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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stormonu" data-source="post: 8178453" data-attributes="member: 52734">This is from 2E, but for comparison:Halfings, 2E Monstrous Manual[spoiler]Halflings will fight with great ferocity in defense of good or their homes. They are very skilled with both the sling and the bow (receivinga + 3 bonus on all attack rolls), and use these weapons to great advantage in battle. Their tactics often involve feints to draw their attackers into the open where they can be subjected to a volley of fire from cover.  When equipped for battle, halflings wear padded or leather armor. A halfling force is usually armed with short swords and hand axes.  In addition, two-thirds of the halflings will be carrying either a sling or short bow.Halfling villages will generally have between 30 and 300 (30d10) individuals living in them. For every 30 halflings in a particular community there will be two 2nd-level fighters and a 3rd-level priest. If more than 90 halflings are encountered there will be an additional leader of 3rd-level fighting ability. If more than 150 are encountered there will also be the following additional halfling warriors in the group: one 9th level fighter, two 4th-level fighters and three 3rd-level fighters.[/spoiler]Dwarves, 2E Monstrous Manual[spoiler]Dwarven armies are well-organized and extremely well disciplined. Dwarven troops usually wear chain mail and carry shields in battle. They wield a variety of weapons. The composition of a typical dwarven army by weaponry is axe and hammer (25%), sword and spear (20%). sword and light crossbow (15%), sword and pole arm (10%). axe and heavy crossbow (10%).axe and mace (10%). or hammer and pick (10%).For every 40 dwarves encountered, there is a 2nd- to 6th-level fighter who leads the group. (Roll Id6 to determine level, with a roll of 1 equalling 2.) If there are 160 or more dwarves encountered, there are, in addition to the leaders of the smaller groups, one 6th-level fighter (a chief) and a 4th-level fighter (lieutenant) commanding the troops. If 200 or more dwarves are encountered, there is a fighter/priest of 3rd- to 6th-level fighting ability and 4th-to 7th-level priest ability. If a dwarven army has 320 or more troops in it, the following high-level leaders are in command of the group: an 8th-level fighter, a 7th-level fighter, a 6th level fighter/7th-level priest, and two 4th-level fighter/priests.The commanders of the dwarven troops wear plate armor and carry shields. In addition, the fighters and fighter/priests leading the dwarven troops have a 10% chance per level of fighting ability of having magical armor andlor weapons. The fighter/priests who lead the troops also have a 10% chance per level of priest ability of having a magical item specific to priests (and thus not subject to malfunction).If encountered in its home, a dwarven army has, in addition to the leaders noted above, 2d6 fighters of from 2nd- to 5th-level (ld4+1for level), 2d4 fighter/priests of from 2nd- to 4th-level (in each class), females equal to 50% of the adult males, and children equal to 25% of the adult males. Dwarven women are skilled in combat and fight as males if their homes are attacked.Usually constructed around profitable mines, dwarven cities are vast, beautiful complexes carved into solid stone. Dwarven cities take hundreds of years to complete, but once finished they stand for millennia without needing any type of repair. Since dwarves do not leave their homes often and always return to them, they create their cities with permanence in mind. Troops guard dwarven cities at all times, and sometimes (60% chance) dwarves also use animals as guard.-either 2d4 brown bears (75% chance) or 5d4 wolves (25% chance).Dwarven society is organized into clans. A dwarven clan not already attached to a city or mine travels until it finds an outpost where it can begin to ply a trade. Clans often settle close together since they usually need the same raw materials for their crafts.  Clans are competitive, but usually do not war against one another. Dwarven cities are founded when enough clans move to a particular location.[/spoiler]While it's clear that the dwarves keep a standing army, halflings aren't a bunch of pig farmers armed with rocks and makeshift pitchforks.  There's actually a entry for "Farmer" under the Human page, it should be noted (and that entry has no attack, whereas the halfling entry does)!</blockquote>

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