D&D 5E Halflings are the 7th most popular 5e race

[Hussar]

I hope all this discussion has caused people to go the DM Guild and purchase some Halfing related material. Let Demand meet Supply.

Honestly? I would actually welcome that.

That way halflings get really popular - and I can start to bitch about a different race.

 

[jmartkdr2]

halflings i tend to imagine as just more spread out than the other species, just because you have all the human, elf and dwarf populations who gather together into their own notable empires all built up that doesn't mean there's not an equal population of halflings just distributed less centralised amongst those other settlements and in their own smaller settlements (or travelling caravans as they were in 4e if i've picked that up correctly?)

Yeah, 4e halflings were nomads a la Wheel of Time Tinkers (but not nonviolent. Just subtle about it.)

 

[Mecheon]

Orcs are already getting heaved, so, why would I bring them up. Everyone pretty much agrees that if gnomes got the toss, it wouldn't be much of a loss

Half-orcs are getting replaced by full orcs which, let's be honest here, a lot of people just used the half orc stats to just play a full orc. Especially in 5E with its initial orc offering being among the worst options in the game. You still got your orcy option there, just the weird "You can only play half orcs, not full orcs" thing is gone

And, well, us gnome fans gonna disagree heavily on that second point.

 

[bedir than]

Halfling is legitimately popular enough to be part of the top 12.

Again, they're 7th.
Rather obviously part of the top 12, and 11% ahead of 8th, 25% ahead of 9th.

 

[Yaarel]

Again, they're 7th.
Rather obviously part of the top 12, and 11% ahead of 8th, 25% ahead of 9th.

By my count, Halflings are 6th.

There is no longer a "Half Elf" species. The character is either Human or Elf mechanically, or hopefully an option to mix-and-match.

So for the stats to be relevant for a 2024 core species, combine both Full Elf and Half Elf: the Elf species.

Then:

1. Elf (full and half)
2. Human
3. Tiefling (standard and feral)
4. Dwarf
5. Dragonborn
6. Halfling
7. Orc (full and half)
8. Genasi
9. Gnome
10. Goliath
11. Aasimar
12. Aarakocra

Halfling is the 6th.



Yeah, there are 12 core classes. Having 12 core species seems fine.

The Halfling belongs among the top 12.

But not among the top 4.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Everyone pretty much agrees that if gnomes got the toss, it wouldn't be much of a loss.

I'm not sure we agree on the meaning of "everyone."

 

[Parmandur]

Again, and I really want to hammer this home - this isn't some bizarre beef with halflings. Other than the fact that I think D&D would be better served if it finally broke loose of Tolkien

So, it's a bizarre beef with Tolkien...?

Looking at current book sales rankings and "power rankings" like r/Fantasy does, Tolkien isn't going anywhere in the popular imagination, and yeah, Halflings are part of that.

Gnomes aren't, though. Seperate issue.

 

[Vaalingrade]

Imagine where the dragonborn would be if they species was what people want them to be both mechanically and flavor wise.

Imagine where Aasimar would be if anyone actually tried with them.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Imagine where the dragonborn would be if they species was what people want them to be both mechanically and flavor wise.

This is not an invitation for people to start lobbying for dragonboobs again.

Imagine where Aasimar would be if anyone actually tried with them.

I have an idea! We give them animal heads -- whatever animal you like -- and they all get wings! Wait, come back ...

 

[Vaalingrade]

This is not an invitation for people to start lobbying for dragonboobs again.

Too late. Already done.

I have an idea! We give them animal heads -- whatever animal you like -- and they all get wings! Wait, come back ...

Wings. Give them wings. Real ones, not sad 'spectral wings like they keep stapling on anything that normally gets them like the new Dragon Disciple. And all the stuff the Deva had.