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why do we have halflings and gnomes?
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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 8197356" data-attributes="member: 23751"><p>99% of which doesn't come from down the block. The land is generally pretty clear until you get to the frontier areas.</p><p></p><p>No it doesn't. I suppose you are talking about this portion which doesn't say what you think it does.</p><p></p><p>"And by protecting their own lands, they protect us as well."</p><p></p><p>All that means is that the humans have cleared out the land and keep it that way, and the Halflings are taking advantage. True protection would be if the humans sent armed forces to defend the villages, which they don't.</p><p></p><p>Yep. And the border regions don't have halfling villages. And those threats go after the humans, elves, etc.</p><p></p><p>No. That's isn't how HUMANS would react to a threat like that. Halflings are not human, so basing how you think they would act on human thought processes is pretty doomed.</p><p></p><p>You realize that they're directed by intelligent undead and/or Necromancers who aren't going to have them walk through the middle of nowhere just in case something might be there, right?</p><p></p><p>D&D has no such race.</p><p></p><p>First, I will continue to call you out whenever you Strawman me. Second, you don't get to declare what my intent is. And it isn't what you are twisting my arguments to be.</p><p></p><p>No it doesn't.</p><p></p><p>That has been proven to be false by both me and the lore...................repeatedly. Why do you continue to engage this Strawman?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 8197356, member: 23751"] 99% of which doesn't come from down the block. The land is generally pretty clear until you get to the frontier areas. No it doesn't. I suppose you are talking about this portion which doesn't say what you think it does. "And by protecting their own lands, they protect us as well." All that means is that the humans have cleared out the land and keep it that way, and the Halflings are taking advantage. True protection would be if the humans sent armed forces to defend the villages, which they don't. Yep. And the border regions don't have halfling villages. And those threats go after the humans, elves, etc. No. That's isn't how HUMANS would react to a threat like that. Halflings are not human, so basing how you think they would act on human thought processes is pretty doomed. You realize that they're directed by intelligent undead and/or Necromancers who aren't going to have them walk through the middle of nowhere just in case something might be there, right? D&D has no such race. First, I will continue to call you out whenever you Strawman me. Second, you don't get to declare what my intent is. And it isn't what you are twisting my arguments to be. No it doesn't. That has been proven to be false by both me and the lore...................repeatedly. Why do you continue to engage this Strawman? [/QUOTE]
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