D&D General why do we have halflings and gnomes?

[JiffyPopTart]

I did. I've mentioned it repeatedly. But for some reason the fact that halflings don't make sense to me is unnacceptable and I must be made to admit they are perfect and without flaw as written.



And yet again, my only contention has been that idyllic untouched hobbit havens don't make sense. That is all. That is what has gotten me mocked continuously for the last few days.

The idyllic untouched farmlife background is a problem for you. It's not a problem for others. If you dont feel like debating it, just stop debating it. Your opinion isn't right or wrong, it's just yours. It's just as valid as everyone else's.

Nobody tied you down and forced you to defend or argue why you are right in your thinking...you chose to engage.

 

[Gammadoodler]

If halflings towns are secretly all Villages Hidden in the Leaves, then I at least want to see some more official art of halflings Naruto running.

He's about the right size, st least before Shippuden

 

[Maxperson]

If halflings towns are secretly all Villages Hidden in the Leaves, then I at least want to see some more official art of halflings Naruto running.

That might actually be enough to get me to play a Halfling.

 

[JiffyPopTart]

And unless those villagers all got together and built their desired menu for the area, with enough to spare to send in trade they would likely only have the crops they could efficiently grow on their land, hell, their collective land, until they went to the market, a trader came in whatever.

As such, their dining options would be similarly limited. In contrast, suffering some inefficiency, but with no need for trade surplus the comparable halfling village can enjoy greater variety.

We haven't even touched the fact that as small 30lb folk, crops would support many more halflings than humans per pound. Perhaps halfling farms are super small compared to human ones which could lead to them being able to hide better?

 

[JiffyPopTart]

That might actually be enough to get me to play a Halfling.

I'm not so sure the physics work for 5e halflings Naruto running. Their heads are HUGE compared to their body and that might be leaning too far forward for them to stay standing.

 

[Minigiant]

He's about the right size, st least before Shippuden

halfling combat might actually seem less ridiculous if they are all using taijutsu.

And the throwing weapon specialty would come in.

That might actually be enough to get me to play a Halfling.

I think Halfling numbers on DnDBeyond would shoot up from the bottom ranks if WotC had official art of halfling monk/rogues chucking elemental shurikens at ogres.

 

[Maxperson]

We haven't even touched the fact that as small 30lb folk, crops would support many more halflings than humans per pound. Perhaps halfling farms are super small compared to human ones which could lead to them being able to hide better?

You would think that, but the 5e rules say that small and medium creatures eat and drink the same amount per day.

 

[Gammadoodler]

You would think that, but the 5e rules say that small and medium creatures eat and drink the same amount per day.

Wouldn't that seem like one of those ridiculous balance related rules that you normally dispense with?

 

[JiffyPopTart]

You would think that, but the 5e rules say that small and medium creatures eat and drink the same amount per day.

I'll file that one away with my "plate armor stopping a 100mph 200lb giant wielded warhammer" example of why not to get hung up on realism when you play D&D.

 

[Minigiant]

You would think that, but the 5e rules say that small and medium creatures eat and drink the same amount per day.

Halflings eat so much they throw off the averages.