Seeing a Gnome have more int than Gale, who is basically second only to Elminster, really wrecks the immersion.
Then you might want to reevaluate what attributes mean to you.
Sure? But untill then we gotta roll with the lore we have.
Funny I would have thought that the rules in the book trump whatever flavor text they shove into every revamp, but maybe I'm showing my regard for the canon. If you can't understand why races in fantasy settings are created differently then there's really not much middle ground in this discussion. I get the feeling it's more that you don't agree with it though, and when you change the rules for no other reason than personal taste, you impugn anyone's ability to immerse themselves in the world.
