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<blockquote data-quote="Duan'duliir" data-source="post: 6953238" data-attributes="member: 6802320"><p>Ok, so I've run the numbers over the current system, and (assuming a -ASI is only -1, not -2 pt) I have the following numbers:</p><p></p><p>[SBLOCK="Race Points"]Aasimar: 12.5 (Assuming each transformation is a 2nd level spell, and stating their heal as a damaging power taken from the average damage at average level (10.5 at 11))</p><p></p><p>Firbolg: 9.25 (2 noncombat spells as same level, then hidden step as a noncombat spell (invis) two levels early)</p><p></p><p>Kenku: 12 - The most balanced race in the book</p><p></p><p>Lizardfolk: 20 (Hungry jaws as damaging power for average damage and counting thp as damage, assuming a con mod of +3)</p><p></p><p>Tabaxi: 15.25 (That speed boost is 60 feet half the time, assuming no ability bumping speed, but if you have an ability to dash as bonus action that is a speed of 60 + 60 + 60 in one turn then 0 the next (average 90), which once your speed increases, shoots ahead of not having this ability)</p><p></p><p>Triton: 20 (3 combat spells at same level wizard gets is 12 alone)</p><p></p><p>Bugbear: 9.75 (assuming no weight on PB, treating it as reach 10 1/2 of the time)</p><p></p><p>Goblin: 13.75 (Fury of the Small - Damaging power, same calculation as Aasimar heal but 1/short. range is wonky (literally any range), so gave them benefit of the doubt and said range 5 feet).</p><p></p><p>Hobgoblin: 18.5 (Save face as a combat spell equal level, 1/short or long rest)</p><p></p><p>Kobold: 4 (Grovel, Cower & Beg same as Save face)</p><p></p><p>Orc: 8 (again, negative ASI taken as -1 point, not -2 points, same as kobold)</p><p></p><p>Yuan-ti Pureblood: 28.5 (still)[/SBLOCK]</p><p>This is an average of 14.3 points under Coronoides' system. Bugbear, Firbolg, and Orc are all under by 2.25, 2.75, and 4 respectively, so I'd estimate that Powerful build is 2.5, and estimate that a negative ability score is worth nothing, which would bring Bugbear up to 12.25, Firbolg up to 11.75, Orc up to 11.5, and Kobold up to 5. Grovel, Cower & Beg may be worth more than I gave it credit for.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Duan'duliir, post: 6953238, member: 6802320"] Ok, so I've run the numbers over the current system, and (assuming a -ASI is only -1, not -2 pt) I have the following numbers: [SBLOCK="Race Points"]Aasimar: 12.5 (Assuming each transformation is a 2nd level spell, and stating their heal as a damaging power taken from the average damage at average level (10.5 at 11)) Firbolg: 9.25 (2 noncombat spells as same level, then hidden step as a noncombat spell (invis) two levels early) Kenku: 12 - The most balanced race in the book Lizardfolk: 20 (Hungry jaws as damaging power for average damage and counting thp as damage, assuming a con mod of +3) Tabaxi: 15.25 (That speed boost is 60 feet half the time, assuming no ability bumping speed, but if you have an ability to dash as bonus action that is a speed of 60 + 60 + 60 in one turn then 0 the next (average 90), which once your speed increases, shoots ahead of not having this ability) Triton: 20 (3 combat spells at same level wizard gets is 12 alone) Bugbear: 9.75 (assuming no weight on PB, treating it as reach 10 1/2 of the time) Goblin: 13.75 (Fury of the Small - Damaging power, same calculation as Aasimar heal but 1/short. range is wonky (literally any range), so gave them benefit of the doubt and said range 5 feet). Hobgoblin: 18.5 (Save face as a combat spell equal level, 1/short or long rest) Kobold: 4 (Grovel, Cower & Beg same as Save face) Orc: 8 (again, negative ASI taken as -1 point, not -2 points, same as kobold) Yuan-ti Pureblood: 28.5 (still)[/SBLOCK] This is an average of 14.3 points under Coronoides' system. Bugbear, Firbolg, and Orc are all under by 2.25, 2.75, and 4 respectively, so I'd estimate that Powerful build is 2.5, and estimate that a negative ability score is worth nothing, which would bring Bugbear up to 12.25, Firbolg up to 11.75, Orc up to 11.5, and Kobold up to 5. Grovel, Cower & Beg may be worth more than I gave it credit for. [/QUOTE]
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