Removed age, I will keep height and weight from now, since the later is used in various calculations.
When I'm tweaking the starting setup, I also consider the starting stats of races:
General observations:
1. Since I tend to move away from Tolkien, I have no need to emulate LotR races.
2. Charisma will become more valuable in the future so it's counted fully when balancing.
3. Half-Trolls seems underpowered, Hobbits, Dunadan & High-Elves overpowered.
4. Giants seems wimpy compared to Half-Trolls.
Planned changes:
- Elves: Here I'm considering to remove the Wis & Cha bonus, and increase the Dex bonus to 2.
- Hobbits: I plan to at least remove the Wis & Int bonuses. As for more changes depends on what I really want Hobbits or Halflings.
- Gnome: As with Hobbits, the question is what kind of Gnomes do I want.
- Dwarves: I want to get rid of the Int malus, but how should I balance it?
- Half-Orcs & Half-Trolls: No idea yet, except that I plan to drop the "Half"-part of the names.
- Dunadan & High-Elves: Might get dropped, and if not adjusted downward a bit.
- Dark-Elf: No plans yet.
- Giants: Need more strength.
When I'm tweaking the starting setup, I also consider the starting stats of races:
- Human: 0*6 = 0
- Elf: Str -1, Int 2, Wis 1, Dex 1, Con -2, Cha 1 = 2
- Hobbit: Str -2, Int 1, Wis 1, Dex 3, Con 2, Cha 1 = 6
- Gnome: Str -1, Int 2, Wis 0, Dex 2, Con 0, Cha -2 = 1
- Dwarf: Str 2, Int -2, Wis 2, Dex -2, Con 2, Cha -2 = 0
- Half-Orc: Str 2, Int -1, Wis -1, Dex 0, Con 2, Cha -3 = -1
- Half-Troll: Str 4, Int -4, Wis -1, Dex -3, Con 4, Cha -4 = -4
- Dunadan: Str 1, Int 1, Wis 3, Dex 2, Con 3, Cha 2 = 12
- High-Elf: Str 1, Int 3, Wis -1, Dex 3, Con 1, Cha 3 = 10
- Dark-Elf: Str -1, Int 3, Wis 0, Dex 2, Con -2, Cha -1 = 1
- Giant: Str 3, Int 0, Wis -2, Dex -2, Con 2, Cha -1 = 0
General observations:
1. Since I tend to move away from Tolkien, I have no need to emulate LotR races.
2. Charisma will become more valuable in the future so it's counted fully when balancing.
3. Half-Trolls seems underpowered, Hobbits, Dunadan & High-Elves overpowered.
4. Giants seems wimpy compared to Half-Trolls.
Planned changes:
- Elves: Here I'm considering to remove the Wis & Cha bonus, and increase the Dex bonus to 2.
- Hobbits: I plan to at least remove the Wis & Int bonuses. As for more changes depends on what I really want Hobbits or Halflings.
- Gnome: As with Hobbits, the question is what kind of Gnomes do I want.
- Dwarves: I want to get rid of the Int malus, but how should I balance it?
- Half-Orcs & Half-Trolls: No idea yet, except that I plan to drop the "Half"-part of the names.
- Dunadan & High-Elves: Might get dropped, and if not adjusted downward a bit.
- Dark-Elf: No plans yet.
- Giants: Need more strength.
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