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The Five Shires is a sourcebook that details the land of the halflings, who refer to themselves as the Hin. [1] The 24-page "Player's Booklet" presents information on the Shires and their inhabitants, while the 72-page "Dungeon Masters Booklet" describes the history, geography, and more details of the Shire.
Halflings have long been one of the playable humanoid races in Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), [2] starting with the original 1974 Men & Magic, [5] where the term hobbit was used. [2] Later editions of the original D&D box set began using the name halfling as an alternative to hobbit [ 6 ] for legal reasons. [ 7 ]
Races of the Wild: Skip Williams: February 1, 2005: A guidebook to elves, halflings, and raptorans: 192: 0-7869-3438-7: Magic of Incarnum: James Wyatt, Frank Brunner, Stephen Schubert: September 22, 2005: Introduces three new classes that use a new magic source called incarnum. 224: 0-7869-3701-7: Races of the Dragon
Hobbits are a race of Middle-earth, also known as 'halflings' on account of their short stature. They are characterized by curly hair on their heads and leathery feet with furry insteps; they do not wear shoes. Many hobbits live in the Shire as well as Bree, and they once lived in the vales of the Anduin. They are fond of an unadventurous life ...
The original D&D was published as a box set in 1974 and features only a handful of the elements for which the game is known today: just three character classes (fighting-man, magic-user, and cleric); four races (human, dwarf, elf, and hobbit); only a few monsters; only three alignments (lawful, neutral, and chaotic). With a production budget of ...
A vortex works like a doorway; a conduit is nothing more than a tunnel. Depending upon the parameters of the campaign, players may choose from the standard AD&D game archetypes, including humans, dwarves, and halflings, or opt for planar races, such as bariaur, githzerai, and tieflings.
Adds four new player races (Pallid Elves, Lotusden Halflings, Draconblood and Ravenite Dragonborns), and reprints twelve player races (Aarakocra, Aasimar, Bugbears, Firbolgs, Genasi, Goblins, Goliaths, Hobgoblins, Orcs, Sea Elves, Tabaxi, and Tortles). Adds a new fighter subclass, Echo Knight, and two new wizard subclasses, Chronurgy and Graviturgy
Gnomes were originally introduced to Dungeons & Dragons as a new alternative to dwarves, elves, and halflings. [3] [4] They were developed from mythology from a number of different sources, originally being a bearded, short race similar to halflings and dwarves. The gnome's niche in play was made magical to separate it from the more warrior ...