I really like the idea of the racial traits being quite substancial. Of course there need to be both advantages and drawbacks to balance things out. Way too often in RPGs the racial traits end up as little more than gimmicks and it would be a nice change to see then really impact the gameplay of different characters throughout the game.
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Racial skills, in your average RPG, are so subtle that basically stop to have an impact on the game after a couple of levels. I'm really glad that Larians are prone to dare in this area.
