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<blockquote data-quote="Jefe Bergenstein" data-source="post: 4047402" data-attributes="member: 31506">Hobbits could have +100 to every stat and they'd still suck. It has nothing to do with abilities, and everything to do with their lame personalities. Moreover, you confirm my suspicion as to your play style. Frilly shirted &quot;RP'er than thou&quot; type. I'm amazed you didnt trot out &quot;roll playing&quot; while you were at it. They're both pretty unexciting. I'm not exactly a fan of kender either. However, given the choice of putting a race... of which you're kind of expected to be an adventurer, I'll choose the race with the more flexible background for inclusion in the players handbook. Great, you've played Frodo. Whats the next guy to play a hobbit going to play? Another variation of the exact same. Why? Because you need a hook why this member of a homebody race is going to get out and do something. Sure, maybe he knocked up a milkmaid, or maybe he fell asleep after too much ham and got put on a shipping vessel. Its the same damn contrived explanation why this non-adventurer is now an adventurer. Que the bellyaching for returning to the shire. Mybe its his love of pies that saves the day as opposed to innocence. Snoo-zers.The point is, theres basically ONE character you play as a hobbit. And that same character is virtually indistinguishable from a human farmer who also wants to get back to the dales. While kender dont fill me with excitement, at least they go out and do stuff, so your character doesnt have to start with a cliche of why the hobbit is dragged from his hole.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jefe Bergenstein, post: 4047402, member: 31506"] Hobbits could have +100 to every stat and they'd still suck. It has nothing to do with abilities, and everything to do with their lame personalities. Moreover, you confirm my suspicion as to your play style. Frilly shirted "RP'er than thou" type. I'm amazed you didnt trot out "roll playing" while you were at it. They're both pretty unexciting. I'm not exactly a fan of kender either. However, given the choice of putting a race... of which you're kind of expected to be an adventurer, I'll choose the race with the more flexible background for inclusion in the players handbook. Great, you've played Frodo. Whats the next guy to play a hobbit going to play? Another variation of the exact same. Why? Because you need a hook why this member of a homebody race is going to get out and do something. Sure, maybe he knocked up a milkmaid, or maybe he fell asleep after too much ham and got put on a shipping vessel. Its the same damn contrived explanation why this non-adventurer is now an adventurer. Que the bellyaching for returning to the shire. Mybe its his love of pies that saves the day as opposed to innocence. Snoo-zers. The point is, theres basically ONE character you play as a hobbit. And that same character is virtually indistinguishable from a human farmer who also wants to get back to the dales. While kender dont fill me with excitement, at least they go out and do stuff, so your character doesnt have to start with a cliche of why the hobbit is dragged from his hole. [/QUOTE]

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