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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 8197029" data-attributes="member: 6801228">I want to pull this out, because this is exactly the problem being presented I think. On one hand, I have [USER=23751]@Maxperson[/USER] 's interpretation. Halflings live in lands controlled and protected by human lords, and they are potentially exempt from all taxes because the King decides not to tax them. They have nothing of value, and are so well hidden from the world that they are only under threat once every 60 to 100 years, from a minor raid that really doesn't present much of a threat. And on the other hand I have a question, what happens if there are no humans to protect them? What happens if a Lord of the Dead overthrows the king, summons an army of the dead to sweep across the land, sowing terror and a blight that sucks the life out of the world. Well, if I'm playing a character in a human village, I'm terrified. This is a threat to all of our lives. We need to figure out defenses against this horde, maybe find a way to break the Lord of the Dead's power. Because if we don't, our town is going to be wiped off the map. If I'm a halfling... am I even worried? My village is so well hidden that it can't be found. The goddess lives in the plants so we won't be blighted. And the humans will likely take care of it, so... does life just continue as normal? OR, do they react like the humans do. Is this a threat that could harm their existence? And right now, from people's arguments, they are have all of the benefits of being protected by humans, none of the downsides of being connected to any government, and are so insulated form world events that an apocalyptic downfall of the human kingdom that is protecting them might not even register as something to be concerned about. Which makes it very strange. Usually, when you declare that "I'm going to go help them!" and the people in the village ask "why, it isn't our problem?" That is presented as them being short-sighted, because eventually it will be their problem, and their only allies will be gone. But for halflings as are being argued for... no really, why? It legitimately isn't their problem. They are safe if they do nothing. And yet, at the same time, they are one of the top four races for adventurers? How? Every other race when faced with this threat is going to have to figure out how to deal with it. Only halflings seem to be protected and could just... continue to live their lives. This is the problem I keep crashing into with this idea of idyllic shires cut off from the world. If nothing can touch them... then their motivations are completely different from every other being on the planet, because they cannot have the motivation to protect their home. Their home is always protected.</blockquote>

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