eleazzaar
2015-05-19, 09:28 AM
So the Standard Human is exceptionally boring and uninspiring, and the Varient Human with the all-important free feat is one of the best races for almost any build. To add insult to injury, besides the feat, the Half-Elf has more interesting and powerful features presumably gained from their human half.
For ballance, i judge this to be on the high side of the power curve of PHB races, but not at the top-- though there are some tricky issues, and I may be convinced otherwise. If you would almost always want to choose a half-elf over this, it has failed. If you would almost always want to choose this over a half-elf it has failed.
So here's my attempt at a replacement. I'm trying to make humans a good, solid options without making them always one of the best options.
And yes, i've made use of Musicus' Guide. (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ViqLSEN67mmd2Lo_OJ-H5YX0fccsfI97kFaqx7V1Dmw/edit) It's been very useful, but numbers only go so far.
Alternate Balanced Human
Ability Score Increase. Four of your ability scores increase by one.
Skill Versatility. You gain proficiency in two skills of your choice.
Miscellaneous Experience. You gain any combination of three of the following: tool proficiencies, vehicle proficiencies, or languages.
Expertise. You gain Expertise in your choice of one skill, tool, or vehicle in which you are already proficient. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses the chosen proficiencies. The proficiency bonus cannot be further increased by class features that increase a proficiency bonus.
Language. You can speak read, and write Common.
For ballance, i judge this to be on the high side of the power curve of PHB races, but not at the top-- though there are some tricky issues, and I may be convinced otherwise. If you would almost always want to choose a half-elf over this, it has failed. If you would almost always want to choose this over a half-elf it has failed.
So here's my attempt at a replacement. I'm trying to make humans a good, solid options without making them always one of the best options.
And yes, i've made use of Musicus' Guide. (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ViqLSEN67mmd2Lo_OJ-H5YX0fccsfI97kFaqx7V1Dmw/edit) It's been very useful, but numbers only go so far.
Alternate Balanced Human
Ability Score Increase. Four of your ability scores increase by one.
Skill Versatility. You gain proficiency in two skills of your choice.
Miscellaneous Experience. You gain any combination of three of the following: tool proficiencies, vehicle proficiencies, or languages.
Expertise. You gain Expertise in your choice of one skill, tool, or vehicle in which you are already proficient. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses the chosen proficiencies. The proficiency bonus cannot be further increased by class features that increase a proficiency bonus.
Language. You can speak read, and write Common.