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<blockquote data-quote="Garthanos" data-source="post: 4736719" data-attributes="member: 82504"><p>Not sure what to make of half-elves they now conform to mix-background human stereotypes ;-), healthy and often pretty due to benefits of genetic diversity. </p><p></p><p>But for halflings I have sort of missed D&Ds definitions ... to me they are just renamed hobbits. So high dex and charisma is a "fair" descriptor for Merri and Pippin 'hobbits' ... wisdom hobbits Sam, Frodo and Bilbo in the latter group. </p><p></p><p>Care to work up a Real Hobbit?</p><p></p><p>Hobbit </p><p>+2 DEX, secodary (divide +2 between Charisma and Wisdom).</p><p>-1 on Intimidation.</p><p>Hobbits getting a -2 on Strength so lets give them gifts that let them do some of the fighter warlord or even ranger? things better... wrapped around luck as the special effect of course... </p><p></p><p>Maybe something like getting dodge giants free... but call it.</p><p>"Overlooked Again."</p><p>You gain a +1 bonus to AC and Reflex</p><p>defense against the attacks of Large or larger foes.</p><p>Though perhaps it needs to be more specifically compensating</p><p>the str penalty, any ideas?</p><p></p><p>Actually I seem to recall the hobbits ability to Vanish was almost magic, did gnomes and hobbits get their wires crossed ;-)</p><p></p><p>And since I think Arcana is ANTI-hobbit like and not because they aren't intelligent... If Arcana remains an untrained skill the hobbit can use Second-chance twice per encounter or one other encounter based gift. (this is sort of my luck = leaking arcana concept ... once you take it under control the incidental effects vanish.... )</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Garthanos, post: 4736719, member: 82504"] Not sure what to make of half-elves they now conform to mix-background human stereotypes ;-), healthy and often pretty due to benefits of genetic diversity. But for halflings I have sort of missed D&Ds definitions ... to me they are just renamed hobbits. So high dex and charisma is a "fair" descriptor for Merri and Pippin 'hobbits' ... wisdom hobbits Sam, Frodo and Bilbo in the latter group. Care to work up a Real Hobbit? Hobbit +2 DEX, secodary (divide +2 between Charisma and Wisdom). -1 on Intimidation. Hobbits getting a -2 on Strength so lets give them gifts that let them do some of the fighter warlord or even ranger? things better... wrapped around luck as the special effect of course... Maybe something like getting dodge giants free... but call it. "Overlooked Again." You gain a +1 bonus to AC and Reflex defense against the attacks of Large or larger foes. Though perhaps it needs to be more specifically compensating the str penalty, any ideas? Actually I seem to recall the hobbits ability to Vanish was almost magic, did gnomes and hobbits get their wires crossed ;-) And since I think Arcana is ANTI-hobbit like and not because they aren't intelligent... If Arcana remains an untrained skill the hobbit can use Second-chance twice per encounter or one other encounter based gift. (this is sort of my luck = leaking arcana concept ... once you take it under control the incidental effects vanish.... ) [/QUOTE]
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