jmartkdr2
Hero
Another way to phrase the question: should a goliath barbarian be meaningfully stronger than a halfling barbarian?
If no - then race can't meaningfully impact strength. And if race can't do it, size (which flows from race) can't either. If you think the goliath should be stronger, than you need to allow for halfling barbarians to be a meaningfully weaker choice - which means not all race/class combos can be balanced.
I don't think there's a wrong answer, but I do think WotC have made their choice and that's what it's going to be for the foreseeable.
If no - then race can't meaningfully impact strength. And if race can't do it, size (which flows from race) can't either. If you think the goliath should be stronger, than you need to allow for halfling barbarians to be a meaningfully weaker choice - which means not all race/class combos can be balanced.
I don't think there's a wrong answer, but I do think WotC have made their choice and that's what it's going to be for the foreseeable.