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<blockquote data-quote="Ryngard" data-source="post: 1820362" data-attributes="member: 23849">I am also in the middle of revamping certain races to fit my campaign setting. So far for Half-Orcs, I have added:1) Bonus Feat: Power Attack2) Monstrous Mein (+4 racial bonus on all Intimidate checks).I am considering adding a bonus to Fear checks, or giving them Endurance as another bonus feat. Maybe +1 or +2 to a couple other skills (like survival or something). I'm still debating on adding more. I think of Half-Orcs as an evolutionary step above common Orcs (who aren't as smart but a bit stronger) so I don't mind them having more abilities than Orcs. I don't want them to overshadow Humans though... striving for balance here.I look at the Dwarf, Gnome, and Halfling and think yeah they are balanced between each other. Then you add in the other races and they only get about half the abilities as the three &quot;shorties&quot; do and their abilities aren't as good. I mean you can argue it either way, but I just think the others have too little when compared to those three.In my campaign I'm giving elves slightly improved vision (see Elf Sight in Dragonlance CS) and a bonus on a couple skills. I'm giving Half-Elves a couple more skill bonuses. I am giving Humans a permanent class skill (i.e. Adaptive Learning) and +2 to any one Ability score of choice. I'm going to really compare and consider the changes before i make them, but I think it'll make them a bit more balanced. I want myself and my players to really have a tough time figuring out which race to play. I don't want any, &quot;That race sucks, no way I'd consider playing it&quot;. If I leave them as is, I might as well just take them out of the choices of playable races.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ryngard, post: 1820362, member: 23849"] I am also in the middle of revamping certain races to fit my campaign setting. So far for Half-Orcs, I have added: 1) Bonus Feat: Power Attack 2) Monstrous Mein (+4 racial bonus on all Intimidate checks). I am considering adding a bonus to Fear checks, or giving them Endurance as another bonus feat. Maybe +1 or +2 to a couple other skills (like survival or something). I'm still debating on adding more. I think of Half-Orcs as an evolutionary step above common Orcs (who aren't as smart but a bit stronger) so I don't mind them having more abilities than Orcs. I don't want them to overshadow Humans though... striving for balance here. I look at the Dwarf, Gnome, and Halfling and think yeah they are balanced between each other. Then you add in the other races and they only get about half the abilities as the three "shorties" do and their abilities aren't as good. I mean you can argue it either way, but I just think the others have too little when compared to those three. In my campaign I'm giving elves slightly improved vision (see Elf Sight in Dragonlance CS) and a bonus on a couple skills. I'm giving Half-Elves a couple more skill bonuses. I am giving Humans a permanent class skill (i.e. Adaptive Learning) and +2 to any one Ability score of choice. I'm going to really compare and consider the changes before i make them, but I think it'll make them a bit more balanced. I want myself and my players to really have a tough time figuring out which race to play. I don't want any, "That race sucks, no way I'd consider playing it". If I leave them as is, I might as well just take them out of the choices of playable races. [/QUOTE]

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