D&D Halflings are Boring (and how to make them better)

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  • @pointyhatstudios
    @pointyhatstudios  2 роки тому +1330

    Give it up for the D&D short kings 😌
    (just kidding that's dwarves)

    • @buttmuncher-cm5tl
      @buttmuncher-cm5tl 2 роки тому +18

      What about goblins?

    • @evanallaire2829
      @evanallaire2829 2 роки тому +6

      Do Lizardfolk NOW

    • @IcePho
      @IcePho 2 роки тому +4

      Quick question, do you plan on doing Tip of the Hat with Pathfinder?

    • @SoggyBeans232
      @SoggyBeans232 2 роки тому +1

      Idk bout that one chief. Gnomes are the short kings 😂

    • @elenorefangirl3389
      @elenorefangirl3389 2 роки тому +2

      Once again Lalafells get the short end of the stick.

  • @thecakecraft7724
    @thecakecraft7724 2 роки тому +2463

    “We need a new subrace that DnD players can relate to”
    Antonio: “Let’s make a race that’s constantly antisocial and depressed”
    “Perfect”

    • @senritsujumpsuit6021
      @senritsujumpsuit6021 2 роки тому +45

      The race am working on is also relatable they have a racial trait of stress thresholds when they are overly stimulated they go into a younger mind set that swaps out their skills for other ones like making any parental figure in a pretty large radius simp for their happiness at all cost

    • @GreyPatzer
      @GreyPatzer 2 роки тому +10

      This would have been perfect the gnome janitor turned rogue that I've been playing.

    • @forrestpatterson6053
      @forrestpatterson6053 2 роки тому +2

      @@senritsujumpsuit6021 to that's awesome

    • @ifjNagyMiklos
      @ifjNagyMiklos 2 роки тому +2

      Now it's not an NPC race you find unnecessary, but an NPC race you want to hug!

    • @senritsujumpsuit6021
      @senritsujumpsuit6021 2 роки тому +2

      @@forrestpatterson6053 the trait is based around one core source of trauma example if your village suddenly got torn apart to build a city an everyone left you may have stress over uncertainty an managing to much at once :)

  • @ebear5595
    @ebear5595 2 роки тому +893

    I like how the Jinx effects can be as simple as "someone forgets the name of a casual acquaintance they are talking to" or as devastating as "a plague of locusts passes through, obscuring the space they occupy and destroying all crops in their path"

    • @lukefranklin5
      @lukefranklin5 2 роки тому +82

      I also like that on a 99 or 100, someone literally gets a heart attack and dies within a minute if they aren’t helped

    • @MumboJ
      @MumboJ Рік тому +7

      @ebear5595 Mood.

    • @ChexMexLex4929
      @ChexMexLex4929 Рік тому +9

      I think you have the order of those effects reversed.

  • @alexpig584
    @alexpig584 2 роки тому +3654

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    • @DeadpoolAli
      @DeadpoolAli 2 роки тому +48

      Seriously your a content MVP!!!

    • @donatodiniccolodibettobardi842
      @donatodiniccolodibettobardi842 2 роки тому +20

      Wait, I missed that part, but really? I thought it was some paid content or something, so didn't pay much attention.

    • @stephenkanarr9986
      @stephenkanarr9986 2 роки тому +68

      @@donatodiniccolodibettobardi842 he literally puts all the files in the description for you to read for free, he says it multiple times 😭

    • @donatodiniccolodibettobardi842
      @donatodiniccolodibettobardi842 2 роки тому +10

      @@stephenkanarr9986 oops

    • @alexpig584
      @alexpig584 2 роки тому +14

      @@donatodiniccolodibettobardi842 yeah check the description. There's a download for all the stuff there. Same with all his twist vids

  • @austinfontes3906
    @austinfontes3906 10 місяців тому +34

    I was thinking "man that would be cool, but no way I'll put in the work to make it myself"
    but now u don't have to! What a pleasant surprise!

  • @icetide9411
    @icetide9411 Рік тому +193

    Hear me out, party of a bunch of halflings and one jinx where the forces of luck don't cancel out, but are constantly battling with each other. A jinx trips on a root he didn't see, then falls onto a bed of moss to cushion the fall, the bed of moss was poisonous and irritates his skin, they find a plant that helps with the irritation soon after...
    All fear this party because it's like a luck war is happening around them at all times

  • @the_snapdragon7809
    @the_snapdragon7809 2 роки тому +186

    Just based on the intro alone, this is the best dnd video I have ever seen

  • @alexwatts1064
    @alexwatts1064 2 роки тому +255

    Eberron has both dinosaur riding halflings in the form of the Talenta tribes and a got-dang halfling mafia in the form of the Boromar Clan, once again showing why Eberron is the best D&D setting

    • @kapcomgaming100
      @kapcomgaming100 2 роки тому +6

      You mean 3e Eberron right? Cause 5E is kinda meh... Same with DLance (which is my fave).

    • @alexwatts1064
      @alexwatts1064 2 роки тому +5

      @@kapcomgaming100 nah I meant 5e Eberron. I love it across editions, even 4e.

