Labyrinth Lord Cover to Cover: Part 8, pages 11 and 12, The Halfing

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Labyrinth Lord rules that can be found Here at Goblinoid Games

This is the eighth part of a series, here are the 1st, 2nd, 3rd,  4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th

The Halfing

   Or if you prefer the Hobbit though it hasn't been that since the first couple printings of OD&D. To play one you need at least 9 dexterity and constitution and will be restricted to only 8 levels. Their prime requisites are strength and dexterity. Being small you can't use large or two handed weapons but anything else is fair game. An interesting thing they can do is in bushes or other outdoor cover they can hide with 90% ability. Whats interesting about that is not the ability itself but the fact that Halfings are the ones with it. Generally its the elves that get to be at one with nature like that. A Halfing can even hide in your normal dungeon setting but in that case the Halfing has to be completely still and quite and only on a roll of 1-2 on a d6. This part does raise a question though. If the second part needs to add the motionless and silent part does that mean the outdoor hiding does not need them to be so?
   Being so dexterous if the Halfing is alone or in a party completely composed of halfings they get a +1 on initiative rolls. Also because of being so coordinated they have +1 on any melee attack which is yet another thing you would think of elves having instead. The final ability is that against any creature larger then human size they get an better armor class by 2.
   To finish up I will say that the Hobbits Halfings are definitely an interesting class. They are quite limited in the level department but other then that seem to be an interesting class. The description does not actually give any specific role for them to play but the hiding ability means they are going to be scouting ahead a lot and the bonus to initiative from being alone means they can escape quickly if they find something.

This is the eighth part of a series, here are the 1st, 2nd, 3rd,  4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th

Labyrinth Lord rules that can be found Here at Goblinoid Games