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<blockquote data-quote="Mercule" data-source="post: 3966662" data-attributes="member: 5100"><p>I totally agree. I don't think that there have been any version of halflings (other than <u>very</u> campaign specific ones, like Dark Sun and Eberron) that are any better than Tolkien. Kender may have been worse.</p><p></p><p>3E halflings don't add anything to the game. They're only there for legacy purposes and the "culture" presented is laughable. They're little gypsies. Actually, they're more like humanoid parasites without anything of their own and living off the scraps of humanity. </p><p></p><p>After reading R&C, 4E halflings are worse. They just ooze the notion "we wanted a short PCs race, but don't like gnomes. Here, have some little Cajun hicks." The river/marsh association feels forced and "just because" WotC wanted terrain association. </p><p></p><p>I'm not exactly a gnome fan, but that race at least has something resembling a personality. It is completely incomprehensible to me that anyone could see halflings are more worthy of inclusion than gnomes. Again, I'm not really saying that gnomes should be included, just that they should be higher on the food chain than halflings.</p><p></p><p>Thinking about what I just wrote, though, I do see an iconic role for halflings, but I can't imagine WotC is going to run with it. I said 3E halflings are like parasites. That would be a great angle for them to embrace. They are sneaky fringers who really do live off the droppings of the other races. Being too small to ever be a martial power, or to even stand up in a war, they have attached themselves to the successes of others. If I do decide to go the path of least resistance and include halflings in my 4E game, this is how I'll use them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mercule, post: 3966662, member: 5100"] I totally agree. I don't think that there have been any version of halflings (other than [u]very[/u] campaign specific ones, like Dark Sun and Eberron) that are any better than Tolkien. Kender may have been worse. 3E halflings don't add anything to the game. They're only there for legacy purposes and the "culture" presented is laughable. They're little gypsies. Actually, they're more like humanoid parasites without anything of their own and living off the scraps of humanity. After reading R&C, 4E halflings are worse. They just ooze the notion "we wanted a short PCs race, but don't like gnomes. Here, have some little Cajun hicks." The river/marsh association feels forced and "just because" WotC wanted terrain association. I'm not exactly a gnome fan, but that race at least has something resembling a personality. It is completely incomprehensible to me that anyone could see halflings are more worthy of inclusion than gnomes. Again, I'm not really saying that gnomes should be included, just that they should be higher on the food chain than halflings. Thinking about what I just wrote, though, I do see an iconic role for halflings, but I can't imagine WotC is going to run with it. I said 3E halflings are like parasites. That would be a great angle for them to embrace. They are sneaky fringers who really do live off the droppings of the other races. Being too small to ever be a martial power, or to even stand up in a war, they have attached themselves to the successes of others. If I do decide to go the path of least resistance and include halflings in my 4E game, this is how I'll use them. [/QUOTE]
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