Newbie SK

[Snaggles]

I think there is a way to justify any race you pick for a sk, or any class. In the end they all can do the same thing: FD split, hold aggro, take hits.

Personally if min-maxing I think the Iksar is a bit better than the others. Stone of Morid is huge for hitting those arbitrary sv cold/fr requirements if you have them. The Greenmist is 25MR. Innate AC, Regen, etc. The Blood Ember gaunts always took an eternity to cast. I couldnt wrap my mind around how annoying the greaves would be for that same reason and death peace is so great I'd prob just load two FD's if needing that degree of safety.

Without really good gear a medium race set up to tank is going to be constantly near encumbered. That is the main perk for a casual troll/ogre in my humble opinion. Being huge is fun but you can occasionally get stuck or have ducking issues.

I've said it way too much: Create the race that makes you happy. Fashion while not universally agreed upon is the one thing you cannot change. At least changing if you are 10 feet tall or 6 feet tall.