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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Falling Icicle" data-source="post: 4013131" data-attributes="member: 17077">I suspect that most of the things the designers are doing in 4e are motivated mostly or entirely by their own preferences and prejudices, not market research.But yes, I agree with the OP. Hobbits are cool. I don't see why they are so hellbent on distancing themselves from Tolkien when it comes to halflings but have kept dwarves and elves almost identical to what they were in Tolkien's world. D&D was heavily inspired by Tolkien. There's no denying that. And I don't think there's any reason to be ashamed of that, either. And speaking of "market research", perhaps the folks at WotC should consider the enormous popularity of the Lord of the Rings. I think it would be better if D&D embraced its Tolkien roots, rather than tried with every new edition to distance itself further from it.</blockquote>