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<blockquote data-quote="Mecheon" data-source="post: 8812637" data-attributes="member: 6801776"><p>1: Frankly, I'd argue halflings were never popular enough to really be part of the 'core four' even back in the day. They were just there because they were an option, and the query is, were they more or less popular than just, rolling a thief?</p><p>2: Halflings need somethign to them to make them appealing. Removing other options isn't the solution, you need to add something to them. Being small isn't enough, because dwarves are small as well, but have their own thing going on. Halfling's entire thing is they're just, small everymen, so as long as humans are in the game and also bumping into that everyman niche, halflings will be overshadowed</p><p></p><p>(I've been of the 'They're stealthy to an absurd degree' or 'They're obnoxiously resilient against corruption' drums personally)</p><p></p><p>An exceedingly popular animated property from 2005 that also had a sequel series that was, fairly well received, and a terrible movie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mecheon, post: 8812637, member: 6801776"] 1: Frankly, I'd argue halflings were never popular enough to really be part of the 'core four' even back in the day. They were just there because they were an option, and the query is, were they more or less popular than just, rolling a thief? 2: Halflings need somethign to them to make them appealing. Removing other options isn't the solution, you need to add something to them. Being small isn't enough, because dwarves are small as well, but have their own thing going on. Halfling's entire thing is they're just, small everymen, so as long as humans are in the game and also bumping into that everyman niche, halflings will be overshadowed (I've been of the 'They're stealthy to an absurd degree' or 'They're obnoxiously resilient against corruption' drums personally) An exceedingly popular animated property from 2005 that also had a sequel series that was, fairly well received, and a terrible movie [/QUOTE]
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