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<blockquote data-quote="DND_Reborn" data-source="post: 8043470" data-attributes="member: 6987520"><p>Very true.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well, for me a character is about 90% class, and then 10% race. When I get ready to play, my big decision is always what class to pick. What am I in the mood for playing? Is there a class concept I really want to try? For instance, I have been really in the mood to play a rogue but with medium armor, who grapples, with high STR, and is more thug-like or a bruiser--almost a gladiator type. His sneak attacks would revolve around grappling a foe and benefiting from the Grappler feat.</p><p></p><p>Now, there are a lot of races that boost STR (more so I think than any other ability, but I could be mistaken as DEX is also a big one...). So, then I ask what race for doing this is appealing? I like dwarves (maybe my favorite race over all) and play them a lot. The idea of a dwarf getting in low, but able to muscle bigger foes, etc. appealed to me. Mountain dwarves, with STR +2, of course really stand out from a mechanical perspective. We use feats at level 1, so with point-buy and squat nimbleness, I can have a STR 18 at level 1. That <em>fits</em> the concept and my idea, so that is what I built. I'll pick up Grappler at level 4 and my concept is basically realized (more so when I MC to fighter and get Tavern Brawler maybe <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> ).</p><p></p><p>Of course, I could have made anything and still had a STR 16 or so. Heck, I could have made a gnome, but to me that doesn't fit the vision and becomes more comical (not my style). Some hulking race like Goliath would work of course, but is <em>too</em> dominating and I don't care for the race's culture as much.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, race is a secondary choice for me. Maybe that is why I have a harder time really appreciating people who have issues with racial descriptions and such? Who knows. So, I don't always look for synergy because I know with point-buy I can pretty much start with a 16 (since we have the feat at level 1) with any races for any class, but sometimes it does creep in. With this new rogue build, for instance, I choose Mountain Dwarf over Hill Dwarf because of the STR +2 and proficiency in medium armor (since I want this guy armored). The WIS +1 and extra HP just don't fit as well, either.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DND_Reborn, post: 8043470, member: 6987520"] Very true. Well, for me a character is about 90% class, and then 10% race. When I get ready to play, my big decision is always what class to pick. What am I in the mood for playing? Is there a class concept I really want to try? For instance, I have been really in the mood to play a rogue but with medium armor, who grapples, with high STR, and is more thug-like or a bruiser--almost a gladiator type. His sneak attacks would revolve around grappling a foe and benefiting from the Grappler feat. Now, there are a lot of races that boost STR (more so I think than any other ability, but I could be mistaken as DEX is also a big one...). So, then I ask what race for doing this is appealing? I like dwarves (maybe my favorite race over all) and play them a lot. The idea of a dwarf getting in low, but able to muscle bigger foes, etc. appealed to me. Mountain dwarves, with STR +2, of course really stand out from a mechanical perspective. We use feats at level 1, so with point-buy and squat nimbleness, I can have a STR 18 at level 1. That [I]fits[/I] the concept and my idea, so that is what I built. I'll pick up Grappler at level 4 and my concept is basically realized (more so when I MC to fighter and get Tavern Brawler maybe :) ). Of course, I could have made anything and still had a STR 16 or so. Heck, I could have made a gnome, but to me that doesn't fit the vision and becomes more comical (not my style). Some hulking race like Goliath would work of course, but is [I]too[/I] dominating and I don't care for the race's culture as much. Anyway, race is a secondary choice for me. Maybe that is why I have a harder time really appreciating people who have issues with racial descriptions and such? Who knows. So, I don't always look for synergy because I know with point-buy I can pretty much start with a 16 (since we have the feat at level 1) with any races for any class, but sometimes it does creep in. With this new rogue build, for instance, I choose Mountain Dwarf over Hill Dwarf because of the STR +2 and proficiency in medium armor (since I want this guy armored). The WIS +1 and extra HP just don't fit as well, either. [/QUOTE]
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