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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 8743808" data-attributes="member: 29398">Which is exactly the problem - a Halfling should simply not be able to hit that 20 strength but instead be hard-capped at 18; either that, or Goliaths should be able to get to 22.Within the limits imposed by one's size and genetics, yes.That said, each species' size and genetics can be reasonably expected to impose a different set of extreme-end limits.  Halfling strength might vary all over theplace but never outside the range of 2-18, while Goliath strength might vary all over the place but never outside the range of 5-22.Those are the sort of extreme-end cases I'm referring to.  My point is that while Michael Phelps might be an extreme exception for Human strength and endurance he might not be exceptional at all when held up against Goliaths, for whom such strength and endurance is commonplace.  By the same token, no Halfling could ever hope to achieve anything anywhere near Phelps' strength and endurance; it's simply beyond them.Which means, an extreme-end-strength Halfling would be the same as a moderately-strong Human who in turn is the same as a very ordinary Goliath.Easy - one just decides one wants PCs to in general reflect the setting populations of which they are members.</blockquote>