Quote Originally Posted by The Shadowdove View Post
Just use half orc.

Replace one the half-orc's racial abilities with the rampage ability from the Gnoll stat block.

Now you have a character that isn't a fan boy creation, and is balanced.
Shadowdove, I'd agree that there are plenty of unbalanced homebrew creations.

I'd say the two presented here aren't the best balanced-the first was a bit too strong, the second a bit too weak.

But neither is going to break your game. The deviations in rolling luck and player skill are going to matter more than a slightly powerful/weak race.

5E is a well-balanced game, for the most part, but its balance is reasonably robust. Little tweaking or minor creations aren't going to break anything.