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<blockquote data-quote="Gammadoodler" data-source="post: 8705967" data-attributes="member: 6914290">More is more. We're comparing pie charts here.What do your Dwarves do when there is a conflict between their divine duty to craft, and counseling a friend through relationship difficulties? What do they do when there is a choice between opening a new mithril mine shaft and building a theater? When they are choosing a profession, would they rather be a blacksmith or a social worker?You can go through this same set of questions with each race substituting in say magic-type stuff for elves, and anything else-type stuff for humans.At an individual level, sure some, maybe even most Elves, Dwarves, and Humans will make the &quot;people-first&quot; choice, but for halflings it will be a lot more.It doesn't make them angels. You could make the argument that putting people first in this way is short-sighted and ignores the possible benefits of technology or magic or abstract economic growth. You can also make the argument that by focusing so completely in their own communities, they are failing the broader world around them.It's just a different way of allocating resources.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gammadoodler, post: 8705967, member: 6914290"] More is more. We're comparing pie charts here. What do your Dwarves do when there is a conflict between their divine duty to craft, and counseling a friend through relationship difficulties? What do they do when there is a choice between opening a new mithril mine shaft and building a theater? When they are choosing a profession, would they rather be a blacksmith or a social worker? You can go through this same set of questions with each race substituting in say magic-type stuff for elves, and anything else-type stuff for humans. At an individual level, sure some, maybe even most Elves, Dwarves, and Humans will make the "people-first" choice, but for halflings it will be a lot more. It doesn't make them angels. You could make the argument that putting people first in this way is short-sighted and ignores the possible benefits of technology or magic or abstract economic growth. You can also make the argument that by focusing so completely in their own communities, they are failing the broader world around them. It's just a different way of allocating resources. [/QUOTE]

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