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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zerovoid" data-source="post: 7015" data-attributes="member: 283">I think this is why STR is the most powerful.  When balancing the races, they need to be balanced for the most powerful race/class combination that they can be used for.  -2 Int and -2 Cha don't look like too much to pay for +2 Str when you are a Barbarian.  In a point buy campaign, one player made a half orc barbarian whose stats were something like 20, 10, 12, 6, 8, 6, and he tore through everything.  I thought he was crazy to have stats like, especially with the diminishing returns on the 20, but when everyone else has 14 or 16, that 20 sure seemed impressive.So, although I agree that half orc is weak in some sort of average, race neutral sense, lessening the penalties would make some characters far to powerful.  If you don't like them, don't play a half orc.</blockquote>