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<blockquote data-quote="Gammadoodler" data-source="post: 8709180" data-attributes="member: 6914290">So to be clear halflings are not weaker.Halflings work readily with others, and they are loyal to their friends, whether halfling or otherwise. They can display remarkable ferocity when their friends, families, or communities are threatened. (PHB)And sure, magic does change battlefield tactics quite a bit with widely varying degrees of impact. That said, most racial magic features (mostly cantrips) are typically locked behind a subrace, and they're kind of a nothingburger from a battlefield perspective. Single target damage, tiny aoes, save for zero damage, super minor buffs and debuffs. They aren't bad, but they certainly aren't transformative. Not in the way that resource-free &quot;ignore the army standing between you and the back line; focus fire anyone you can reach&quot; would be.Higher level stuff, sure maybe we get there, but then it becomes class levels, resource costs etc. It becomes an exercise in quantum wargaming.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gammadoodler, post: 8709180, member: 6914290"] So to be clear halflings are not weaker. [I]Halflings work readily with others, and they are loyal to their friends, whether halfling or otherwise. They can display remarkable [B]ferocity[/B] when their friends, families, or communities are threatened. (PHB)[/I] And sure, magic does change battlefield tactics quite a bit with widely varying degrees of impact. That said, most [I]racial magic features[/I] (mostly cantrips) are typically locked behind a subrace, and they're kind of a nothingburger from a battlefield perspective. Single target damage, tiny aoes, save for zero damage, super minor buffs and debuffs. They aren't bad, but they certainly aren't transformative. Not in the way that resource-free "ignore the army standing between you and the back line; focus fire anyone you can reach" would be. Higher level stuff, sure maybe we get there, but then it becomes class levels, resource costs etc. It becomes an exercise in quantum wargaming. [/QUOTE]

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