Originally Posted by Triddle
If everyone just gets a +2/+1 to put where they please as has been suggested, what's the point of humans? Just elves with bad eyesight and an aversion to bows, swords and cantrips?
Larian gave them polearm proficiency.

Also according to wolfheart there are race locked special weapons. Ie there might be a human only necromancer scythe.