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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8182413" data-attributes="member: 6801845">As it states in the write-up Halflings are adept at fitting into a community of humans, dwarves, or elves, making themselves valuable and welcome. The combination of their inherent stealth and their unassuming nature helps halflings to avoid unwanted attention. Halflings work readily with others, and they are loyal to their friends, whether halfling or otherwise. They can display remarkable ferocity when their friends, families, or communities are threatened.Couple of things from this.  One is that they do integrate well with other communities.  So, yes, oftentimes they may rely on others for protection just like every other farming village.  Standing armies were never a thing historically.Second, they "display remarkable ferocity when their friends, families, or communities are threatened."  They aren't pacifists waiting to be slaughtered.  Their preference is to go unnoticed, if that fails they fight back.  They just don't go out of their way seeking conquest or fights.But ... but ... I can hear it now ... they aren't elves or dwarves!  Last time I checked humans* didn't have any automatic proficiencies for weapons or armor either.  Yet somehow it's assumed that human commoners manage to survive this constant ever present monstrous horde you keep inventing.*For that matter elves and dwarves seem to be two of the few races that do automatically get weapon proficiency and yet we assume other races do, indeed, defend themselves.</blockquote>

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