Letter to DRAGON MAGAZINE #88 August 1984

A show of strength

Dear Editor:

I noticed what appears to be a typographical error in “How to finish fights faster” (#83), in the list that gave the average racial strengths. Half-elves were placed under the strength of 11 and 12. I assume the former is correct, because it’s midway between elf and human. Also, I would like to know why strengths for other humanoid-type creatures weren't added. Is it just that characters don't very often "duke it out" with things like vegepygmies?

Jon Kohl
Foxboro, Mass.

Half-elves should have been listed under the 11 strength category only; that was a correct assumption, Jon. And your suspicion about why other creatures weren't included is also correct; some limits had to be set on what creatures could be included, based on who was or wasn't likely to “duke it out” with player characters. Of course, DM’s can come up with their own statistics for creature types not on the list.

Roger Moore
Editor

This was the first piece I ever had in print. I was 14.