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<blockquote data-quote="Charlaquin" data-source="post: 8181929" data-attributes="member: 6779196">Assuming we’re talking about a group of halflings living in a racially homogeneous community rather than among humans, elves, and/or dwarves (which I don’t think is an assumption borne out by the fiction, but for the sake of argument I’ll grant that assumption)...Halflings may not necessarily have standing armies, but it’s well established that halflings’ love for their communities would lead halfling villagers to defend their communities in times of need, that stories told by halfling adventurers inspire their homebody kin to rise to similar challenges, and that their good luck helps even the playing field against better trained and armed opponents. They certainly have mayors, or at least unofficial community leaders. Maybe they don’t have scouts watching the border, but they may have neighborhood watches, or at the very least gossipmongers who act as an early warning system to the community when strange folk come poking around. Additionally, I don’t see support for the idea that halflings wouldn’t have magic users or learned folk in their communities. Maybe a wise elder like the High Aldwin from Willow would be more on-brand for halflings than a court wizard, but the idea that they wouldn’t have any magic in their communities is silly to me. As well they should be.Everyone needs a different explanation for survival. Elves don’t protect their communities the same way as dwarves, who don’t protect their communities the same way as humans. And, again, I think the norm in D&amp;D, at least these days, is racially diverse communities.Citation needed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Charlaquin, post: 8181929, member: 6779196"] Assuming we’re talking about a group of halflings living in a racially homogeneous community rather than among humans, elves, and/or dwarves (which I don’t think is an assumption borne out by the fiction, but for the sake of argument I’ll grant that assumption)... Halflings may not necessarily have standing armies, but it’s well established that halflings’ love for their communities would lead halfling villagers to defend their communities in times of need, that stories told by halfling adventurers inspire their homebody kin to rise to similar challenges, and that their good luck helps even the playing field against better trained and armed opponents. They certainly have mayors, or at least unofficial community leaders. Maybe they don’t have scouts watching the border, but they may have neighborhood watches, or at the very least gossipmongers who act as an early warning system to the community when strange folk come poking around. Additionally, I don’t see support for the idea that halflings wouldn’t have magic users or learned folk in their communities. Maybe a wise elder like the High Aldwin from Willow would be more on-brand for halflings than a court wizard, but the idea that they wouldn’t have any magic in their communities is silly to me. As well they should be. Everyone needs a different explanation for survival. Elves don’t protect their communities the same way as dwarves, who don’t protect their communities the same way as humans. And, again, I think the norm in D&D, at least these days, is racially diverse communities. Citation needed. [/QUOTE]

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