    • @Mersak168
      @Mersak168 Рік тому

      Yeah, Talenta Halflings are no fucking joke. Same with Valenar Elves, those cold-blooded fuckers. That's how you make "boring" races awesome. Eberron rules.

    • @finderfinder4290
      @finderfinder4290 Рік тому +3

      @@kapcomgaming100 i mean the talenta and boromar are still mentioned in rising

    • @offkilterstudios6739
      @offkilterstudios6739 Рік тому +12

      Dark sun turned them into pygmy cannibals. Definitely the funniest use of halflings.

  • @redredleg4051
    @redredleg4051 2 роки тому +409

    My last character was a halfling barbarian; it was both hilarious and kind of effective with a long sword used in both hands. I would hide behind our other barbarian for the "halfling barbarian surprise".

    • @benjaminholcomb9478
      @benjaminholcomb9478 2 роки тому +78

      Barb and a Half

    • @DannyAgu94
      @DannyAgu94 2 роки тому +8

      that my current character but path of the beast barbarian

    • @Oddmanoutre
      @Oddmanoutre 2 роки тому +47

      Say hello to my little friend!

    • @NumbingDisasterAnon
      @NumbingDisasterAnon 2 роки тому +25

      Get a 3rd Barbarian and we could have “Two and a Half Barbs”

    • @benjaminholcomb9478
      @benjaminholcomb9478 2 роки тому +41

      @@NumbingDisasterAnon hear me out,
      A human barb, a halfling barb, and a Goliath barb.
      One, half, and one and a half.

  • @phntmthf5505
    @phntmthf5505 Рік тому +644

    Calling them halflings (also renaming balrogs to balors and ents to treants) was *TSR’s* way to work around the copyright, not WotC. Remember, D&D only became WotC’s starting with 3e.

    • @jettisoncargo
      @jettisoncargo Рік тому +61

      Thank god someone said it. Wizard's didn't even exist when 1st ed came out.

    • @WreckItRolfe
      @WreckItRolfe Рік тому +3

      Treants are also clearly different to Ents though

    • @phntmthf5505
      @phntmthf5505 Рік тому +29

      @@WreckItRolfe Yeah, and balors aren’t really anything like balrogs, either. To avoid copyright, TSR had to change more than just the names

    • @joutrew
      @joutrew Рік тому +9

      I'm pretty sure they're called Halflings sometimes in Tolkien books as well

    • @phntmthf5505
      @phntmthf5505 Рік тому +17

      @@joutrew They are, yes, but they aren’t trademarked as halflings and therein lies the difference

  • @dragonicdoom3772
    @dragonicdoom3772 Рік тому +277

    This is a really cool idea! I've also seen an amazing reimagining of the Halflings by an artist called Sigishi. Their version of Halflings have this neat imprinting ability, where if they spend a significant amount of time around other species that they share interests with (for example a Halfling who likes blacksmithing spending time around dwarves) their appearance slightly changes to mimic that species. So a Dwarven Halfling would be shorter, thicker and usually have facial hair, while an Elven Halfling would be taller, slimmer and have pointed ears.

    • @ennuiincarnate
      @ennuiincarnate Рік тому +5

      Sounds similar to half giants in the Dark Sun setting. Except theirs is more cosplay.

    • @I_want_a_discount_in_life
      @I_want_a_discount_in_life Рік тому +2

      I like it a lot

    • @aldeenithegreat
      @aldeenithegreat Рік тому +3

      That is almost exactly like an idea I had for Gnomes to make them more unique lol

  • @thornangel16
    @thornangel16 2 роки тому +616

    Not gonna lie, the concept of the Jinx is genius.
    Imagine having a Halfling and a Jinx in the same adventuring party and letting their respective luck and personalities bounce off one another. That would make for interesting role play.

    • @LupineShadowOmega
      @LupineShadowOmega 2 роки тому +74

      Or just be a Jinx Wild Magic Sorcerer. What is reality really? Good luck, bad luck, it matters less if everything is chaos. XD

    • @datalysjr3339
      @datalysjr3339 2 роки тому +31

      I was thinking a Jinx Wild magic barbarian, I mean it speaks for itself that this Jinx’s misfortunes got to them that they’re just DONE with life lol

    • @seasnaill2589
      @seasnaill2589 2 роки тому +37

      @@LupineShadowOmega Give the Jinx high wisdom, prof/expertise in perception and the lucky feat and you have someone who's an expert at navigating their own chaos while everyone else drowns in it.

    • @caullderon
      @caullderon 2 роки тому +4

      If you watched his rival video that would even be a cool concept for a rival

    • @PrettyPinkPersephone
      @PrettyPinkPersephone 2 роки тому +12

      All of you are halflings and one of you is a jinx but you’re all very pasty and tired so no one can tell which one is the jinx. That’s it that’s the campaign

  • @jamesmcdonald1108
    @jamesmcdonald1108 2 роки тому +120

    I always liked the idea of playing up the halfling green thumb to make their shires as a natural breadbasket for the world- which also makes them fit well with larger races that would have trouble developing agriculture like centaurs. Basically a symbiotic relationship like some species of spider and tree frog. Which still fits with their chill vibes.

