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<blockquote data-quote="tuxgeo" data-source="post: 6043769" data-attributes="member: 61026"><p>I'd like to see halflings stand a couple of inches taller than that: 3'2" + (2d4)" for an average height of 3'7" (= 43"), with a height range from 3'4" to 3'10" -- still shorter than most dwarves, but not by a whole lot. </p><p></p><p>One edition's PHB (I forget which; was it 3E?) stated that halflings average about 75% of the average human height. I think an average halfling height of 43" would come fairly close to fulfilling that. </p><p></p><p>For appearance, the barrel-chest and dinky legs feature of the big color illustration in the article seemed too "top-heavy" to me, and the arms in that one are too long compared to the legs. Wavy hair and rather round faces would be good visual cues; and I like mostly straight noses on halflings. Wide mouths might also help. (The ears shouldn't matter too much, because the hair usually hides them.) </p><p></p><p>Some halflings should go barefoot, but if halflings must be shod, consider below-the-knee trousers coupled with calf-high or knee-high stockings. Even if the colors in the stockings aren't done in modern glaring dyes, a knitted pattern would still seem more decorative than plain stockings would. </p><p></p><p>If we can't see the hair on the tops of halflings' feet, maybe we could see a fair bit of hair on the backs of their hands? Or at least on their arms, and protruding out of their sleeves onto their wrists? If they do have to be shod, that could still give us a visual cue reminiscent of hairy feet. </p><p></p><p>GNOMES, by comparison, should have more hooked or bulbous noses than halflings, and straighter hair; and they should be more stocky or chunky, like the earth-elementals they came from. Grimmer, more sardonic and/or sarcastic expressions, as though to say, "You haven't a clue about what's going on, have you?"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tuxgeo, post: 6043769, member: 61026"] I'd like to see halflings stand a couple of inches taller than that: 3'2" + (2d4)" for an average height of 3'7" (= 43"), with a height range from 3'4" to 3'10" -- still shorter than most dwarves, but not by a whole lot. One edition's PHB (I forget which; was it 3E?) stated that halflings average about 75% of the average human height. I think an average halfling height of 43" would come fairly close to fulfilling that. For appearance, the barrel-chest and dinky legs feature of the big color illustration in the article seemed too "top-heavy" to me, and the arms in that one are too long compared to the legs. Wavy hair and rather round faces would be good visual cues; and I like mostly straight noses on halflings. Wide mouths might also help. (The ears shouldn't matter too much, because the hair usually hides them.) Some halflings should go barefoot, but if halflings must be shod, consider below-the-knee trousers coupled with calf-high or knee-high stockings. Even if the colors in the stockings aren't done in modern glaring dyes, a knitted pattern would still seem more decorative than plain stockings would. If we can't see the hair on the tops of halflings' feet, maybe we could see a fair bit of hair on the backs of their hands? Or at least on their arms, and protruding out of their sleeves onto their wrists? If they do have to be shod, that could still give us a visual cue reminiscent of hairy feet. GNOMES, by comparison, should have more hooked or bulbous noses than halflings, and straighter hair; and they should be more stocky or chunky, like the earth-elementals they came from. Grimmer, more sardonic and/or sarcastic expressions, as though to say, "You haven't a clue about what's going on, have you?" [/QUOTE]
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