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Message: <blockquote data-quote="haakon1" data-source="post: 5909930" data-attributes="member: 25619">There's a high degree of overlap between the Tolkien hobbit characteristics you enumerated, and the 3e rules for halflings.I ignored the illustrations and the fluff in 3e, and assumed halfling = hobbit.  The rules work VERY well for that.Let's compare 3e rules v. Tolkien characteristics, shall we?3e characteristics of a halfling:•+2 Dexterity, -2 Strength.•Small: As a Small creature, a halfling gains a +1 size bonus to Armor Class, a +1 size bonus on attack rolls, and a +4 size bonus on Hide checks, but she uses smaller weapons than humans use, and her lifting and carrying limits are three-quarters of those of a Medium character.•Halfling base land speed is 20 feet.•+2 racial bonus on Climb, Jump, Listen, and Move Silently checks.•+1 racial bonus on all saving throws.•+2 morale bonus on saving throws against fear: This bonus stacks with the halfling’s +1 bonus on saving throws in general.•+1 racial bonus on attack rolls with thrown weapons and slings.•Automatic Languages: Common and Halfling. Bonus Languages: Dwarven, Elven, Gnome, Goblin, and Orc.•Favored Class: Rogue. A multiclass halfling’s rogue class does not count when determining whether she takes an experience point penalty for multiclassing.Tolkien halfling characteristics:- In Touch with Nature; Close Friendship with the Earth  (no)- Skilled in Crafts and Tools (no)- Quick of Hearing (+2 racial bonus to Listen)- Sharp-eyed/Keen-eyed (not directly, but Rogue is the favored class)- Difficult to Daunt  (+2 morale bonus to save v. Fear, stacks with +1 racial bonus on all saves)- Difficult to Kill  (+1 size bonus to AC, +2 Dex (increases AC), +1 racial bonus on all saves)- Curiously Tough; Tough as Old Tree-Roots; Survive Rough Handling by Grief, Foe, or Weather; Recover Wonderfully from Falls and Bruises  (+1 racial bonus on all saves, but no Con bonus)- Free from Ambition; Free from Greed of Wealth (no)- Elusiveness; The Art of Disappearing; Hide Easily (+4 size bonus to Hide checks; Rogue is favored class)- Move Very Quietly (+2 racial bonus on Move Silently; Rogue is favored class)- Doughty at Bay; Amazing and Unexpected Heroism "At a Pinch" (+1 size bonus on attacks, +1 size bonus on AC, +2 morale bonus on saves v. fear, +1 racial bonus on all saves)- Sure at the Mark - throwing and shooting.  (+1 racial bonus on thrown weapons and slings)- Sense of Direction Underground (no)- Work Like Bees  (no, though could be roleplayed this way if desired)- Fund of Wisdom and Wise Sayings (no)Halfling characteristics in 3e that don't come from Tolkien:•+2 racial bonus on Climb, Jump</blockquote>

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