Editing Halfling (section)

==AD&D==
The Hairfoot Halfling originally appeared in the Player's Guide for [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]]. The other subraces would get their turn to shine in "The Complete Book of [[Gnome]]s and [[Halfling]]s", which provided stats for not only the Stouts and Tallfellows, but also the Furchins, Rhulisti and even [[Kender]].

According to "The Complete Book", all halflings, regardless of subrace, share the following traits - it's unclear if this actually means the Rhulisti, Kender and Furchins as well, or just the "normal" Hairfeet, Stouts and Tallfellows.

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::+1 to saving throws vs. spells, rods, staves, wands and poisons per 3.5 points of [[Constitution]].
::+1 to attack rolls with missile weapons.
::When not in metal armor, a halfling that is either alone, accompanied only by other halflings/[[elves]], or 90 feet away from the rest of its party inflicts a -4 penalty on its opponents' Surprise rolls. This decreases to -2 if doors or other screens must be opened.
::A halfling with mixed Stout bloodline has a 25% chance of having Infravision 30 feet, according to the PHB.
:: Class & Level Limits: [[Cleric]] (8), [[Fighter]] (9), [[Thief]] (15), [[Multiclassing|Fighter/Thief]] (8/15)
:::Halflings with an Ability Score of at least 15 in their class's Prime Requisite can increase their level limit by +4 (Cleric 12, Fighter 13 and Thief 19).

Why the Stout, Tallfellow and especially the Furchin have the same clas & level limits as the Hairfoot is just one example of how AD&D pigeonholed its races.

;Hairfoot Halfling
::Ability Score Minimum/Maximum:  Strength 3/17, Dexterity 8/19, Constitution 10/18, Intelligence 6/18, Wisdom 3/18, Charisma 7/18
::Ability Score Adjustments: -1 Strength, +1 Dexterity
::+2 to Reaction Rolls against [[human]] NPCs.
::Bonus Language: 1 Human dialect

;Stout Halfling
::Ability Score Minimum/Maximum:  Strength 5/17, Dexterity 8/19, Constitution 10/19, Intelligence 6/18, Wisdom 3/18, Charisma 5/18
::Ability Score Adjustments: -1 Strength, +1 Dexterity or +1 Constitution
::Infravision 60 feet
::Bonus Language: 1 Dwarven dialect
::75% chance to detect sloping passageways.
::50% chance to determine direction when underground.

;Tallfellow Halfling
::Ability Score Minimum/Maximum:  Strength 3/17, Dexterity 8/19, Constitution 10/18, Intelligence 6/18, Wisdom 7/19, Charisma 5/18
::Ability Score Adjustments: -1 Strength, +1 Dexterity or +1 Wisdom
::Bonus Language: 1 Elven dialect
::Can recognize a secret door by rolling a 1 on a D6, just like an elf.
::+2 to Surprise rolls when in forest or wooded terrain.

;Furchin Halfling
::Ability Score Minimum/Maximum:  Strength 3/17, Dexterity 8/19, Constitution 10/19, Intelligence 6/18, Wisdom 3/17, Charisma 7/18
::Ability Score Adjustments: +1 Dexterity, +1 Constitution, -1 Strength, -1 Wisdom
::Free Proficiency point in Cold-Weather Survival.
::+4 bonus to all saving throws versus magical and mundane cold-based attacks.
::-4 bonus to Armor Class against [[Giant]]-type creatures.
::-2 bonus to Armor Class against [[human]]-sized creatures.

;Rhulisiti (Athasian Halfling)
::Ability Score Minimum/Maximum:  Strength 3/18, Dexterity 12/20, Constitution 5/20, Intelligence 5/20, Wisdom 7/20, Charisma 5/20
::Ability Score Adjustments: +2 Dexterity, +2 Wisdom, -2 Strength, -1 Constitution, -1 Charisma
::Class & Level Limits: [[Cleric]] (12), [[Druid]] (12), [[Fighter]] (12), [[Gladiator]] (12), [[Illusionist]] (16), [[Psion]]icist (Unlimited), [[Ranger]] (16), [[Thief]] (16)
:::There are some differences between versions of the [[Dark Sun]] corebook, which you have to refer to for the rhulisiti's class information. Above information refers to the '''Original''' version of the setting; in the '''Revised''' version, the Illusionist was removed and the Druid was bumped to maxing out at level 16.
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