How do people feel about the halfling getting even smaller ?
ADnD 2nd : halflings are between 3 and 4 foot 3.5 average DnD 5e : halflings have a average height of 3 feet. One DnD playtest : halflings are between 2 and 3 feet, so 2,5 feet on average.
So over the editions they have gone down in size from a 5 year old human child to the size child to a 12 month old human child
This While gnomes who where the same average height as halflings in ADnD 2nd have remained at the same height, and so are now considerably taller then halflings.
They call it evolution :D Anyway, it is not game breaking for us, because they count as small size creature, and not tiny. Races on realms can looking different. Also there are always exceptions IRL too. The smallest man on Earth is less than 2 feet tall. So if a player want to play a short human, then lets go, also if taller, I wont stop him up to the limit of make sense. But stats and other stuffs not modifying.
Small races in the game are cool, however they are too fast for my taste with 25-30 feet movement. But thats just me. My days not worse with the current rules.
How do people feel about the halfling getting even smaller ?
ADnD 2nd : halflings are between 3 and 4 foot 3.5 average DnD 5e : halflings have a average height of 3 feet. One DnD playtest : halflings are between 2 and 3 feet, so 2,5 feet on average.
So over the editions they have gone down in size from a 5 year old human child to the size child to a 12 month old human child
This While gnomes who where the same average height as halflings in ADnD 2nd have remained at the same height, and so are now considerably taller then halflings.
This must be a misprint on their part. Halflings are the ones that are supposed to be taller than gnomes, not vice versa. Halflings are about the same size/a wee bit shorter but more slender etc. than Dwarves. Gnomes are the wee lil feykins
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I actually commented on halflings being listed as a bit too small when I filled out the survey. I believe back during the Next playtest they were often described as being between 2 and 3 feet tall - it's not really a mechanical concern, but they really ought to be listed as between 2.5 and 3.5 feet tall in my opinion.
i can't remember the last time i couldn't transport a macguffin to autoclave without the help of a burglar, gourmand, and riddle enthusiast that would fit in a backpack. what party/story niche do halflings even fulfill these days? they should really look into some horns and a hellish rebuke or two before they size themselves into retrofit fey ancestry obscurity.
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I swear they are trying to get them to be Hobbit size since they are supposed to be proxies of Hobbits.
They are already hobbit sized in ADnD 2nd Tolkien describes hobbits as averaging three feet six inches, so the average height of 3.5 feet they had in ADnD 2nd.
Since then they have shrunk a foot over the editions to a average of 2 feet six inches in the One DnD playtest.
Maybe they are going for 1/2 human height or something strange.
In general I prefer size to matter, in that I mean being small or large should have advantages and disadvantages in game play and game rules. ie 8', 800 pound creature trying to get into a 2.5' door, but again that can mean splitting the party.
I swear they are trying to get them to be Hobbit size since they are supposed to be proxies of Hobbits.
They are already hobbit sized in ADnD 2nd Tolkien describes hobbits as averaging three feet six inches, so the average height of 3.5 feet they had in ADnD 2nd.
Since then they have shrunk a foot over the editions to a average of 2 feet six inches in the One DnD playtest.
My thoughts exactly. It's just strange that they become that small. Hobbit size is just fine. Otherwise, we'll eventually end up with a pocket race.
My character should start a halfling and gnome hotel and bar.
I could double the amount of floors and rooms compared to a human sized one. And charge the same per room. And being so small it would naturally keep out the riff raff trouble makers like elves and humans.
I looked at the page and I only see this on hobbit length.
In the prologue to The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien describes them as between two and four feet (0.6m-1.2m) tall, the average height being three feet, six inches. Elsewhere he specifies, "between 3 and 4 feet tall, never less and seldom more".
How do people feel about the halfling getting even smaller ?
ADnD 2nd : halflings are between 3 and 4 foot 3.5 average
DnD 5e : halflings have a average height of 3 feet.
One DnD playtest : halflings are between 2 and 3 feet, so 2,5 feet on average.
So over the editions they have gone down in size from a 5 year old human child to the size child to a 12 month old human child
This While gnomes who where the same average height as halflings in ADnD 2nd have remained at the same height, and so are now considerably taller then halflings.
They call it evolution :D
Anyway, it is not game breaking for us, because they count as small size creature, and not tiny.
Races on realms can looking different. Also there are always exceptions IRL too. The smallest man on Earth is less than 2 feet tall. So if a player want to play a short human, then lets go, also if taller, I wont stop him up to the limit of make sense. But stats and other stuffs not modifying.
Small races in the game are cool, however they are too fast for my taste with 25-30 feet movement. But thats just me. My days not worse with the current rules.
This must be a misprint on their part. Halflings are the ones that are supposed to be taller than gnomes, not vice versa. Halflings are about the same size/a wee bit shorter but more slender etc. than Dwarves. Gnomes are the wee lil feykins
Thank you for your time and please have a very pleasant day.
Then it has been a very consistent misprint.
Ever since DnD 3rd the Gnome (avarage 3.5 foot) has been bigger then the halfling (average 3 foot)
I actually commented on halflings being listed as a bit too small when I filled out the survey. I believe back during the Next playtest they were often described as being between 2 and 3 feet tall - it's not really a mechanical concern, but they really ought to be listed as between 2.5 and 3.5 feet tall in my opinion.
i can't remember the last time i couldn't transport a macguffin to autoclave without the help of a burglar, gourmand, and riddle enthusiast that would fit in a backpack. what party/story niche do halflings even fulfill these days? they should really look into some horns and a hellish rebuke or two before they size themselves into retrofit fey ancestry obscurity.
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I swear they are trying to get them to be Hobbit size since they are supposed to be proxies of Hobbits.
They are already hobbit sized in ADnD 2nd
Tolkien describes hobbits as averaging three feet six inches, so the average height of 3.5 feet they had in ADnD 2nd.
Since then they have shrunk a foot over the editions to a average of 2 feet six inches in the One DnD playtest.
Maybe they are going for 1/2 human height or something strange.
In general I prefer size to matter, in that I mean being small or large should have advantages and disadvantages in game play and game rules. ie 8', 800 pound creature trying to get into a 2.5' door, but again that can mean splitting the party.
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My thoughts exactly. It's just strange that they become that small. Hobbit size is just fine. Otherwise, we'll eventually end up with a pocket race.
At this rate, by D&D 8E, Halflings will be the powerhouse of the cell!
My character should start a halfling and gnome hotel and bar.
I could double the amount of floors and rooms compared to a human sized one. And charge the same per room. And being so small it would naturally keep out the riff raff trouble makers like elves and humans.
I looked at the page and I only see this on hobbit length.
In the prologue to The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien describes them as between two and four feet (0.6m-1.2m) tall, the average height being three feet, six inches. Elsewhere he specifies, "between 3 and 4 feet tall, never less and seldom more".
I’ve just always house-ruled that gnomes are actually shorter, they just wear those pointy hats to pretend they’re taller