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<blockquote data-quote="JiffyPopTart" data-source="post: 8183606" data-attributes="member: 4881">&quot;I want as strong a PC as I can, so i'll play a goliath.&nbsp; What bonus do I get to my STR score for being a goliath?&quot;&quot;Well, you get a +2 and a +1 to assign anyway you want to your character, so if you want to be a super strong Goliath I would recommend you put your 15 in STR and then put your +2 on top of that for a 17 total.&nbsp; Then, if you really want to be a burly type put your 14 in CON and put the +1 on top of that so you get a 15.&quot;&quot;Yea, I guess, but that seems kind of one-note.&nbsp; What if instead I wanted to be a goliath who is still&nbsp; strong, but is actually a super genius?&quot;&quot;In that case put your 15 into INT, then put your +2 on top of that for a 17 INT.&nbsp; Second you could make your STR a 14, and with your +1 make that a 15STR.&nbsp; This makes your guy really smart but also pretty strong.&quot;&quot;You know what, maybe being super strong isn't that great if i'm a wizard.&nbsp; What if, instead I wanted to be super smart AND tough?&quot;&quot;You can do that too.&nbsp; Put your 8 into the STR stat and don't add a bonus to it.&nbsp; This is going to make you weaker than even your average goliaths so you need to explain that somehow.&nbsp; Perhaps your have a long term injury that didn't heal correctly or maybe you were the runt, or maybe cursed by an evil hag.&nbsp; Then you can do the 15+2 for INT and 14+1 for CON.&nbsp; Or even if you want to balance the two do 15+1 and 14+2 and that way you have equally good smarts and toughness.&quot;&quot;Great, thats exactly the guy i'm picturing in my head.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JiffyPopTart, post: 8183606, member: 4881"] "I want as strong a PC as I can, so i'll play a goliath. What bonus do I get to my STR score for being a goliath?" "Well, you get a +2 and a +1 to assign anyway you want to your character, so if you want to be a super strong Goliath I would recommend you put your 15 in STR and then put your +2 on top of that for a 17 total. Then, if you really want to be a burly type put your 14 in CON and put the +1 on top of that so you get a 15." "Yea, I guess, but that seems kind of one-note. What if instead I wanted to be a goliath who is still strong, but is actually a super genius?" "In that case put your 15 into INT, then put your +2 on top of that for a 17 INT. Second you could make your STR a 14, and with your +1 make that a 15STR. This makes your guy really smart but also pretty strong." "You know what, maybe being super strong isn't that great if i'm a wizard. What if, instead I wanted to be super smart AND tough?" "You can do that too. Put your 8 into the STR stat and don't add a bonus to it. This is going to make you weaker than even your average goliaths so you need to explain that somehow. Perhaps your have a long term injury that didn't heal correctly or maybe you were the runt, or maybe cursed by an evil hag. Then you can do the 15+2 for INT and 14+1 for CON. Or even if you want to balance the two do 15+1 and 14+2 and that way you have equally good smarts and toughness." "Great, thats exactly the guy i'm picturing in my head." [/QUOTE]

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