Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Estlor" data-source="post: 2124916" data-attributes="member: 7261">Back in the 2e days the only race I wouldn't really consider were half-elves.&nbsp; My hat of AD&amp;D hafl-efl no know limit!&nbsp; The design philosophy behind that must have been, &quot;Elves are great, but level limits suck.&nbsp; Let's make a race that has all of the benefits of being an elf without any of its penalties!!!&nbsp; Half-Elves are kewl!&quot;&nbsp;Nowadays I still won't play half-elves, but not because they're horrificly overpowered.&nbsp; Half-elves and half-orcs are in the same boat.&nbsp; They're not different enough from a human to make me want to sacrifice the extra skill points and feat.&nbsp;I generally can't see myself playing halflings or gnomes either, but for a different reason.&nbsp; I feel like the races are too one-dimensional.&nbsp; It's hard to make anything with a halfling but a rogue that isn't a sub-optimal build.&nbsp; Gnomes are generally double-plus-ungood as well because they don't even really make good bards.&nbsp; You lose damage on your weapons and speed in exchange for little.&nbsp; Maybe I could be talked into a halfling wizard, but that's about it.&nbsp;I like humans.&nbsp; Most of my characters are humans because the extra feat at first level is a massive boost.&nbsp; I like elves.&nbsp; I play a lot of elven bards and rangers.&nbsp; The loss of speed for a dwarf doesn't bother me because they scream fighter and cleric, two builds that benefit greatly from heavy armor, something a dwarf is built to wear.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Estlor, post: 2124916, member: 7261"] Back in the 2e days the only race I wouldn't really consider were half-elves. My hat of AD&D hafl-efl no know limit! The design philosophy behind that must have been, "Elves are great, but level limits suck. Let's make a race that has all of the benefits of being an elf without any of its penalties!!! Half-Elves are kewl!" Nowadays I still won't play half-elves, but not because they're horrificly overpowered. Half-elves and half-orcs are in the same boat. They're not different enough from a human to make me want to sacrifice the extra skill points and feat. I generally can't see myself playing halflings or gnomes either, but for a different reason. I feel like the races are too one-dimensional. It's hard to make anything with a halfling but a rogue that isn't a sub-optimal build. Gnomes are generally double-plus-ungood as well because they don't even really make good bards. You lose damage on your weapons and speed in exchange for little. Maybe I could be talked into a halfling wizard, but that's about it. I like humans. Most of my characters are humans because the extra feat at first level is a massive boost. I like elves. I play a lot of elven bards and rangers. The loss of speed for a dwarf doesn't bother me because they scream fighter and cleric, two builds that benefit greatly from heavy armor, something a dwarf is built to wear. [/QUOTE]

Verification