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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Drowbane" data-source="post: 5887339" data-attributes="member: 23396">This. First I see if the crunch is compatible with what I want to make, then see if the fluff is relevant. If not, I talk to the DM about how I am changing the Fluff (for obscure races, its rarely an issue).Fluff is mutable. Then again, so is crunch <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" />Well...1) Default elf gets +2 Dex, -2 Con2) Variant Elf (sun, fire, and... one more) gets +2 Int, -2 Con, but that penalty to Con is more relevant than the +2 Int when you are dealing with a d4 HD. If one of those variants gives +2 Int without penalizing Con... that would be worth taking.3) Prof. in weapons is worse than useless (for a Mage) as it encourages suicidal behavior in "noobs". Humans: +1 feat (better than anything Elf gets), +1 skill.Dwarf: Darkvision (better than anything Elf gets), +2 Con (can't overstate how awesome this is), -2 Cha (hey, don't make a Sorc!), other random stuffsHalfling: +2 Dex, -2 Str (bonus on Ray type spells, penalty in irrelevant stat), size Small = +1 to hit, +1 AC (better than anything Elf gets).Half Elf: suxHalf Orc: sux moreGnome: Small like halflings, tough like dwarves, irritating as Kender (personal opinion <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" />).The more splat books you allow, the better Mage options you find... and I don't think any of the "winners" are Elven. Unless you don't mind the crippling -2 Con, which would be silly.</blockquote>

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