martedì 28 aprile 2009

Concerning Hobbits

After having a second look at the Halfling race from PHB 1, we decided that it's not too suited for Hobbits: through the editions of D&D, Halflings have gone a long way to free themselves from their original Hobbit origin and be more in line with the D&D world, which would be a very good thing if we weren't discussing about using D&D for Middle-earth.

To be more in line with Tolkien's Hobbits, some changes are necessary: the ability score bonus should go to Wisdom instead of Charisma; the skill bonuses should be changed to include Stealth and possibly Insight instead of Thievery and Acrobatics; resistance to fear is also probably not too appropriate, so we tried to replace it with a bonus to attacks with thrown weapons (which is stronger, but won't break the game balance significantly)

So, here is the writeup of the Hobbit race

Hobbit

Ability scores: +2 Wisdom, +2 Dexterity
Size: Small
Speed: 6 squares.
Vision: Normal

Languages: Common (Westron); educated hobbits could also speak Quenya
Skill Bonuses: +2 Stealth, +2 Insight.
Hobbit's Aim: You gain a +1 to attack rolls with slings and light thrown weapons.
Nimble Reaction: You gain a +2 racial bonus to AC against opportunity attacks.
Second Chance: You can use second chance as an encounter power.

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