Roe and Lalafell strenght difference explained?

[Hazelx3]

A Lala can be as strong as a Roe even if they both are playing a physical class like PLD,
was it explained in the game why it is like that?
I know they have Aether, but shouldn't a Roe have more Aether then, because they are bigger?
I don't know if I missed anything, but I simply cannot explain that

Also it makes no sense, because Roe wear bigger swords than Lala's and that's pure physics that a bigger sword does more harm than a small one

Unless they live in a world, where the maths & physics are much more different

Also if they both fight a dragon for example, then the bigger sword would do normally more harm based by its physics

The most logical explanation for this, I personally think they have much different physic and math rules than in our world

[Yuella]

In Final Fantasy XI, the HP and MP gap between a Galka and a Tarutaru is actually very large. Galka have the highest HP and lowest MP. Tarutaru is the opposite. In FFXIV, I guess they don't want race to matter much so the difference is negligible. Lorewise, I guess it's like Antman. Big Antman and Small Antman have the same amount of aether. Small Antman can hit many times stronger than their body weight while Big Antman is more sluggish. The strength of their hit is roughly the same.

[Carin-Eri]

To be honest - just have to put it down to the fact that our character is, regardless of race, the Warrior of Light and some shenanigans related to Hydaelyn's blessing are in play.

[Cleretic]

My gut feel is that when we're factoring in that everyone can and does amp up their physical abilties with aether, the fact that a roegadyn can put more physcal force behind a sword swing matters little. Which was sorta the problem that plagued the Garleans; they are physically stronger, and it doesn't matter.

...but at the same time, aether reserves are not so stringent that the difference between a roegadyn and a lalafel actually matters in any given context for that, either. Historically, no difference in aether reserves have mattered even in contexts where that is confirmably true; Ran'jit could kick our ass six ways from Sunday when we first met, and he by all metrics should have less aether than us. Krile's most likely had less aether than everyone this entire time and nobody noticed. Maybe the differences in each race's comparative aether reserves are just not particularly relevant in any context we've been in.

In FFXIV, I guess they don't want race to matter much so the difference is negligible.

And for what it's worth, the different races do still have stat differences! They're just so minor as to be completely irrelevant; the stat differences between the highest and lowest races in any given stat is four (for example, both kinds of lalafel and Veena viera have 19 Strength compared to the 23 of Highlander hyur, Xaela au ra and both kinds of hrothgar), which is a number so low that it's offset by literal level 5 equipment.

[Dikatis]

Regarding this, I'd say the base floor of a Roegadyn being a naturally burly race is much higher than your average Lalafell. There's a point in the Heavensward Alchemist quests where a Lalafellin knave claims that there's no way he'd be able to carry a cask that would have had the body of a Hyur (a fully grown adult human) in it as part of his alibi. Chanene given a strength potion allows her to do it easily as part of a demonstration.

Wiltwaek: Confound it, who did we find with the dead man if not his twin? We'll just have to press the Lalafellin fellow all the harder! A witness saw him loading the body-laden barrels into the carriage. The culprit denies this, on the basis that he doesn't have the strength.

Chanene: Which is a proper alibi, in all fairness. I couldn't lift the barrels when they were empty. That said, if there were some alchemy involved, it's not impossible. Aren't there potions to imbue someone with ungodly strength?

Wiltwaek: Now, the question is whether a Lalafell can—under the influence of a draconian potion of strength—lift a barrel with a Hyur inside. It wouldn't do to stuff the men back into the barrels, so we'll use water to approximate their weight. Now, Chanene, whenever you're ready.

Chanene: HAH! I did it! I lifted them! This is amazing stuff, Forename! Can I have some mo—

Wiltwaek: You, sir, are a damned liar! The eyewitness saw you moving the barrels, and we've shown you were more than capable of doing it with the right potion!

Lalafellin Knave: It's true, I did it! Some old alchemist paid me to do his dirty work, and dump the body...but that's all, I swear! The man, he's insane, and he don't like loose ends! He'll sew me mouth shut to keep me quiet, then stab me with the needle! I'll spill all I know, just please, protect me!

On the other hand, Lalafell who have had a great deal of time training their bodies have no issues with the hard labor that their peers are capable of. One scene from 1.0 featured Popokkuli and Seserukka throwing a pair of grown men out of the Miners' Guild with nothing but sheer brawn built from their work.

As for the Warrior of Light, well they're exceptional in terms of both effort (the Monk questline establishes that their workouts can stretch beyond ten hours a day and they still have plenty in the tank to sprint across the Ala Mhigan wilderness before fighting off almost the entirety of the Corpse Brigade on their own) and talent (blessed by Hydaelyn, generally noted to be incredibly quick at picking up new things). Because of this, it makes sense that a Lalafellin Warrior of Light could punch far above their apparent weight class. Heck, there are even sidequests where they're featured lifting outright superhuman amounts of weight, such as pulling a heavy slab of rubble that would be called a "tall tale" to move on their own, lugging a ten-tonze dinosaur around in a sack, and carrying a giant slab of rock considered arduous for even the Yok Huy to lift.