    • @garrettwhite3922
      @garrettwhite3922 2 роки тому +7

      Check out the moot in Warhammer Fantasy lore.

    • @jamesmcdonald1108
      @jamesmcdonald1108 2 роки тому +4

      @@garrettwhite3922 that was partly the inspiration actually- just tweaked a bit to fit general dnd settings a bit more

    • @jasonreed7522
      @jasonreed7522 Рік тому +4

      And now i have an image of a farm town thats just halflings and centaurs where the centaurs do all the work that horses normally would.
      No idea how to fit this into a campaign, probably as a PC's origins or an early stop you need to defend from something for a level 3 adventure.

  • @Crytwice
    @Crytwice 2 роки тому +184

    That Doraemon intro bit hit me in the nostalgia real hard, being the Spanish version and all. And i LOVE the idea of these down on their luck hobbits without plot armor.

    • @Tummy92
      @Tummy92 2 роки тому +1

      What does the song say in the clip? 'Cause I'm italian and I'm hearing "porca la miseria" ?_? which is effin' funny

    • @iarooz2189
      @iarooz2189 2 роки тому +5

      @@Tummy92 It says 'ojalá mis sueños', which means 'I wish my dreams' and then the song would continue and say '...could become reality.' But yeah, It does sound like 'po-orca miseri-a'

    • @noreaelvago4972
      @noreaelvago4972 2 роки тому +5

      @@Tummy92 it says "Ojalá mis sueños..." (it continues "se hicieran realidad). Translation: I wish my dreams... (would come true). I'm so sorry it's not porca la miseria

    • @ryanlybarger2988
      @ryanlybarger2988 2 роки тому +4

      Imagine a Jinx rogue

    • @VicStrange9
      @VicStrange9 Рік тому

      I really did not expect the spanish version at all

  • @walrusfitzberger2065
    @walrusfitzberger2065 Рік тому +24

    I'm sure it's already been said but I adore your use of b-roll from the movie, "Willow". Underrated and forgotten movie and I love seeing any reference to it out in the virtuwilds.

  • @damienhailey118
    @damienhailey118 2 роки тому +63

    I think the better way to do the Kender's light-fingeredness narratively rather than a rule. So when a player goes for an item, the DM can say "[Kender] hands it to you".

    • @rickcarson591
      @rickcarson591 10 місяців тому +2

      Or just have the players do it narratively. Player: "I need [item crucial to core functioning of my character], I kill the kender and take it back from their corpse". DM: "It's a fair cop"
      As a DM my NPCs would just kill kenders on sight. As a player I wouldn't even play at the same table as someone with a kender. I wouldn't try to persuade them to not play a kender, I would just thank everyone else for their time (as I pack up my items) and leave, and never play _anything_ with that person ever again.
      It's like 'that guy' who wants to play the broody edge-lord chaotic neutral who betrays the party "because that's what my character would do" ... only exponentially much worse.

    • @SusCalvin
      @SusCalvin 10 місяців тому

      ​@@rickcarson591 You rolled to see if your kender lost the item. Kender never steal stuff to keep it. It was harder for them to lose magic items but not impossible.

    • @angrytheclown801
      @angrytheclown801 9 місяців тому +8

      I turned it into a feature, saying that once until a long rest a kender can produce an item 1 gp or less value. Then make it clear this is from finding things in various different places and not steal from other players. That also encourages less toxic behavior as I'm already guiding them away from other players. Who doesn't like some good insult humor when they're not the target? Does surprisingly well in avoiding the worst parts of kender.

  • @fumbledoor6154
    @fumbledoor6154 2 роки тому +67

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    • @SpiderDym
      @SpiderDym 2 роки тому +2

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  • @herkles5416
    @herkles5416 2 роки тому +102

    Meanwhile in Eberron, halflings are animists that worship spirits, have tribal masks, and ride dinos. Yes, they get to ride raptors. I really like this. While the more urban/standard dnd halflings are also the type that House Ghallanda and House Jorasco. House Ghallanda handles the hospitality bussiness while House Jorasco handles healing, and both are essentially megacorps. Jorasco gives me vibes of Trauma Team from Cyberpunk. I like these takes on halfling and make them more fun to me anyways.

    • @Xtra_Medium
      @Xtra_Medium 2 роки тому +14

      You forgot the other Halfling power group in Khorvaire: Clan Boromar aka the Halfling Mafia

    • @levithompson478
      @levithompson478 2 роки тому +15

      Yep. Not all versions of halflings are the standard, boring diet-hobbits. Eberron has great halflings. And Dark Sun halflings are great too. They're the original race that predates every other humanoid species on Athas, but magical climate change has forced them to live in jungles. They also practice cannibalism of other species (kind of similar to the Green Pact Bosmer from the Elder Scrolls).

