Typo in Advance Race Guide?

[Dandelions]

Is this a typo:

Battle-Hardened (4 RP): Prerequisites: None; Benefit: Members of this race gain a +1 bonus to CMD.

4 race points for a +1 to CMD?

[Secret Wizard]

It is what it is. It's actually a really good racial too - it's for Hobgoblins. I'd replace Sneaky for that, sure.

[synjon]

If you think about what CMD affects, that +1 actually covers quite a bit - trips, steals, over runs, bull rushes, sunders, etc....

Personally, I don't think it's overpriced at all, FWIW.

[bigrig107]

But why not pay the 4 RP for +2 Strength? It adds +1 CMD, along with quite a bit of other stuff.

[BigDTBone]

bigrig107 wrote:

But why not pay the 4 RP for +2 Strength? It adds +1 CMD, along with quite a bit of other stuff.

Or for a flex feat...

[alexd1976]

Don't like it, don't take it. That bonus is significant for Martials...
They can't fly or create fireballs, but if they can get a +1, it might be worth having...

[graystone]

BigDTBone wrote:

bigrig107 wrote:

But why not pay the 4 RP for +2 Strength? It adds +1 CMD, along with quite a bit of other stuff.

Or for a flex feat...

Or a +2 dex...

[graystone]

alexd1976 wrote:

Don't like it, don't take it. That bonus is significant for Martials...

They can't fly or create fireballs, but if they can get a +1, it might be worth having...

I think the point is that if you're building a race from scratch, you're throwing RP points away spending 4 on that when spending 4 on another ability gets you the +1 CMD AND a bunch of other stuff. A +2 dex or str is worth a heck of a lot more than a +1 CMD but they cost the same RP.

[Trekkie90909]

Or a +2 dodge bonus to AC which also applies to CMD. I doubt it's a typo, but there are a lot of skeevy things about the race builder. For example Spell resistance, lesser (6+HD) is 2 RP and Spell resistance, greater (11+HD) is 3 RP. Either is available regardless of your RP buy limit (assuming greater than 2), you'd assume greater would at least require advanced or monstrous point buys.

[Secret Wizard]

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