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<blockquote data-quote="Perun" data-source="post: 3803412" data-attributes="member: 6037">I'm fond of both types, the &quot;old edition&quot; halflings and the 3(.5)e version, although I might be more inclined to play the old halfling (makes for a better comic relief character, something I kind-of specialise in <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":P" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :P"&nbsp; data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":P" />).However, the actual appearance doesn't bother me (saying I'm playing a pudgy halfling of a subrace that has hairy feet and doesn't wear shoes is merely flavour -- even in the 1e/2e halflings didn't have any particularly Tolkienesque racial abilities), but the racial features do.Their slow movement means they rarely, if ever, manage to escape something (this is a problems all Small core races, along with dwarves, have to cope with). Heavily armoured Small characters are much, much worse -- to the point where it's simply ridiculous to play one.IMO, the Small races should move at the same speed as Medium races in combat (or in other situations where tactical movement is required), but their overland speed should be reduced to 2/3 of what a human could move.Also, for a race that's supposedly made to shine in the role of rogue, they make the worst standard adventuring rogue/scout. Their lack of an ability to see in the dark (meaning they have to carry a light source in order to Hide or to sneak attack someone&nbsp; in the dark&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f615.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":confused:" title="Confused&nbsp; &nbsp; :confused:"&nbsp; data-smilie="5"data-shortname=":confused:" /> ) combined with their low speed (and thus their inability to run away from potential danger) really make for a poor rogue. Regards.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Perun, post: 3803412, member: 6037"] I'm fond of both types, the "old edition" halflings and the 3(.5)e version, although I might be more inclined to play the old halfling (makes for a better comic relief character, something I kind-of specialise in :P). However, the actual appearance doesn't bother me (saying I'm playing a pudgy halfling of a subrace that has hairy feet and doesn't wear shoes is merely flavour -- even in the 1e/2e halflings didn't have any particularly Tolkienesque racial abilities), but the racial features do. Their slow movement means they rarely, if ever, manage to escape something (this is a problems all Small core races, along with dwarves, have to cope with). Heavily armoured Small characters are much, much worse -- to the point where it's simply ridiculous to play one. IMO, the Small races should move at the same speed as Medium races [i]in combat[/i] (or in other situations where tactical movement is required), but their overland speed should be reduced to 2/3 of what a human could move. Also, for a race that's supposedly made to shine in the role of rogue, they make the [I]worst[/I] standard adventuring rogue/scout. Their lack of an ability to see in the dark (meaning they have to carry a light source in order to [I]Hide[/I] or to sneak attack someone in the dark :confused: ) combined with their low speed (and thus their inability to run away from potential danger) really make for a poor rogue. Regards. [/QUOTE]

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