    • @meikahidenori
      @meikahidenori 2 роки тому +3

      I really think some people need to step beyond Forgotten Relams sometimes. Eberron & Darksun halflings are awesome and... wait what's this over in Dragonlance that was FINALLY MADE OFFICIAL after all these years? We now have playable Kender! That's right, our loveable race of wanderlust feeling, adventure seeking accidental theives to thier curiosity who will probably be banned at every table now (I've relyed on the old Kendermore websites home brew for mine for years and it didn't take long for some DMs to ban them even then)

    • @levithompson478
      @levithompson478 2 роки тому +4

      @@meikahidenori I'm not much of a fan of Dragonlance (I think the world's races are generally just worse versions of Middle Earth races, with few exceptions, and the moral of the settings' "balance between evil and good" feels a bit like r/ENLIGHTENEDCENTRISM), but I definitely agree that more people need to check out Eberron and Dark Sun. Eberron's a world building masterpiece where almost everything is nuanced and well-designed, and Dark Sun's messages about fascism, climate change, and xenophobia are even more relevant today than they were when the setting was released.

    • @karkajouautomaton4882
      @karkajouautomaton4882 2 роки тому +4

      Meanwhile, in Athas, halflings are feral cannibal tribes living in the last remaining woodlands.

  • @Beastbrush
    @Beastbrush 2 роки тому +178

    In my dnd I made halflings, Dwarves, goblins & gnomes to be in the same family tree but come from a different culture like: Dwarves are halfling-vikings, goblins are the corrupted-halflings & gnomes are the urban-halflings. So if you meet an dwarf as an halfling they can speak eachother as far away cousins, I think it's very fun for world building.

    • @Part.No.1xbil.Prod.Tp.MXMVIII
      @Part.No.1xbil.Prod.Tp.MXMVIII Рік тому +14

      I've been trying to make the races in my worlds make better sense forever. This actually works so well, thank you for sharing this 'cause I think this is the way I'm going to run things going forward.

    • @Beastbrush
      @Beastbrush Рік тому +3

      Thank you for the feedback that the idea is a good concept, I got many other ideas like this in my own dnd universes that I would like to share but have no idea how to do it, so if there’s someone that can assist me that can expand these ideas I appreciate the feedback cuz I have been making stories like this for a few years now but never had the change to put it in play, for those interested I got an project of an universe with the dnd rules in an sci-fi apocalyptic universe highly inspired from Borderlands 3, Wasteland 3 & tiny bit of Titanfall 2 :)

    • @Part.No.1xbil.Prod.Tp.MXMVIII
      @Part.No.1xbil.Prod.Tp.MXMVIII Рік тому +2

      @@Beastbrush I did a homebrew-heavy campaign set in a wasteland that had fallout vibes with an 80's aesthetic. I might still have some tables for random encounters and stuff lying around, as well as my rules for firearms and vehicles.

    • @ClasticOne
      @ClasticOne Рік тому +5

      I've had a vague idea of making all the races that are just "different sized human" related to giants.

    • @Beastbrush
      @Beastbrush Рік тому +2

      @@ClasticOne I had the same concept but it was more a mutation, in my story there are races who found the last giants resting place in the north where they use the giant blood to mutate themselves, humans become ogres, halflings become dwarves & elves become Firbolg. Those who experiment with the blood will mutate themselves even more becoming big strong dumb monsters like trolls.

  • @krose6451
    @krose6451 Рік тому +134

    "They thought you would go to the castle first and now you guys want to get shots" made me snort. I enjoyed it for more then I should. Thank you so much for the much joy this brought me.

  • @davewilson13
    @davewilson13 2 роки тому +2

    Wow you posted this for free!! That’s awesome, I was just jamming on the video, I had no idea I’d get a gift! Thanks!

  • @freyastuchbery7130
    @freyastuchbery7130 2 роки тому +138

    This video inspired me to re-examine my setting's halfling lore, and I came up with their luck originates from their ancestors, normal cottagecore non-Hobbits, slew a dragon that invaded their homeland and devoured it in a grand feast. Dragon's blood is powerful, and over the millennia that potent power remains as simple good luck.

    • @d4n737
      @d4n737 Рік тому +6

      That's.... cool... So ALL halflings have dragon ancestry?

  • @PhantomKing188
    @PhantomKing188 2 роки тому +50

    I think another interesting way to tackle halflings is to take the idea that “they like living comfortably” and making it “they can make anywhere comfortable”. Perhaps halflings have an aptitude (whether magical or natural) to easily survive and even thrive in even the harshest terrain. For instance, let’s say there is a halfling subrace known as the “Cavehome Halfling”. Maybe they have abilities such as a 10ft blindsight as long as they can hear or smell, resistance to poison and advantage on checks against poison and disease, advantage or bonus on perception checks based on hearing or smell, or even advantage on checks to avoid or escape cave related traps or hazards (such as cave-ins or pockets of poisonous gas). This also could lead to the interesting scenario of a group of adventurers exploring a supposedly dangerous cave system in the Underdark, only to find a relatively quaint halfling village in the middle of it.

