Elf or Burghal?

[SpiffyJr]

Well, which one would you pick? Trying to decide from the two

Burghal Cons:
Worst encumberance (even more so than Halflings)
-15 AS
Small size limits ambushing and certain CMANs

Burghal Bonuses:
Great stats
Best maneuver bonus in the game
Sweet RP
Bonuses to being ambushed by taller critters
Bonuses to certain CMANs (hamstring, I believe)

Elf Cons:
They're elves
-15 discipline really screws stunman

Elf Pros:
Good stats
Practically immune to disease

Halfling Pros:
Same as Burghal

Halfling Cons:
Same as Burghal except less maneuver bonus
Sweet TD bonuses to sorcerer/elemental spells

So, which would you choose?

[SpiffyJr]

Added Halfling as another choice just because I'm stuck between the three. Unfortunately, I don't know how to edit a poll. If I could cutthroat/subdue as a Burghal I would pick them hands down.

[pabstblueribbon]

Dwarf.

[RichardCranium]

Dwarf.

Name him Groggle.

[Danical]

Bonuses to being ambushed by taller critters

False. Unless Mestys lied to me or I'm not understanding exactly.

[Danical]

Oh, also, don't be a gnome. Lulz.

Don't discount the ETD bonuses from dwarves and halflings.

[Amber]

Gnomes are fun to play, but encumberance does become an issue sometimes. I play three gnomes and the poor things probably look like hunchbacks. I've found that with gnomes, I can't go sword and board, due to the long rt, but archery, brawling, and voln-fu are all pretty efficient. Back when I first started and was trying to sword and board my ranger, I used to try and hack off legs. I remember once getting the message that I couldn't reach high enough to ambush a troll's leg.

[Sam]

Mechanically, even with a gnome this game will always be quite easy. The biggest and most obvious annoyance I've had is a pretty much constant need for strength unless you're extremely disciplined in how much you carry and/or don't like treasure.

[SpiffyJr]

I've played gnomes/halflings exclusively for the last year or so and the biggest issue isn't the encumberance. I've got more trouble with the size issue. I suppose I'll go elf - who knows, maybe I'll end up liking an elf for once.

[Gibreficul]

Dwarf.

:yeahthat:

[m444w]

It depends on your hunting tactic, but even with archery your DS will tank if you get too encumbered as a smaller race (unless you are a dwarf, but their dex bonus sucks for normal archery).