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<blockquote data-quote="Haffrung Helleyes" data-source="post: 5170376" data-attributes="member: 1068">WellIn my opinion Humans are the most powerful race, unless you're playing a class (like a Rogue) that benefits greatly from Darkvision.&nbsp; And to be honest, I'm glad that things are the way they are. If one were to make a movie with an elf character they would be shockingly different than humans, if for no other reason than their insanely high life expectancy.&nbsp; I think the LoTR movies did a good job of portraying a race that lives for hundreds of years.Yet , when I see elves played in D&amp;D they are usually played as humans with pointy ears.&nbsp; Generally, races are taken for mechanical advantage, and then the roleplaying aspects are ignored -- they're just not the focus of the game.If that's how things are , then I think it's best to give the best mechanical advantages to the humans.&nbsp; That way people who have no intention of roleplaying what it's like to be a member of an alien race don't have to feel compelled to pick one to get the best character.Ken</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Haffrung Helleyes, post: 5170376, member: 1068"] [b]Well[/b] In my opinion Humans are the most powerful race, unless you're playing a class (like a Rogue) that benefits greatly from Darkvision. And to be honest, I'm glad that things are the way they are. If one were to make a movie with an elf character they would be shockingly different than humans, if for no other reason than their insanely high life expectancy. I think the LoTR movies did a good job of portraying a race that lives for hundreds of years. Yet , when I see elves played in D&D they are usually played as humans with pointy ears. Generally, races are taken for mechanical advantage, and then the roleplaying aspects are ignored -- they're just not the focus of the game. If that's how things are , then I think it's best to give the best mechanical advantages to the humans. That way people who have no intention of roleplaying what it's like to be a member of an alien race don't have to feel compelled to pick one to get the best character. Ken [/QUOTE]

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