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<blockquote data-quote="Dragonhelm" data-source="post: 3971358" data-attributes="member: 3867">Well, a few more than that.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />There have been some, but it is true that many hobbit knock-offs have had change.&nbsp; As mentioned elsewhere, we've seen a lot of variety in D&amp;D halflings alone.Kender came about for a few reasons.&nbsp; The Dragonlance design team was wanting to get away from some LotR-isms, so that's why draconians replaced orcs.&nbsp; The true inspiration for kender came from none other than Tracy Hickman.&nbsp; Tracy wanted to include a thief role, but had moral issues with heroic characters stealing just to steal.&nbsp; Kender were developed with the idea that they steal, but it isn't a conscious thing.&nbsp; They just don't have the same sense of property that others do.&nbsp; With this background, Tracy was able to have a thief in the party without having him be larcenous.Kender also departed from hobbits in that they didn't hide in their hobbit-holes.&nbsp; They went out on wanderlust, leading them to one adventure after another.&nbsp; They were bred for adventuring.Say what you will about kender, but they are the halfling race that broke the mold and served as a large part of the foundation for the 3e and 4e halfling.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dragonhelm, post: 3971358, member: 3867"] Well, a few more than that. ;) There have been some, but it is true that many hobbit knock-offs have had change. As mentioned elsewhere, we've seen a lot of variety in D&D halflings alone. Kender came about for a few reasons. The Dragonlance design team was wanting to get away from some LotR-isms, so that's why draconians replaced orcs. The true inspiration for kender came from none other than Tracy Hickman. Tracy wanted to include a thief role, but had moral issues with heroic characters stealing just to steal. Kender were developed with the idea that they steal, but it isn't a conscious thing. They just don't have the same sense of property that others do. With this background, Tracy was able to have a thief in the party without having him be larcenous. Kender also departed from hobbits in that they didn't hide in their hobbit-holes. They went out on wanderlust, leading them to one adventure after another. They were bred for adventuring. Say what you will about kender, but they are the halfling race that broke the mold and served as a large part of the foundation for the 3e and 4e halfling. [/QUOTE]

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