I just really want variant Human

[JoeAnarchy]

So, the variant humans in 5e are really nice, they get a free feat, which is basically just equivalent to the racial/species trait that the other species get. along with a free skill, which is really nice for Roleplay/diplomacy oriented characters and the 2 Ability Score thing is nice for tuning your character. It would make Humans actually viable, as it stands i'm stuck playing Half-Elf in EVERY playthrough

[larhtas]

+1 i'm waiting for them too!

[RACHMANOVSKI]

+1

[DOOM THE PRIME EVIL]

+1 same here

[Rusted Metal]

I do believe it should be added just for the customizability of it. There is a mod that does it and I was looking through it and it really wasn't that hard to do.

[Avedon]

Who wouldn't want them? They're completely broken, while non-variant human is a funny joke WotC has been telling for a decade.

[Meowella]

Originally posted by Avedon:

Who wouldn't want them? They're completely broken, while non-variant human is a funny joke WotC has been telling for a decade.

I once rolled 12 12 11 11 7 7 and played a normal human with it. (shadow sorc / moon druid / life cleric)

[Aldain]

Same, 5e vanilla human is basically saying "I give up any racial bonuses for stats I will never use".

[dolby]

Hope it never gets into the game full stops cos it ruins other races. Getting a free feat is too Op allways was... The game is fine as is, finally some balance...

[Lord Adorable]

I'd like variant humans too.

[WeenerTuck813]

Originally posted by Avedon:

Who wouldn't want them? They're completely broken, while non-variant human is a funny joke WotC has been telling for a decade.

They’re def not completely broken.
They’re one of the better races for table top, but are on par with others like Half Elf. The free feat makes them good for a lot of builds that need particular feats. I wouldn’t call them broken though.

Additionally, they’re definitely LESS powerful for BG3 than for table top, because of the prevalence of darkness and heightened need for dark vision.

Variant human is my #1 want for the game, also - OP.

If we get it, my first character will be Variant Human Paladin with something cool like Polearm Mastery.

[Puff Daddy]

5e is a boring system, I'll take as much customization as I can get

[Dragon Master]

Humans greatest strength is their versatility. In older editions they were the only race that could dual class, and they are the only race who can excel at EVERY class.

However, when making an adventurer in D&D, we as gamers tend to optimize our builds and there's always a race that can do something better than any human can, even if they are poor at other things humans are also good at. That doesn't matter when in a party though so in reality there really isn't any reason to play humans that another race just isn't better at for whatever class you want to play as.

I hope Larian adds variant human as well. That gives an actual reason to play humans and gives them a unique advantage over every other race in their own way.

[buttawise]

you don't have to play a half-elf every play through this is just your own prejudice.

[MistressMendi]

lol "stuck"? You can just pick another race to play.

[Chillearth]

Try playing a game where you are not min-maxing your stats.
Shield Dwarves make superb Fighters and Barbs, Gold Dwarves are fine Clerics, Drow make nice Thieves and decent Sorcerors, Githyanki and Gnomes are rock soilid wizards, Halflings are perfectly good Rangers and Sorcerors and Strongheart Halflings make good Warlocks.............and this barely scratches the surface.

Really its all down to you to make characters with different races, like a Githyanki wizard who can wear armour. While you may be close to min-maxing with half-elves, you can make good characters from all the other races...........I'd have thought you would have become bored playing a half elf all the time.

As for variant human, I look forward to it the same as I look forward to the Half Orc, Dragonborn, Monk Class, rolling your own stats, more subclasses, held actions and many more things.