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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dragonhelm" data-source="post: 3918122" data-attributes="member: 3867">But hobbits are halflings!  <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    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />There's no denying that halflings originated with the hobbits.  They have, however, changed considerably over time.  The 3e halfling was a drastic departure from the traditional D&D halfling.  Where I felt the 3e halfling suffered was from identity.  It was a bit of all prior versions, yet wasn't a complete whole.  So I do applaud the designers for trying to give halflings their own flavor and feel.That being said, I think there's room enough for both visions of halflings, and perhaps more.  You could have all sorts of varieties, from the traditional hobbity-halfling (hairfeet) to gypsey-like river folk (tallfellow?), polar version (furchin or frostling), and even a "kender lite" version (lightfoot).  So it stands to reason, then, that there may be all sorts of different domiciles.  Hairfeet can have the traditional hobbit-hole, tallfellows might live in riverboats.  Polar versions could live in igloos with round doors (polar hobbit-holes - hehe!), and the lightfoot type could live in kender-like towns.Anyway, I think there's room enough for a variety of views.  Whatever the case, this thread has given me some nifty ideas on how to present halflings in my own game.   <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> Warwick Davis.  I absolutely love Willow.  Okay, that's just cool.   <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

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