Recent content by Redthistle

I wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry at this ... 'cause both seem appropriate.

Maybe burrowing halflings have something like Wolverine in their DNA.

Mara has claws because of the Halfling Gift that she has: Burrowing Claws. Having claws that can be used in combat is one of two traits (the other trait included in this gift is Burrowing) that help differentiate this type of halfling from others. Gifts, for any heritage, are taken at 1st level...

This brings up the short-comings of the official Level Up A5E character sheet (and for that matter, character sheets for most TTRPGs): there is so much information about Mara here that would be good to include for any PC, but the space available is just not enough. Just listing the titles of...

Cantrips are to casters what basic melee and ranged attacks are to martial characters. I usually chose one utility and one damaging cantrip for any caster character at 1st level; would you limit 1st-level martial characters to only being able to make an attack twice per day, as 1st-level casters...

Uh ... let me guess. Hmmm ... the Eiffel Tower, as re-imagined by H.P. Lovecraft?

Have you tried their salads? They have a Farmer's salad that is one of my favorites anywhere. And their green mint shakes around St. Patrick's Day are to die for ... well, my doctor says with my diabetes that's truer than I might like.

... although Shardminds did always remind me of Bizarro in Superman comics.

The Gully Dwarves, by Dan Parkinson, published in 1996.

If the real world is any evidence, I have to agree with you. Humans.

As long as I'm still older than a thread's original posting, I figure I'm good to go. Of course, since I've entered my second childhood, some second parenting may be required.

Never heard the comment "The plural of anecdote is not data" before, but I will probably find myself referring to it in the future. Uh ... maybe that wasn't your intent ... lol

Oh, damn. I resemble that remark. :rolleyes: :unsure::ROFLMAO:

I like the inherent eccentricity of gnomes, and their lightly magical nature. Where halflings are generally of a congenial disposition, but discounted as serious threats, gnomes make some people nervous. That can lead to some enjoyable role playing. It's enough of a difference for me to prefer...

The name I use on here, "Redthistle", is the family name of one of my favorite gnome PCs, one I played a few years ago during a Pathfinder "Rise of the Rune Lords" campaign. I have always enjoyed playing gnomes ... perhaps because almost every character I've created over the years (of any...