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<blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 8690148" data-attributes="member: 6801228">And I think this is part of the issue for a lot of people. The idea is that Halflings are bucolic farmers and that's their identity. It is also the identity of the bulk of humans. So, other than being small, there are almost no differences between humans and halflings. And yes, people point out that being small is a major thing... but there are multiple small races. In fact, there are now officially 16 races that can be small sized. All of them with OTHER traits that make them not just small humans. And when halflings are the kind farmers who would give you the shirt off their back and treat you to dinner... they are surly thieves and edgy mobsters who will break your kneecaps. There is such a disconnect between the classical halfling common person and the classical halfling adventurer that it is insane. And there is no real reason for it. The only reason halflings are commonly thieves is because they are a +2 Dex race, and Bilbo has hired as a Burglar. Which he wasn't even particularly good at, unless it was too dark to see or he was invisible.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chaosmancer, post: 8690148, member: 6801228"] And I think this is part of the issue for a lot of people. The idea is that Halflings are bucolic farmers and that's their identity. It is also the identity of the bulk of humans. So, other than being small, there are almost no differences between humans and halflings. And yes, people point out that being small is a major thing... but there are multiple small races. In fact, there are now officially 16 races that can be small sized. All of them with OTHER traits that make them not just small humans. And when halflings are the kind farmers who would give you the shirt off their back and treat you to dinner... they are surly thieves and edgy mobsters who will break your kneecaps. There is such a disconnect between the classical halfling common person and the classical halfling adventurer that it is insane. And there is no real reason for it. The only reason halflings are commonly thieves is because they are a +2 Dex race, and Bilbo has hired as a Burglar. Which he wasn't even particularly good at, unless it was too dark to see or he was invisible. [/QUOTE]

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