Originally Posted by Sozz
And every other character that exists in the world? The rules aren't there just for you, they dictate everything in the world.

You mean besides the fact thet they use their own NPC statblocks that follow different rules to players? No need to change what they are about.

A practical example: A Veteran is built with having a +5 to hit in melee, +3 yo hit ranged, 17 AC (splintmail) and 58 hp. As a CR 3 creature, its proficiency bonus is +2. Athletics +5, Perception +2. 9D8 hit dice as a medium creature.
Can dual wield a longsword + shortsword with its multiattack feature. 1d8+3 and 1d6+3 dmg respectively. 1d10+1 dmg with a heavy crossbow.
A common enough humanoid melee eneny.
That means:
+3 modifier from str
+1 modifier from dex
+2 modifier from con
+0 modifier from wis

Do these stats change if the veteran is human? An elf? Or orc? Probably not, because they are considered Medium Humanoid (Any Race), Any Alignment.

Don't you just hate it when people with dumb opinions have nice avatars?