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<blockquote data-quote="James Gasik" data-source="post: 8709738" data-attributes="member: 6877472">But are Dwarves the best smiths?&nbsp; Nothing in their stat block proves this.&nbsp; It's an informed ability, much like most races lore.&nbsp; I would say, personally, that Halflings are the best at building communities.&nbsp; Not cities- that's apparently Human's hat, somehow.&nbsp; But Halflings are a race that's very concerned with putting the community first.Not all Halflings- there's some real jerks out there, mostly the Rogue adventurer types.&nbsp; If you've read Bob Salvatore's books, you know Regis is a selfish jerk ass who only cares about being comfortable- the other side of Bilbo's coin, I guess.Olive Ruskettle from another D&amp;D book line is an opportunist and a con artist, but she does care about her (few) close friends.So every race is going to have it's ne'er do wells.&nbsp; Halflings know that what affects your neighbor, affects you, so they work with their community so that everyone prospers.&nbsp; But they are also keenly aware of the adage that &quot;good fences make for good neighbors&quot;.I see Halflings as being outwardly civil towards their neighbors, while holding their true derision inside (kind of like &quot;Minnesota Nice&quot; in action).&nbsp; But even if they hate their neighbor Bob, who is always borrowing stuff and never giving it back, if Bob's house is attacked by bandits, a Halfling's response will be &quot;Ma, get me the crossbow, it's time to kill some varmints&quot; and run to Bob's rescue in their nightshirt.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="James Gasik, post: 8709738, member: 6877472"] But are Dwarves the best smiths? Nothing in their stat block proves this. It's an informed ability, much like most races lore. I would say, personally, that Halflings are the best at building communities. Not cities- that's apparently Human's hat, somehow. But Halflings are a race that's very concerned with putting the community first. Not all Halflings- there's some real jerks out there, mostly the Rogue adventurer types. If you've read Bob Salvatore's books, you know Regis is a selfish jerk ass who only cares about being comfortable- the other side of Bilbo's coin, I guess. Olive Ruskettle from another D&D book line is an opportunist and a con artist, but she does care about her (few) close friends. So every race is going to have it's ne'er do wells. Halflings know that what affects your neighbor, affects you, so they work with their community so that everyone prospers. But they are also keenly aware of the adage that "good fences make for good neighbors". I see Halflings as being outwardly civil towards their neighbors, while holding their true derision inside (kind of like "Minnesota Nice" in action). But even if they hate their neighbor Bob, who is always borrowing stuff and never giving it back, if Bob's house is attacked by bandits, a Halfling's response will be "Ma, get me the crossbow, it's time to kill some varmints" and run to Bob's rescue in their nightshirt. [/QUOTE]

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