Give me wrong example that the Tasha rule of 'put your stat bonuses where you want) fundamentally changes how you can play your character. As of now, I can play a dwarven sorcerer, a halfing warrior, an orcish bard, etc. Nothing about stats is stopping me from doing so.
A +1 difference in a d20 system is extremely important and it's full impact is easy to underestimate. If you begin as a dwarf sorcerer with 15 Charisma, you will remain behind every other spellcaster in your party for the rest of the game and that feels horrible. It's technically not stopping you from playing that character, true, but you'll be shooting yourself in the foot and I personally think that's discouragement enough.
Originally Posted by HZM
Humans were already the worst race in EA. This change makes them even worse.
Fully agree, humans were underwhelming and will continue to be even more so, but the way I see it the ASI on them was duct tape barely holding them together. Now that they fell apart, perhaps Larian will have some incentive to build them up again.
