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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cthulhudrew" data-source="post: 4046641" data-attributes="member: 4090">A foot taller? Last I checked, halflings were between 3 and 4 feet tall as well. The weight factor is a definite consideration (one that I think got nerfed quite a bit in 3E for some odd reason, though I'd have to check earlier editions to verify; I'm pretty sure they were heavier in 2E at least). Still not quite as heavy as a chimp, but we're also not talking strength on their level. If a halfling is built of more solid muscle mass- tougher skin, more dense bone structure- then they could certainly be capable of feats of human proportions, particularly in a fantasy world. I'm not even suggesting equivalent human strength, just proportionate (the reduced lifting/carrying capacities for size would account for other factors).There it is. ^^^Well, I've expanded a bit more on the theory, so do with it what you will.As far as we know. I don't recall ever seeing any detailed anatomical breakdowns of halflings, but barring that, I don't think it too far out of the realm of possibility- myself- that halflings could have different anatomy than humans, despite their seeming to be just miniature humans. For one thing, they are seemingly unable to mate with humans (unlike elves, but like dwarves), which implies that there is definitely some kind of anatomic/genetic difference. So the idea of halflings as just being small humans doesn't seem to hold up in that regard. What other ways might it be different?Did know that. I'm saving that argument for the inevitable kobold nerf, though. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" />(And before anyone jumps in here, yes, I know that kobolds are reptilian. However, they have traditionally been described as doglike, in spite of that.)</blockquote>

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