In the endgame, when you have softcapped your AC, the only truely beneficial racial ability is ogres not being able to be stunned from the front. troll or iksar regen is nice at lower levels, but for pure tanking ability, nothing can beat an ogre (and they have almost the same int at humans).
Cadsuane Wrote:In the endgame, when you have softcapped your AC, the only truely beneficial racial ability is ogres not being able to be stunned from the front. troll or iksar regen is nice at lower levels, but for pure tanking ability, nothing can beat an ogre (and they have almost the same int at humans).
Cads,
You clearly are not in the proper spirit for this question. This of course, explains why gnomes are waaay in the lead.
But if I must I will rebut your ogrish suggestion.
Monsters when tanked by a gnome SK get an inherent penalty on their attack first because they have trouble seeing something that small, then another penalty when they laugh uncontrollably at the gnome wielding a 2H weapon so big it loks like the gnome should tip right over, and furthermore gnomes get an inherent bonus to their taunt because if there were any race that should be best at taunting it would be gnomes.
Furthermore, gnomes are part of a healthy, balanced diet and very important for healthy fur. Just ask Sunra.
Had to pick DE. Playing any other race felt like I was blind as a bat after starting with a DE.
(I know there are numerous solutions for that, but not having to cast a spell or click an item to be able to see the wall 6" in front of my your face is enough reason for me...)
(DE Males do look pretty dumb at when unexpectedly visiting Jera though)