New Halfling Favoured Class?

[Berandor]

Favored Soul. I like some cleric-y favoring.

I'm always assuming that favored classes make it to the Core Rulebook, too. That's why gnome = artificier.

 

[Rhuvein]

Burglar

Rogue!

 

[GandhitheBFG]

I was torn between Ranger, Rogue and Scout.

I like the Eberron version of halflings though (Talenta, not urban) so eventually settled on Ranger.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Kender have always been rogues.

 

[Nyeshet]

Not surprisingly, Rogue is in the lead. Rather like the Dwarf, it seems that one class will receive most of the votes, with a few others receiving enough to at least count as runner-ups. Again, like the Dwarf, the most chosen class is actually the official favored class, suggesting that WotC chose well - at least for this race.

Votes: 136

83 Rogue
16 Scout
06 Ninja
06 Bard
04 Ranger

(followed by misc others with 1 or 2 votes)

Interesting. It seems that Halflings focus on the high skill point and stealth based classes more than any other race thus viewed. I at first considered Ninja an odd choice, but Bilbo could turn invisible (albeit with the ring's aid), and he was 'chosen' primarily for an infiltration job rather than outright burglary (although the infiltration was to lead to such, in the view that the purpose was to gain inside info that could eventually be used to slay the dragon and 'reclaim' its hoard).

 

[wingsandsword]

Presumably the CW one is more recent. The poll is looking at all official WotC classes, and WotC standard policy is that for classes with multiple sources, the most recently-published is the official version.

They might both have the name "Samurai" but they aren't the same class, not even close. They are both Japanese-themed, fighter-oriented classes with the same name, but I would really call it a stretch to say they are versions of the same class (maybe if you said Warlock and Sorcerer or Ranger and Scout were versions of the same class, names notwithstanding), more of two completely separate attempts to create a Japanese-themed fighter class that worked from two completely different images of what a samurai was.

 

[redkobold]

What about expanding upon the theme of racial paragons and even the old Basic Dungeons and Dragons game where your class was your race. The core classes (Fighter, Rogue, Wizard, etc.) are purposefully generic and adaptable which is great but at the same time leaves you feeling a little wanting when trying to assign it as the favored class of a race. I have kicked around the idea of making racial archetype classes which will be the race's favoured class and specialized to match the more specifically flavored racial norm.

 

[Aeric]

With the way halflings are now portrayed as nomadic Gypsy style wanderers, and keeping in mind thier traditional association with stealthy professions, Im going with Scout. Although I think that both Rogue and Ranger both fit as well, Ranger has a bit more nature association than I link to Halflings, and Rogue has a more necessarily urban focus, Scout seems to combine the two.

What he said.

 

[Ridley's Cohort]

This one was easy - even adding all the new base classes, there's still only one base class that fits the classic view of the halfling, and that's Rogue.

I agree. Halflings are surprisingly capable in odd situtations. What other class plausibly fits this kind niche.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I at first considered Ninja an odd choice, but Bilbo could turn invisible (albeit with the ring's aid), and he was 'chosen' primarily for an infiltration job rather than outright burglary (although the infiltration was to lead to such, in the view that the purpose was to gain inside info that could eventually be used to slay the dragon and 'reclaim' its hoard).

Ninja is a 3.5 class. This is about 3.5 races.

Bilbo was in no way a 3.5 halfling and would not be a ninja.

Hobbits are between two to four feet (0.6-1.2 m) tall, the average height being three feet six inches (1 m). They tend towards stoutness and have slightly pointed ears.[1]. Their feet are furry with leathery soles, so most Hobbits never wear shoes. They are fond of an unadventurous bucolic life of farming, eating, and socializing. Hobbits can sometimes live for up to 130 years (with 100 years average). The time at which a young Hobbit "comes of age" is 33. Thus a seventy-year-old Hobbit would only be middle-aged. Hobbits also like to drink ale, often in inns, not unlike the English countryfolk, who were Tolkien's inspiration; Hobbits also enjoy tobacco, which they referred to as "pipe-weed" (for Tolkien's linguistic reasons), something that can be attributed mostly to their love of gardening and herb-lore. We can also see that in the name Tolkien chose for the part of Middle-earth where the Hobbits live: "The Shire" is clearly reminiscent of the English Shires.

Hobbits enjoy at least six meals a day when they can get them. Tolkien never stated the names of the meals, but in the Peter Jackson film adaptations, they were said to include breakfast, second breakfast[2], elevenses, lunch, noon tea, dinner, and supper.

Interestingly, Hobbits and Halflings are often depicted with large feet for their size (the Peter Jackson films even use prosthetic feet) perhaps to emphasize their unusualness; Tolkien himself never actually describes this.

Kender are small, 3 to 4 foot tall creatures which are often compared to human children. Like elves, kender have pointed ears and slightly slanted, almond-shaped eyes. Their eye colour ranges from green, blue and brown to any combination of those colours. Kenders grow wrinkles at a very young age, and these are seen as attractive by many kender (some kendermaids try to grow them through various methods, much like humans and other races try to remove them).

Kender hair colour is usually brown or black, with occasional kenders bearing red/orange and blonde hair. Their hair is usually a lighter shade than other races because of all the time they spend outside. A generic kender hairstyle is the topknot, where the hair is grown long and then tied up in a knot on the top of the head. A kender's topknot is usually a source of pride for them.

Kender tend to have high pitched voices, but their body allows them to make a wide range of noises, making them apt ventriloquists, animal imitators, and many other roles. When kender are excited, their voice tends to revert to a normal high pitch, and they speak very quickly.

Tasslehof Burrfoot, OTOH, would make a decent ninja when he wasn't running his damn mouth.