Why does D&D impose penalties for strength and other stats

>>44625898
Because sex is a purely cosmetic detail in D&D, unless your DM decides otherwise.

>>44625931
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>>44625898
>stat penalties for PC races
Only bad editions do that.

Wow... been a while since I saw a -4 strength thread.

>>44625898
Because the difference in statistics between men and women is less than between human and goblin?

Also, some editions did. Of course, this was back when Elves had no souls.

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>>44625931
Well said anon.

>>44625898
You're not getting any sex anyways, so what does it matter?

>>44625981
Not only that, but even if there is an actual difference between men in general and women in general as far as any stats go, the PCs aren't your average person, so it's not going to matter anyways.

>>44625898
>D&D impose penalties for strength and other stats over race

The newest edition of D&D did not assign stat penalties to player races.

>>44625898
for the same reason it doesn't impose proper penalties for size.

Halfling and gnome males should suffer -6 to str, females -8, but that would be a stupid thing to do.

What I'd like to see is rules that base your characters stats off your own.

That way, all of OPs characters would have a -8 to str, -9 tp con, -8 to cha, -4 to int and wis, -6 to dex, a BMI of 48.4, a morbid fear of woman, and restricted to the commoner class.

Enjoy your reply.

>>44625953
2 days.

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>>44625931
>first response

>>44625981
<implying elves have souls now

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>>44626227
an eternity

>>44626171
Right. How is this even a question? PCs are inherently broken.