Originally Posted by smberg
Another related question is… who ever takes Human? Anytime I roll up a Human, I end up switching to Half Elf because it’s just so much better without any downside. I really would like Variant Human to be implemented so that I would have a reason to be Human. Having an extra Feat and Skill at character creation would be really appealing.

Human is the only race that can start with 16 in strength, constitution, and dexterity. Its very niche, but that gives human barbarian 16 AC naked without sacrificing the +3 mod to strength. I don't think its worth the bad night vision, but it IS a tiny advantage that you can only get from Human.