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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 8197761" data-attributes="member: 23751"><p>No. Undermountain understands that it's continued existence is dependent on NOT angering Waterdeep.</p><p></p><p>What society? Where the main population is? Or out in the boonies in a small halfling village where you'd have to be a halfling to be successful? Think about it.</p><p></p><p>Um, no. Again, you don't get to dictate to me what my intent is. I in fact, and it is a fact, did not compare halflings to prairie dogs because of how much impact halflings have on society</p><p></p><p>You aren't warming it for the dogs.</p><p></p><p>They have their own racial reasons for needing it, though. Halflings have a different racial make-up and lore such that they don't require the same things.</p><p></p><p>Necromancer: "Go forth and destroy the living. Don't group up and attack major cities and towns, though. You might succeed if you did that. Rather, spread out and cover lots of empty space where you aren't likely actually find people, and so you're so spread out that if you do find any, they will destroy you. Who knows, you might get lucky and get destroyed by some halfling village with their bows and axes."</p><p></p><p>The empty space is still there. The above just makes it easier for halflings to be out of the way.</p><p></p><p>Yes you are getting thousands of miles of emptiness. The land area doesn't shrink to fit population size and much small populations combined with being close together only means MORE open space for halfling villages to be in, not less.</p><p></p><p>It's not insane. Everyone gets questions answered and the halflings don't need to ask deep questions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 8197761, member: 23751"] No. Undermountain understands that it's continued existence is dependent on NOT angering Waterdeep. What society? Where the main population is? Or out in the boonies in a small halfling village where you'd have to be a halfling to be successful? Think about it. Um, no. Again, you don't get to dictate to me what my intent is. I in fact, and it is a fact, did not compare halflings to prairie dogs because of how much impact halflings have on society You aren't warming it for the dogs. They have their own racial reasons for needing it, though. Halflings have a different racial make-up and lore such that they don't require the same things. Necromancer: "Go forth and destroy the living. Don't group up and attack major cities and towns, though. You might succeed if you did that. Rather, spread out and cover lots of empty space where you aren't likely actually find people, and so you're so spread out that if you do find any, they will destroy you. Who knows, you might get lucky and get destroyed by some halfling village with their bows and axes." The empty space is still there. The above just makes it easier for halflings to be out of the way. Yes you are getting thousands of miles of emptiness. The land area doesn't shrink to fit population size and much small populations combined with being close together only means MORE open space for halfling villages to be in, not less. It's not insane. Everyone gets questions answered and the halflings don't need to ask deep questions. [/QUOTE]
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