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<blockquote data-quote="FrozenNorth" data-source="post: 8198257" data-attributes="member: 7020832">Absolutely no one has said that the problem with halflings is that they have fewer words than other write-ups.Let’s try a thought experiment.&nbsp; Open the PHB.&nbsp; Read the quotation and the description all the way up to the Halflings traits section (but stop at the Halfling trait section).If you are honest, based on what you have read, would you be able to guess their traits?&nbsp; Would you be able to guess that they are Lucky based on zero mentions of luck in their write-up?&nbsp; Would you be able to guess their Brave trait based on no mentions of courage?To give credit where its due, [USER=23751]@Maxperson[/USER], I re-read MToF and it does specifically address these points.&nbsp; Halfling Luck is described in both the write-up snd the quote and Bravery gets a half-paragraph later on.Does this resolve the issue?&nbsp; Depends.<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">MToF came out quite late in the cycle.&nbsp; Since people’s expectations of halflings had been set by the PHB for 5 years, it may feels like “too little, too late”.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">MToF doesn’t reboot earlier lore.&nbsp; Some people might feel that instead of papering over contradictions, it ends up highlighting them.&nbsp; Like where MToF suggests that even experienced rangers might miss a halfling settlement, while “friendly, open, cheerful people” doesn’t really suggest “we take serious efforts to hide our villages from other”;</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">they may simply not like the new lore.&nbsp; Luck as a collective trait can seem pretty deus ex machina.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Some may feel that MToF lore doesn’t address their concerns in the first place. Having had bad experiences with kender and Vistani, WotC is well aware that saying “this race makes for great Rogues” causes a backlash, but a description that just ignores the issue ends up feeling half-baked.</li>
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[QUOTE="FrozenNorth, post: 8198257, member: 7020832"] Absolutely no one has said that the problem with halflings is that they have fewer words than other write-ups. Let’s try a thought experiment. Open the PHB. Read the quotation and the description all the way up to the Halflings traits section (but stop at the Halfling trait section). If you are honest, based on what you have read, would you be able to guess their traits? Would you be able to guess that they are Lucky based on zero mentions of luck in their write-up? Would you be able to guess their Brave trait based on no mentions of courage? To give credit where its due, [USER=23751]@Maxperson[/USER], I re-read MToF and it does specifically address these points. Halfling Luck is described in both the write-up snd the quote and Bravery gets a half-paragraph later on. Does this resolve the issue? Depends. [LIST] [*]MToF came out quite late in the cycle. Since people’s expectations of halflings had been set by the PHB for 5 years, it may feels like “too little, too late”. [*]MToF doesn’t reboot earlier lore. Some people might feel that instead of papering over contradictions, it ends up highlighting them. Like where MToF suggests that even experienced rangers might miss a halfling settlement, while “friendly, open, cheerful people” doesn’t really suggest “we take serious efforts to hide our villages from other”; [*]they may simply not like the new lore. Luck as a collective trait can seem pretty deus ex machina. [*]Some may feel that MToF lore doesn’t address their concerns in the first place. Having had bad experiences with kender and Vistani, WotC is well aware that saying “this race makes for great Rogues” causes a backlash, but a description that just ignores the issue ends up feeling half-baked. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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