you have to give humans something to balance that out.And as humans are bland and generic(in fantasy terms), you give them stuff to pick and define them, not fixed(stereotyped) like other races.having just +1 to ability where most races have +3 or +4 total with darkvision and other usefull features(fixed skill or tool proficiency, advantage on certain saves etc...), is balanced by extra feat, skills, saves, and yeah, an extra language.compare it to half elves.human/half elf:+1 to abilities/+4 to abilities2 extra skills/2extra skills3 languages/3 languagesnow we have the restextra feat, extra save vs. darkvision, immunity to sleep, adv on saves vs charm and mentioned in 1st point +3 ability difference.extra save is worth about as darkvision and 3 ability points and circumstance bonus of fey ancestry is worth a feat.</blockquote>