  • @aljosanovak3539
    @aljosanovak3539 2 роки тому +48

    I legit got excited when I saw a new Pointy Hat video, keep up the good work you are doing!

  • @marziandhermind
    @marziandhermind Рік тому +30

    kender are just kleptomaniacs with adhd and a chihuahua complex and i love the energy that they've created in the studio today

  • @danielruth996
    @danielruth996 Рік тому +14

    It wasn’t WOTC it was TSR/Gygax Era that they were originally gonna call them Hobbits until Tolkien Family and familiar groups said nah so we have halflings

  • @DavidWright1138
    @DavidWright1138 2 роки тому +35

    How have I never thought of describing Halfling luck as something that happens in game? I always used it mechanically only. Boy, have I been missing out. I loved the example of the halfling alerting the guard, but a cat runs by. Thanks for that.

  • @my_granny
    @my_granny 2 роки тому +71

    I was gonna get offended on behalf of my halfling character, then I remembered that he's actually just a dragonborn who was raised by halflings. 😅

    • @shadiafifi54
      @shadiafifi54 2 роки тому +7

      So basically Point Hat insulted your character's parents?

    • @angrytheclown801
      @angrytheclown801 9 місяців тому +1

      You think that's bad, my orc was adopted as a child by gnome parents and then in short order, the whole village.

  • @sol551
    @sol551 2 роки тому +2

    I'm being more of a fan every time you upload a video. Thank you so much for your work!

  • @jacobburns7742
    @jacobburns7742 Рік тому +14

    Im absolutely in love with your homebrew on Halflings. It has utterly inspired my version of the Lucky Feat for my horror system I am writing. 😊

  • @devonodonnell715
    @devonodonnell715 2 роки тому +34

    I love it when Pointy Hat uploads because I have an excuse for myself to ruin my sleep schedule even more.

  • @cerebeluke
    @cerebeluke 2 роки тому +66

    Having binged ALL your videos in the past two weeks on my way to my job, I can say you are the best RPG channel that there is!
    Your jokes are funny, your opinions are diverse and goddammit you give us new stuff WITH ART every single video! Keep it up Antonio

    • @Jrpyify
      @Jrpyify 2 роки тому +3

      Ah yeah I second this. I haven't played DnD for at least a couple of decades now so I have no idea how this ended up in my feed.
      But the nostalgia, commentary, humor, and ingenuity of this channel keeps me coming back. I liked this one in particular. Very fun.
      Also "halflings are Hobbits with the serial numbers filed off" lmao
      Oh one thing - check out the dwarf/gnome/halfling situation on classic Everquest. They managed to make them be and feel entirely distinct.

  • @arcticdino1650
    @arcticdino1650 2 роки тому +119

    Your Jinx idea is super cool. I personally like the origin of the cosmic balance, although I also like how you left it up to interpretation

    • @dragonboyjgh
      @dragonboyjgh 2 роки тому +1

      There's a whole feat chain for it in pathfinder iirc. This isn't a completely original take

    • @erockandroll39
      @erockandroll39 2 роки тому +4

      I've always wanted to create a system or ability where luck is essentially borrowed.
      A halfling saving their luck for when they need it, may experience several petty instances of unluckiness. While another who abuses their luck, will have to pay it back in the worst possible way. (Potentially with fatal consequences. )

  • @sinistertwister686
    @sinistertwister686 Рік тому +1

    Great content? For free? Its incredible! I totally didnt expect it!

  • @jasonedward3452
    @jasonedward3452 2 роки тому +37

    This is so cool!! Halflings have been my favorite race, and this fits perfectly with my halfling Aberrant Mind Sorcerer. His life is filled with a series of very unfortunate events and I always themed his halfling luck as, like you said, a balance for all the other halflings out there, or the best possible outcome of a completely terrible event. I will be incorporating the Jinx Halfling into my world, and I sent this video to my D&D group for them to check out.

  • @cliffwarden5934
    @cliffwarden5934 2 роки тому +32

    When I read that halflings were extremely cagey about teaching non halflings their language, to the point that I think there are probably more non rogues that know thieves cant than non halflings that know halfling. So I took that and used it to put a secret halfling organization bent on world conquest by various means in my world. Every player I've had play a halfling got a private note basically saying "this is the specific plan your local faction is up to. You can try to further, impede, or ignore those plans, but you cannot reveal it to any other players or NPCs"

  • @autocorrectisdone
    @autocorrectisdone 2 роки тому +49

    Actually you got most of those bad luck superstitions on point, the only one I don’t know of is whistling at night, I’m Australian so I feel like I can say this with confidence

    • @Merilirem
      @Merilirem 2 роки тому +3

      Same but it seems more like a common sense thing. If anything is going to eat you, its going to be because of the whistling.

