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Message: <blockquote data-quote="katahn" data-source="post: 4200258" data-attributes="member: 65004">I'll have to make a decision when I read the full fluff text on those halfling racial powers.  I'll admit my gut reaction is these powers are meant to reflect "I'm trying to avoid you" rather than "I'm good at dodging you".  The former is inconsistent with the defender's "you shall not pass".  I'm not 100% convinced it couldn't apply, my final determination will be when I examine that ability's fluff text against the comparable dwarven one since dwarves are much more iconically defenderish than halflings are I think.That actually makes my point for me.  If dwarves are iconically more defenderish than halflings (who are more strikerish/thiefly) then it is counter to the spirit of that to say halfling racial powers make them better defenders (from the standpoint of standing up to enemy attacks).All AC bonuses are not created equal.  They're meant to reflect certain kinds of actios, effects, or skills in certain kinds of situations.  Halflings are about "I'm underfoot and quick and hard to hit" which is the antithesis I think of "you shall not pass" of a defender.  In other words, just because a race in certain situations can get +AC it does not mean that situation is in harmony with what defenders do.  Consider the example of paladins "marking and running" which was technically allowed in the rules but violated the spirit of what they were trying to model.</blockquote>

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