Age Like a Fine Cheese

Halflings live around 135 years on Xadune, assuming their curiosity doesn’t get them in trouble. If you run into a Halfling on the street, she will likely be around 23-40 years old.

Halfling households typically have around 2 children, but never more than 3.

Base Growth

Halflings have a base growth of 3 Body Points per level, and 6 Skill Points per level.  They gain 1 live every 4 levels, starting at 4th and maxing out at 24th.

Halflings have a maximum level of 35, and a maximum XP of 1051.

Artisan

Halflings are crafters to the extreme, and they enjoy pretty much everything.  At every 3rd level and starting at 1st, Halflings MUST buy a Skill from the below list. However, they get a discount of 1XP on all Skills purchased in this way.

Halfling Artisan Skills
Artistic Skill: _____	Boatwright
Cartography	Cooking
Craft Skill: ______	Grimoire Binding
Papermaking	Tattooing

Master Thief

On top of their knack for arts and crafts, Halflings are extremely adept at all things sneaky. Halflings get a 15% discount (rounded up) on all Rogue Craft Skills.

Resist Disease

Halflings have a natural resistance to all types of disease. With an expenditure of 2 Skill Points, Halflings can resist the Disease tagline.

Resist Fear

Halflings are curious and innocent, most things that they should be afraid of, they see as a game and it does not affect them. With an expenditure of 5 Skill Points, Halflings can resist the Fear tagline.

Wee Size

Standing around three and a half feet tall, Halflings are not reaching for the top shelf any time soon.  Halflings call 1 less damage with all melee weapons. Additionally, they find some weapons too large and ungainly to use.  Halflings cannot use Great-sized weapons without a Strength bonus, and with a Strength bonus they are limited to Great-sized weapons of minimum length.  Halflings can use Long and Bastard sized weapons without a Strength bonus, but they must be the minimum allowed length.

Lastly, Halfling shields are smaller than a normal shield.  The size limitation for a shield is half the typical shield maximum; it is one half the length from your armpit to your fingertips.  Halflings cannot pick up another player’s shield.

Extra Body

At levels 15; 23; and 30 a halfling character has the option of purchasing six extra body to add to their max for 12xp. This trait can only be purchased at levels 15; 23; and 30 and at no other time. This trait does not count against Endurance or racial maximums and instantly raises the maximum body of the character by six points. If purchased all three times it raises this races’ maximum body to 84 by level 35.

Makeup Requirements

Halflings have fur on the top of their feet and the back of their hands.  However, Halflings do wear shoes, and going barefoot is not a requirement.

Halfling Experience Levels
Level	XP	Body	Skill
1	0	3	6
2	17	6	12
3	27	9	18
4	39	12	24
5	52	15	30
6	66	18	36
7	81	21	42
8	97	24	48
9	114	27	54
10	133	30	54
11	154	33	54
12	175	33	54
13	196	33	54
14	217	33	54
15	243	36	60
16	269	36	60
17	295	36	60
18	321	36	60
19	347	39	66
20	379	39	66
21	411	39	66
22	443	39	66
23	475	43	72
24	507	43	72
25	545	43	72
26	583	43	72
27	621	48	79
28	659	48	79
29	697	48	79
30	741	54	87
31	791	54	87
32	847	60	96
33	909	60	96
34	977	60	96
35	1051	66	105