    • @human-tk2fo
      @human-tk2fo 2 роки тому +2

      It's supposed to attract evil spirits

    • @Theycallmeyoshi1
      @Theycallmeyoshi1 2 роки тому +1

      @@human-tk2fo in this case, 'Evil Spirits' is 'horrible misfortune because you did something dumb'.
      and yeah, whistling at night calls to mind WW1 propaganda about cigarettes and how the third cigarette would kill you because the first catches a sniper's eye, the second lets him home in on you, and the third he squeezes the trigger.
      other than that, whistling at night was probably done by people signalling ne'er do wells or people about to get mugged.
      though I will give you the Black Cat, that was entirely because people thought they were familiars for Witches.
      most of the rest are 'silly thing to do' like walking under a ladder ([censored], I dropped a hammer/paint bucket) or opening an umbrella indoors.
      I think Seven Years bad luck might've had to do with salaries and how expensive mirrors were.

    • @growingsage
      @growingsage 2 роки тому +2

      I was always told by my grandmother that whistling indoors was bad luck.

  • @lilithbachelder4631
    @lilithbachelder4631 2 роки тому +2

    Wow!! I just found your channel a few days ago, and have binge watched every single one of your videos in order. I am so glad that with the latest news you'll be able to continue what you do!! Thank you for everything you make- I have been so inspired by your content. I am dreaming up future PCs while also finally feeling like I have an idea for my first experience DMing. Gracie's backstory made me cry, and your dancing bard made me actually consider making a bard character! What you're doing is ridiculously generous and kind of hard to believe, so, thank you again!

  • @fitz8923
    @fitz8923 Рік тому +75

    A much simpler ability for a Jinx could be:
    Shared Misfortune
    If the Jinx rolls a 1 on an ability check, attack roll, or saving throw, it can force the result of another creature's roll to also result in a 1, so long as the creature is within 30 feet of the Jinx when the roll is made and the affected roll is made within 1 minute of the Jinx's roll. The affected check must be of the same kind the Jinx was attempting.

    • @OPHenguin
      @OPHenguin Рік тому

      I think a fighter might be a bit strong for that class

    • @spectralanomaly1683
      @spectralanomaly1683 Рік тому

      @@OPHenguin ehh dnd is already an unbalanced mess and there are more unbalanced and op stuff in the game RAW

  • @TheFoxfiend
    @TheFoxfiend 2 роки тому +14

    OMG! You worked out the mechanics of this Jinx race?! Who would have guessed you would be so awesome!

  • @disgruntledbob2812
    @disgruntledbob2812 2 роки тому +76

    I had all the problems with halflings you did, and this is EXACTLY what halflings needed. I never even had an inkling that bad luck was the way to take things! But it makes so much sense and adds some very sourly needed flavour, lore and a hint of culture to these milque toast 3rd/4th best short kings

  • @phantomkat42
    @phantomkat42 2 роки тому +11

    Just cause of the twist alone, I wish this had come out two weeks ago! Absolutely love the key art you did for Jinxes too. The cat has me melting ;w;

  • @GhostofJamesMadison
    @GhostofJamesMadison 10 місяців тому +2

    "Hufflepuff coded"
    I am simply amazed not only because that this is a very specific descriptor i never thought to ever be uttered, but also that i instantly knew what it means and at the sheer vividness at which its imagery assulted my mind as hearing it evoked much of the imagry you showed as well.

  • @princesskatarina351
    @princesskatarina351 Рік тому +1

    Love you too, Pointy Hat! Thanks for the Jinx Halfling. I was super surprised when you revealed your wonderful creation to share.

  • @trotskyeraumpicareta4178
    @trotskyeraumpicareta4178 2 роки тому +8

    OMG what a surprise you wrote all we need for playing this subrace!
    Really, it is probably the coolest one you've done yet (and the bar was really high, especially after the tiefling one imo). Thanks for all that and congrats on this amazing channel!

  • @spongie8784
    @spongie8784 2 роки тому +55

    I was so pleasantly surprised when he announced, that he had actually created the Jinxes as a subrace. Who would've thought that?

  • @giggio6971
    @giggio6971 2 роки тому +10

    It's truly beautiful seeing what someone can create with enough passion, even though I probably will never play D&D, it warms my heart. Also, why are u so sassy? I love it. Keep up the awesome content. Love from Brazil

  • @Damianweibler
    @Damianweibler Рік тому +2

    I picture a Jinx adventurer with fifteen different holy symbols, desperately praying to each one in a row for a boulder to fall on the fire drake

  • @captainthorrek262
    @captainthorrek262 2 роки тому +21

    Imagine a party of four halflings, where two are kender, and two are jinxes. That'd be a great game to play in!

  • @scrublord3679
    @scrublord3679 2 роки тому +13

    Good timing. Wotc just announced they're keeping OGL 1.0 and they were wrong. Huge W for the dnd community.

    • @Miraihi
      @Miraihi 2 роки тому +1

      Also the community is going to expect all manners of vile things from them from now on.

  • @cadeparker3959
    @cadeparker3959 2 роки тому +6

    You are Genuinley my favorite dnd creator. Every time I see you posted again, my day ALWAYS gets better. I’m like “I can’t wait to get food and watch your video”! So thank you ❤

  • @armageddon7432
    @armageddon7432 Рік тому +3

    i already fixed them. i made hobbits a kind of satyr-like creature with goat legs, tiny horns, and floppy ears

  • @wasyago
    @wasyago 2 роки тому +3

    it feels like you improved in art a whole lot! jinxs look super cute, sucha great concept!

