Originally Posted by Ixal
And this thread shows why the floating ASI are a mistake. They remove flavour from a race and the minmaxer will still only play certain combinations because now the racial abilities determine what race is best for a class.
Much was lost and nothing was gained.

Oh the irony.

5e(2014) had only very few viable races for min/maxers for each class.
If a race didn't have your main stats it wasn't viable for that class.
For a Barbarian it was usually either a Half-Orc or a Shield Dwarf.

5e(2024) allows you to choose any race without compromising your stats and Min/Maxers will choose the race whose features compliments their preferred play-style.

As for the OP's question:
If I wanted a Barbarian who did great Damage I'd choose a Half-Orc.
If I wanted a Barbarian with a breath-weapon I'd choose a Dragonborn.
If I wanted a Barbarian with increased mobility I might choose a Wood Elf, a Githyanki, or a Wood Half-Elf.
If I wanted a Lucky Barbarian that beats the odds I might choose a Halfling.

5e(2024) gives you so many more viable choices for your preferred class.

Last edited by Alodar; 21/07/23 12:09 AM.