Shadowstar: I for one disagree with your definition of gamey. I think they only thing that is gamey is taking atvantage of an obivous bug.
A lot of people seem to be saying that certain stats are a must and thus everyone (9 out of 10 you say) will be choosing the same setup. The problem with this argument is it is NOT happening. At least not in the few PBW games I'm in. A review of the other races in my games reveals quite a lot of variety. Including several races with Physical bonuses (even one God-Like
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