Harder Than You'd Think

With all the primary races now written up for folks to look at and get a feel for the peoples of Saratta I am left with the task of drafting stats and abilities for them that help each feel unique. With the first couple races I didn't have much trouble, but now that I am working on the core races that most D&D players are familiar with I need to strike a balance while maintaining that unique feel.

Granted, I really don't have any issues in having some balance issues. Saratta is meant to be a roleplay focused world, and sure, you're going to have some people playing in a game that want to twink (hence trying to balance things), but I'm finding that even some of the base D&D races are stronger than others. The bigger task for me is to ensure that everything stays more true to the world, balance may or may not arrive at the same conclusion.

Time will tell I guess. Core races should still look fairly familiar to what people have seen in 3.5 with a couple twists. Elves need to sleep, some of the dwarven bonuses are shifted around or no longer existent to better reflect the world, etc. I plan to have a couple guys over in this neck of the woods review the scores and give me some feedback - or rather, let me bounce thoughts off of them until I have come to a solid decision for why things are the way they are...

That's enough rambling for now. Racial trait stats soon!