This to me is a stupid thing to ask but I just have to know; my PC is a lightfoot halfling that I have decided would be 4'3" and 90 lbs. The thing I'm hung up on is that every guide I have read states that anything from 4-8' is considered medium in size. I guess to clarify further I'm looking at sizes for races in dnd compared to real life humans which on average are about 5-6', so 4'3" to me is considered small.
Also, my height in this campaign I don't think has much weight on narrative, but it was bugging me so I had to ask.
As an aside? Size small is ridiculous for a halfling as defined by the actual measurements. As long as you’re average is shorter than a Dwarf average, you should be fine. IMO, obviously.
This to me is a stupid thing to ask but I just have to know; my PC is a lightfoot halfling that I have decided would be 4'3" and 90 lbs. The thing I'm hung up on is that every guide I have read states that anything from 4-8' is considered medium in size. I guess to clarify further I'm looking at sizes for races in dnd compared to real life humans which on average are about 5-6', so 4'3" to me is considered small.
Also, my height in this campaign I don't think has much weight on narrative, but it was bugging me so I had to ask.
While Halflings average about 3 feet tall and small size range between 2 and 4 feet tall. So if you want to remain within these parameters you could just remove 3 inches.
Size: Characters of most races are Medium, a size category including creatures that are roughly 4 to 8 feet tall. Members of a few races are Small (between 2 and 4 feet tall), which means that certain rules of the game affect them differently.
This to me is a stupid thing to ask but I just have to know; my PC is a lightfoot halfling that I have decided would be 4'3" and 90 lbs. The thing I'm hung up on is that every guide I have read states that anything from 4-8' is considered medium in size. I guess to clarify further I'm looking at sizes for races in dnd compared to real life humans which on average are about 5-6', so 4'3" to me is considered small.
Also, my height in this campaign I don't think has much weight on narrative, but it was bugging me so I had to ask.
Nods, 4'3" is a wee tall for a halfling; it's more of a dwarf height and would indeed count as medium-sized, except that IMHO and contrary to the second poster, "small" for a halfling is a racial trait, not a reference to actual size; so at my table I would rule that by virtue of your character being a halfling, you would use the mechanics for small creatures in spite of your particular character being an unusually tall member of their race - their physiology would still allow them to move etc. as a halfling does and not in the manner of a dwarf or human.
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This to me is a stupid thing to ask but I just have to know; my PC is a lightfoot halfling that I have decided would be 4'3" and 90 lbs. The thing I'm hung up on is that every guide I have read states that anything from 4-8' is considered medium in size. I guess to clarify further I'm looking at sizes for races in dnd compared to real life humans which on average are about 5-6', so 4'3" to me is considered small.
Also, my height in this campaign I don't think has much weight on narrative, but it was bugging me so I had to ask.
Nods, 4'3" is a wee tall for a halfling; it's more of a dwarf height and would indeed count as medium-sized, except that IMHO and contrary to the second poster, "small" for a halfling is a racial trait, not a reference to actual size; so at my table I would rule that by virtue of your character being a halfling, you would use the mechanics for small creatures in spite of your particular character being an unusually tall member of their race - their physiology would still allow them to move etc. as a halfling does and not in the manner of a dwarf or human.
This is what I’d rule as well. Size is a mechanical racial trait. Actual height is little more than flavor, and I don’t see 3 inches leading to physiological differences. You’re just an unusually tall halfling. While it almost goes without saying, double check with your DM, their opinion will matter more than ours on the boards.
Once again thank you all for your feedback on this topic, and I'm fairly certain my dm sees it the in the same way that I do, but I will ask next time we play a session.
Pretty sure 4'3" is out of height range for a halfling. RAW say "around 3'" and very clearly say small size. I seem to remember 3'4 being top size in those charts where you roll height for them, but may have been an old version.
While I understand the supposed size limit for halflings, I felt like spicing up my character, I guess? I just felt like making a halfling who compared to a normal halfling would be like comparing your average 5'8" guy to Shaquille O'neal, and as this is a homebrew campaign my dm made, I felt as if I could break the rules just a tad.
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This to me is a stupid thing to ask but I just have to know; my PC is a lightfoot halfling that I have decided would be 4'3" and 90 lbs. The thing I'm hung up on is that every guide I have read states that anything from 4-8' is considered medium in size. I guess to clarify further I'm looking at sizes for races in dnd compared to real life humans which on average are about 5-6', so 4'3" to me is considered small.
Also, my height in this campaign I don't think has much weight on narrative, but it was bugging me so I had to ask.
Thank you for the clarification.
As an aside? Size small is ridiculous for a halfling as defined by the actual measurements. As long as you’re average is shorter than a Dwarf average, you should be fine. IMO, obviously.
While Halflings average about 3 feet tall and small size range between 2 and 4 feet tall. So if you want to remain within these parameters you could just remove 3 inches.
Nods, 4'3" is a wee tall for a halfling; it's more of a dwarf height and would indeed count as medium-sized, except that IMHO and contrary to the second poster, "small" for a halfling is a racial trait, not a reference to actual size; so at my table I would rule that by virtue of your character being a halfling, you would use the mechanics for small creatures in spite of your particular character being an unusually tall member of their race - their physiology would still allow them to move etc. as a halfling does and not in the manner of a dwarf or human.
Thank you for your time and please have a very pleasant day.
This is what I’d rule as well. Size is a mechanical racial trait. Actual height is little more than flavor, and I don’t see 3 inches leading to physiological differences. You’re just an unusually tall halfling.
While it almost goes without saying, double check with your DM, their opinion will matter more than ours on the boards.
Once again thank you all for your feedback on this topic, and I'm fairly certain my dm sees it the in the same way that I do, but I will ask next time we play a session.
Pretty sure 4'3" is out of height range for a halfling. RAW say "around 3'" and very clearly say small size. I seem to remember 3'4 being top size in those charts where you roll height for them, but may have been an old version.
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While I understand the supposed size limit for halflings, I felt like spicing up my character, I guess? I just felt like making a halfling who compared to a normal halfling would be like comparing your average 5'8" guy to Shaquille O'neal, and as this is a homebrew campaign my dm made, I felt as if I could break the rules just a tad.