I'd be in favor of different races having different Ability Score maximums. Orcs can reach 22 strength; Dwarves 22 Con; Gnomes 22 Int; Elves 22 Dex; etc.
As i stated in that previous topic, this would be prefectly acceptable for me aswell ...
But there was counterarguments ... Some of them feeled a little weak ... Like saying that 20 is numeric equivalent of apex of any mortal capabilities ... personaly i believe that if rules would say that racial bonuses working as you described, some races would simply get apex on 22. And nobody would say anything against it, since it would "allways be that way".
But some of them were quite good ... Like pointing out that there is minor mechanical problem: Even characters who get +1 should be "slightly better" by this logic ... but 21 mechanicaly equals 20. :-/
I still dont understand why cant we change Race for our hirelings. Lets us play Githyanki as racist as they trully are!
