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<blockquote data-quote="Faolyn" data-source="post: 8183547" data-attributes="member: 6915329">It's fair in the sense that PCs can't go above 20 in any stat. But that has nothing to do with racial bonus or stats and has everything to do with blanket game rules.Now, I could see a house rule that says each race has one stat they can go to 22 in without resorting to magic or epic boons. Goliaths, orcs, minotaurs, and githyanki (who despite being described as slender, also get +2 Str), that stat is Str, and for halflings and other small, agile guys, that stat is Dex. And dwarfs can reach 22 in Con. And I think that as long as you stay away from allowing super-Int or Wis, this shouldn't be as much of a problem. Depending on your point of view, allowing a Cha of 22 could represent an innate magical &quot;animal magnetism&quot; or &quot;fae charm&quot; instead of &quot;this race is prettier or more personable,&quot; but I could also see it as being as potentially bad as Int or Wis, so either way. Yes, I know that this harkens back to the stat maximums of 1e, but with a 20-max for everyone in all but one thing, I don't think it's as bad.(Vhumans can pick their stat, and base humans can reach 21 in all stats.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Faolyn, post: 8183547, member: 6915329"] It's fair in the sense that PCs can't go above 20 in any stat. But that has nothing to do with racial bonus or stats and has everything to do with blanket game rules. Now, I could see a house rule that says each race has one stat they can go to 22 in without resorting to magic or epic boons. Goliaths, orcs, minotaurs, and githyanki (who despite being described as slender, also get +2 Str), that stat is Str, and for halflings and other small, agile guys, that stat is Dex. And dwarfs can reach 22 in Con. And I think that as long as you stay away from allowing super-Int or Wis, this shouldn't be as much of a problem. Depending on your point of view, allowing a Cha of 22 could represent an innate magical "animal magnetism" or "fae charm" instead of "this race is prettier or more personable," but I could also see it as being as potentially bad as Int or Wis, so either way. Yes, I know that this harkens back to the stat maximums of 1e, but with a 20-max for everyone in all but one thing, I don't think it's as bad. (Vhumans can pick their stat, and base humans can reach 21 in all stats.) [/QUOTE]

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