  • @iB3AST_
    @iB3AST_ 2 роки тому +10

    Ive never really cared to run a halfling before watching this. I am now currently throwing together a character idea just in case my DM allows this. 100000000000% gold 🥇. I love this keep doing what you're doing man. I will continue to watch your vids for DnD inspiration.

  • @ojodeoro1106
    @ojodeoro1106 2 роки тому +6

    the art is getting better and better each time

  • @okayhellohihowyadoin
    @okayhellohihowyadoin 2 роки тому +12

    I think the Jinx looks really cool! I think a really awesome way to take the load off the DM for the Jinx would be to make it the opposite of halfling luck but with a little twist. A d4 subtraction to both the Jinx's next roll and the targeted creature's roll as a reaction. You can also do it without personal penalty a number of times equal to your PB per long rest. ☺️

  • @shawnberry760
    @shawnberry760 Рік тому +4

    This was an amazing video, but the end of the video with the jinx was even better. I know this is gonna sound cheesy, but I actually came up with a character like this and been using him. I did not get the wonderful traits that you had but I had the inverse of the luck feature. I also did not have a cool enough name like jinx. Very well done.

  • @silvereaglestudios
    @silvereaglestudios Рік тому +3

    In my homebrew interpretation that separates Halflings from Gnomes is what separates Humans from Elves.

    • @moraien3278
      @moraien3278 9 місяців тому

      That's my take too. Gnomes are more magical and mystical. And more unpredictable. They have a no risk no fun adittude.

  • @timalice-2833
    @timalice-2833 Рік тому +6

    In older editions the halflings had a special sling that was considered a halfling weapon specifically. They had a special skill for rock throwing, like how Merri and Pippin are always throwing rocks. They even had a special rock that they threw or used in the sling called skiprocks. That will bounce from one enemy to another but only once or twice. They even had a specialized mount, the climb dog. It had bite and claw attacks. It had a climb speed and could climb with the halfling riding it.
    In prior editions Kender were a typed of halfling. All Kender also had almost like a bolero of pockets that they wore. Each pocket was like a tiny bag of holding. They were kleptomaniacs and had a special ability that if you needed something the player could roll a percentage roll, I think it was like 25%, to be able to reach in their pockets and actually pull out the perfect item. They also had no concept of value. They may pass over a bag of hold in exchange for a marble that refracts light into a prism. Because they’re more interesting. I found old editions pretty fun.

    • @SusCalvin
      @SusCalvin 10 місяців тому +2

      Yeah, if your kender had or stole a magic item you rolled to see if they managed to hold on to it. They don't steal stuff to sell or keep it.

    • @timalice-2833
      @timalice-2833 10 місяців тому

      @@SusCalvin I forgot about the magic item thing. They “handle” what they find interesting.

    • @SusCalvin
      @SusCalvin 10 місяців тому

      @@timalice-2833 It's a percentage roll to see if a kender character holds on to an item. Things like obvious value or known magical powers make it more likely. But over time I think a kender would eventually roll and lose it. Then it doesn't matter if you thief-shake your kender upside down.

  • @grumpmaestro5289
    @grumpmaestro5289 2 роки тому +14

    The idea for the Jinx is fantastic. You'll have to be careful when playing one though, because the "flow" will always be a "calamity".

    • @MZNLJ
      @MZNLJ 2 роки тому

      While a jinx's life is unlucky there might be a moment where fate does an "explosive spin" and allows you to "go beyond" the calamities. If you walk the path of justice and resolve, that is.

  • @joshrivet4011
    @joshrivet4011 Рік тому +4

    Fun fact; TSR's first attempt at D&D had Hobbits in it. After a cease and desist from the Tolkien Estate, they made all later iterations into Halflings.

  • @raykendo
    @raykendo 2 роки тому +1

    Amazing content as always. Love the Jinx take on the hobbitses. Reminds me of a thief subclass I was trying to iron out called The Black Cat. It was supposed to codify critical fumble tables, and as you advanced, enemies would crit fail on higher numbers.

  • @taifumoffu5159
    @taifumoffu5159 2 роки тому

    Omg
    You're so nice to have come up with the jinx so I didn't have to
    Never saw that coming!
    Thank you!

  • @Kevinblue035
    @Kevinblue035 2 роки тому +5

    oh the jinx subrace is SUCH a cool idea, i love this! im so surprsied you actually made it for us, for free, wow....
    also one thing i like that a lot of fan artists do, in much the same way that everyone just decided teiflings are purple, is when they give Halflings long floppy ears and a tail that ends in a poof like donkeys, just to make the more visualy distinct from gnomes lol

    • @nowayjosedaniel
      @nowayjosedaniel Рік тому

      Oh wow a financially successful youtuber gave out a D&D subrace for FREEEE!
      Meanwhipe starving game designers release their entire 40 year lore and 30 year game system for free and 3 ppl see it.
      lol like of course he released it for free. Who tf would pay for a single halfling subrace?

