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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kast" data-source="post: 1981844" data-attributes="member: 28033">Small characters usually get a penalty to Strength, their weapons do less damage and they get hosed during a grapple (which doesn't make any sense - broken RAW), so they aren't the ideal front-line melee character. However, they do get a bonus to hit and AC so they are playable.I think players who want to play large races are more into the powergaming aspect than players who want to play small races, since natural reach is a very powerful ability for a melee fighter (especially one who has Combat Reflexes).In the early days when I learned to play D&D, despite being a scrawny kid, I never played monster races (they weren't really available anyway) and I never developed a desire to do so. I always thought it was cooler to be the smaller guy who figured out a way to triumph over the larger, more dangerous opponent.@DiagloIt could be argued that sneak attack damage might actually diminish as number of sizes larger increases -- as the hits themselves can't be as precise.</blockquote>