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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pbartender" data-source="post: 1763688" data-attributes="member: 7533">You know, I've never had a particular hate for any one D&D race, but I think I like the half-elves least.  I've played every other race at one point or another, and enjoyed all the characters, so long as ignored the silly stereotypes.  Never in all my gaming career, however, have I ever concieved of a half-elf character concept that wouldn't have been better served as either an elf or human.Now, there is one particular thing that bugs me about practically every race except for humans and half-orcs...  CONDITIONAL MODIFIERS!  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f621.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":mad:" title="Mad    :mad:"  data-smilie="4"data-shortname=":mad:" /> "1 per day gain a morale bonus of +2 to ranged touch attacks against blind kobolds, but only if the moon is full and a pie-holding orc is within sight."  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f621.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":mad:" title="Mad    :mad:"  data-smilie="4"data-shortname=":mad:" />  They are so troublesome to keep track of, and in the few instances they are useful everyone ends up forgetting about them anyway.  Either make it a flat constant bonus, or get rid of it.Dwarves are without a doubt the worst offenders, with gnomes pulling a close second.Dwarves<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Stonecunning: This ability grants a dwarf a +2 racial bonus on Search checks to notice unusual stonework, such as sliding walls, stonework traps, new construction (even when built to match the old), unsafe stone surfaces, shaky stone ceilings, and the like. Something that isn’t stone but that is disguised as stone also counts as unusual stonework. A dwarf who merely comes within 10 feet of unusual stonework can make a Search check as if he were actively searching, and a dwarf can use the Search skill to find stonework traps as a rogue can. A dwarf can also intuit depth, sensing his approximate depth underground as naturally as a human can sense which way is up.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Stability: A dwarf gains a +4 bonus on ability checks made to resist being bull rushed or tripped when standing on the ground (but not when climbing, flying, riding, or otherwise not standing firmly on the ground).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">+2 racial bonus on saving throws against poison.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">+2 racial bonus on saving throws against spells and spell-like effects.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">+1 racial bonus on attack rolls against orcs and goblinoids.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">+4 dodge bonus to Armor Class against monsters of the giant type. Any time a creature loses its Dexterity bonus (if any) to Armor Class, such as when it’s caught flat-footed, it loses its dodge bonus, too.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">+2 racial bonus on Appraise checks that are related to stone or metal items.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">+2 racial bonus on Craft checks that are related to stone or metal.</li> </ul>Elves<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Immunity to magic sleep effects, and a +2 racial saving throw bonus against enchantment spells or effects.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">+2 racial bonus on Listen, Search, and Spot checks. An elf who merely passes within 5 feet of a secret or concealed door is entitled to a Search check to notice it as if she were actively looking for it.</li> </ul>Gnomes<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">+2 racial bonus on saving throws against illusions.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Add +1 to the Difficulty Class for all saving throws against illusion spells cast by gnomes. This adjustment stacks with those from similar effects.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">+1 racial bonus on attack rolls against kobolds and goblinoids.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">+4 dodge bonus to Armor Class against monsters of the giant type. Any time a creature loses its Dexterity bonus (if any) to Armor Class, such as when it’s caught flat-footed, it loses its dodge bonus, too.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Spell-Like Abilities: 1/day—speak with animals (burrowing mammal only, duration 1 minute).</li> </ul>Half-elf<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Immunity to sleep spells and similar magical effects, and a +2 racial bonus on saving throws against enchantment spells or effects.</li> </ul>Halfling<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">+2 morale bonus on saving throws against fear: This bonus stacks with the halfling’s +1 bonus on saving throws in general.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">+1 racial bonus on attack rolls with thrown weapons and slings.</li> </ul></blockquote>

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