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<blockquote data-quote="Charlaquin" data-source="post: 7741043" data-attributes="member: 6779196"><p>I expect they want to change PC races to universally have two ability boosts and one ability flaw (which we are assuming means +2/-2), as well as the floating ability boost. Giving Goblins a flaw to Strength hardly seems necessary to express their small stature, given that their Size being Small already covers that. I agree that Charisma would be better as their ability flaw than as one of their ability boost. But what to put their second ability boost in? Strength makes no sense for obvious reasons. Constitution doesn't seem right. Intelligence is definitely wrong. I'd still argue that Wisdom would be the least inappropriate place to put it, but I'm sure many would disagree. Really, nothing but Dexterity fits, and I assume they don't want to give any PC races two ability boosts to any single stat (which is why the floating boost doesn't stack). They're really in a position of having to choose the best out of five almost equally bad options. At least with Charisma the argument can be made that a goblin would need exceptionally high Charisma for one of their race to be accepted by a group of adventurers.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Charlaquin, post: 7741043, member: 6779196"] I expect they want to change PC races to universally have two ability boosts and one ability flaw (which we are assuming means +2/-2), as well as the floating ability boost. Giving Goblins a flaw to Strength hardly seems necessary to express their small stature, given that their Size being Small already covers that. I agree that Charisma would be better as their ability flaw than as one of their ability boost. But what to put their second ability boost in? Strength makes no sense for obvious reasons. Constitution doesn't seem right. Intelligence is definitely wrong. I'd still argue that Wisdom would be the least inappropriate place to put it, but I'm sure many would disagree. Really, nothing but Dexterity fits, and I assume they don't want to give any PC races two ability boosts to any single stat (which is why the floating boost doesn't stack). They're really in a position of having to choose the best out of five almost equally bad options. At least with Charisma the argument can be made that a goblin would need exceptionally high Charisma for one of their race to be accepted by a group of adventurers. [/QUOTE]

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