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<blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 8703068" data-attributes="member: 6801228">Do we ever encounter a single Took in the story? Seriously, I think the Tooks had a reputation, sure, but the only Took I can think of was Merry or Pippin, so... they were forced on an adventure, just like the Baggins and the Gamgees. And I'm not saying &quot;every single person must be an adventurer!!&quot; That is obviously stupid. But that is also the entire point. There is an elven seamstress who has never left her home, loves her family and good food, and works to make her community better. She has all the traits of a halfling, but she's an elf. Because the entire thing is &quot;halflings are ordinary people&quot; but by pure logic, every race has ordinary people. For every dwarf that goes on an adventure and expands their horizons, there are a hundred that don't. So, what makes halflings special in having ordinary people? Well, the answer is that they are all ordinary, so then... you need exceptions to make adventurers... just like you have with every other race. And you end up just circling in on yourself. But, to be more specific, there are races in DnD that never go out and adventure. Berbalangs come to mind, they never go out on adventures... they also aren't an option to pick to build an adventurer, because they never go out on adventures.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chaosmancer, post: 8703068, member: 6801228"] Do we ever encounter a single Took in the story? Seriously, I think the Tooks had a reputation, sure, but the only Took I can think of was Merry or Pippin, so... they were forced on an adventure, just like the Baggins and the Gamgees. And I'm not saying "every single person must be an adventurer!!" That is obviously stupid. But that is also the entire point. There is an elven seamstress who has never left her home, loves her family and good food, and works to make her community better. She has all the traits of a halfling, but she's an elf. Because the entire thing is "halflings are ordinary people" but by pure logic, every race has ordinary people. For every dwarf that goes on an adventure and expands their horizons, there are a hundred that don't. So, what makes halflings special in having ordinary people? Well, the answer is that they are all ordinary, so then... you need exceptions to make adventurers... just like you have with every other race. And you end up just circling in on yourself. But, to be more specific, there are races in DnD that never go out and adventure. Berbalangs come to mind, they never go out on adventures... they also aren't an option to pick to build an adventurer, because they never go out on adventures. [/QUOTE]

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