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9 months ago  ::  Sep 27, 2012 - 3:39PM #21
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Sep 27, 2012 -- 3:37PM, Lesp wrote:

Sep 27, 2012 -- 3:35PM, Garthanos wrote:

larger heads look child like.


They do, and I think that's a big part of what makes the characters read well as a being of the size they are.




Larger eyes are also neotonous.(sp).

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9 months ago  ::  Sep 27, 2012 - 3:54PM #22
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I like a kender-esque four foot, proportional halfling, rather than a hobbit.
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9 months ago  ::  Sep 27, 2012 - 3:57PM #23
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I dont think I have a real good opinion.. I dont normally play hobbits and even my daughter prefers deva which is strange because being 7 she tends to empathise with the small ones.

We are reading the hobbit together right now and she enjoyed the party scene and the troll one considerably.

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9 months ago  ::  Sep 27, 2012 - 5:40PM #24
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The size of a 3 year old or a size of a 6 year old. Either way they are freakin'tiny and weak. It's a difference of inches. Give them a wider range or vary the height between Subraces and let people pick for themselves.
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9 months ago  ::  Sep 27, 2012 - 8:01PM #25
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I'm with the 4 foot, slender version as well.
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9 months ago  ::  Sep 27, 2012 - 8:54PM #26
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The 4-foot, slender halfling feels too Kender-esque to me. I suppose I'd have to go with the larger-head, 3'6"-ish, chubby, Hobbit-style halfling. I never really cared for halflings much, personally, but they certainly deserve a place in the game. I feel the same way about gnomes.
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9 months ago  ::  Sep 27, 2012 - 8:57PM #27
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I don't care if they look like Kender, so long as they don't act like the little (censored)s.
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9 months ago  ::  Sep 27, 2012 - 9:01PM #28
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True enough.
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9 months ago  ::  Sep 27, 2012 - 9:38PM #29
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4E style halfings hit just the right spot for me. they were the first halfing that i could actually imagine myself playing.

anything less than 3'6" is too short. also, i don't want Nintendo Mii shaped cartoon characters running around my campaign. keep their heads in proprtion with their bodies and keep their feet fur-free.
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9 months ago  ::  Sep 27, 2012 - 11:23PM #30
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Sep 27, 2012 -- 8:57PM, Salla wrote:

I don't care if they look like Kender, so long as they don't act like the little (censored)s.




*high five*

Though I personally do lean towards the thickerset look for halflings, I definately agree - leave the Kender to dragonlance.

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