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<blockquote data-quote="James Gasik" data-source="post: 8827529" data-attributes="member: 6877472">Now you've completely lost me.&nbsp; &quot;Cunning&quot; is totally a personality trait.&nbsp; But either you're ok with Gnomes being more Cunning than anyone else, or you just renamed the trait so it doesn't do that.If it's the first...I got nothing.&nbsp; If it's the second, just rename &quot;Brave&quot; to &quot;Lion-Hearted&quot; and call it a day.Lots of races are described by their personality traits.&nbsp; Here, let's look at the PHB.According to page 18, Dwarves are &quot;Bold and Hardy&quot;.&nbsp; Are they bolder than everyone else?&nbsp; No, but they are bold.&nbsp; Dwarves are &quot;Determined and Loyal&quot;.&nbsp; Does this mean that everyone else is wishy-washy and can't show loyalty?&nbsp; No, but they are determined and loyal.&nbsp; Dwarves have a &quot;strong sense of justice&quot; (continuing on to page 19).&nbsp; So other races don't?&nbsp; Dwarves hold long grudges.&nbsp; That doesn't say other races don't.Some Dwarves have a love of precious metals and gems that descends into avarice.&nbsp; So what, other races can't be greedy?&nbsp; Dwarves are also &quot;slow to trust&quot;...so everyone must be immediately trusting of others?&nbsp; Of course not.Every race has traits they are noted for.&nbsp; Like Halflings being practical.&nbsp; That doesn't mean other races aren't practical.&nbsp; Sometimes, these traits have mechanical weight, like Halflings bravery, Gnomes cunning (which means deceitful or resourceful, by the way), Half-Orcs being menacing, full Orcs being aggressive, Bugbears being sneaky, and Hobgoblins either being paranoid about losing face or, in the update, having weaponized their sense of hospitality.Often times, they do not, and the racial traits are either physical in nature, like Drow having darkvision, are the result of training, like High Elves knowing a free cantrip, or some Dwarves having armor training, or just something that is based on their culture.Granted, cultural and trained traits seem to be getting phased out for races, but this is how things have been done for many years.&nbsp; If it's a problem, then it's a systemic one, not just for Halflings, and this thread should be named &quot;The Trouble with Personality-based Racial abilities&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="James Gasik, post: 8827529, member: 6877472"] Now you've completely lost me. "Cunning" is totally a personality trait. But either you're ok with Gnomes being more Cunning than anyone else, or you just renamed the trait so it doesn't do that. If it's the first...I got nothing. If it's the second, just rename "Brave" to "Lion-Hearted" and call it a day. Lots of races are described by their personality traits. Here, let's look at the PHB. According to page 18, Dwarves are "Bold and Hardy". Are they bolder than everyone else? No, but they are bold. Dwarves are "Determined and Loyal". Does this mean that everyone else is wishy-washy and can't show loyalty? No, but they are determined and loyal. Dwarves have a "strong sense of justice" (continuing on to page 19). So other races don't? Dwarves hold long grudges. That doesn't say other races don't. Some Dwarves have a love of precious metals and gems that descends into avarice. So what, other races can't be greedy? Dwarves are also "slow to trust"...so everyone must be immediately trusting of others? Of course not. Every race has traits they are noted for. Like Halflings being practical. That doesn't mean other races aren't practical. Sometimes, these traits have mechanical weight, like Halflings bravery, Gnomes cunning (which means deceitful or resourceful, by the way), Half-Orcs being menacing, full Orcs being aggressive, Bugbears being sneaky, and Hobgoblins either being paranoid about losing face or, in the update, having weaponized their sense of hospitality. Often times, they do not, and the racial traits are either physical in nature, like Drow having darkvision, are the result of training, like High Elves knowing a free cantrip, or some Dwarves having armor training, or just something that is based on their culture. Granted, cultural and trained traits seem to be getting phased out for races, but this is how things have been done for many years. If it's a problem, then it's a systemic one, not just for Halflings, and this thread should be named "The Trouble with Personality-based Racial abilities". [/QUOTE]

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