    • @Kevinblue035
      @Kevinblue035 Рік тому

      @@nowayjosedaniel 7 months ago

  • @Firegen1
    @Firegen1 2 роки тому +7

    Hufflepuff coded.... short... big eyes
    .. vibes as a religion... too lucky for his own good
    Thanks for confirming my suspicions. One of my oldest friends might just be...

  • @solarstorm5242
    @solarstorm5242 Рік тому +4

    Damn, that’s incredible that you give us something for free! I never expected it!
    In all seriousness, this looks really fun to use. Thank you for this and for the creative take on the halflings. Now I can see the difference between them and gnomes! (Even if dwarves are just superior in every way. If I have to be of pint size, I may as well be able to strike back and bearhug goliaths into submission)

  • @ignasi202
    @ignasi202 Рік тому

    I found you a couple months ago, and your content is really top tier. Congrats!

  • @zornuSPACEtheSPACEme
    @zornuSPACEtheSPACEme Рік тому

    First video I have ever seen by you, gonna binge this channel from here and share with all my gaming groups, this is fantastic content :)

  • @RenoKyrie
    @RenoKyrie 2 роки тому +7

    Gnomes 2.0
    Elves but tiny
    The one Race that had a Convergent Variant people hate in Dragonlance

  • @mwil2495
    @mwil2495 Рік тому +3

    A few subraces not mentioned but still officially 5e:
    Lotusden Halfling from Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount(Critical Role setting book)
    Mark of Healing and Mark of Hospitality Halflings from Eberron.
    All three give you spells and flavor abilities, with the Eberron ones also having additional spell lists for casters.
    Currently playing a Mark of Healing Necromancer. Definitely a fun role play and mechanics character.

  • @jelliejammer172
    @jelliejammer172 2 роки тому +17

    I was wondering if you make a video about twisting the Grung race to make them... better

    • @Squirtally
      @Squirtally 2 роки тому +2

      That would be so fun to see! Those froggy guys deserve more love for sure

  • @poorme1art
    @poorme1art Рік тому +1

    My new favorite woobie FOR FREE?!
    You're the best :D

  • @disaster4550
    @disaster4550 5 місяців тому +1

    *literally describes my entire personality* "you can see how this can get really annoying"

  • @THATGuy5654
    @THATGuy5654 Рік тому +13

    I loved the Kender in Dragonlance. I think I would feel differently, however, if it wasn't clear that they have very short life spans on average simply because they keep getting themselves killed. If they could all luck their way through consequences, I don't think I'd like them as much.

  • @LordJohnako109
    @LordJohnako109 2 роки тому +4

    Idk if you've done a video about it, but you should do a video about Gnomes next. I've been trying to find ways to change Gnomes and Halflings in my campaigns in order to keep both races without so much physical and cultural overlap. And your videos have been helping me with such changes, especially the character sheets you make for us to use.

  • @anxioushalfling8266
    @anxioushalfling8266 2 роки тому +5

    Honestly I love Halflings but it is 100% because I love Hobbits. This subface looks really fun, I hope I can use it sometime in the future. The interactions between Jinxs and other Halflings would be interesting.

  • @HenryIVth
    @HenryIVth Рік тому +1

    I've been genuinely inspired by previous creations but this one made me comment because it is so damn good. An absolutely excellent twist.

  • @garretdavis5723
    @garretdavis5723 2 роки тому

    Great content, watched most of your videos in 2 days, love it, very unique content and point of view. And actually saying what you think even though people won't like it, good for you. Keep it up 👍

  • @5eDM-kal
    @5eDM-kal 2 роки тому +4

    Oh god, oh no, my favourite race is up, sTAY CALM

  • @brainstorm4838
    @brainstorm4838 Рік тому +11

    "Acting childish even as adults"
    "Short attention spans"
    "Can't follow careful plans"
    Damn sounds like my adhd fr

  • @zoushaomenohu
    @zoushaomenohu 2 роки тому +5

    Only quibble I have is that TSR, D&D's original owners, was the one who skirted around the Tolkien Estate with the name change. Wizards of the Coast didn't come into the picture until TSR collapsed and was bought up by them in 1997, which is when 3rd Edition began development. The rest is a great video, as always!

  • @slowturtle_sounds5058
    @slowturtle_sounds5058 Рік тому

    omg thank u for the free documents ! i was so surprised when u introduced somethnig free in ur video AGAIN
    ( for real tho i love ur videos, content and ideas and i find it very inspiring and usefull for the comunity )

  • @starxrox
    @starxrox Рік тому

    Just stumbled onto your channel by luck oddly enough. Can't wait to explore some of your other videos. Really cool stuff man.

  • @alejandroritenourroldan5200
    @alejandroritenourroldan5200 2 роки тому +6

    1-Amo con toda mi alma a los halflings y siempre me encanta el trabajo que haces, o sea que este vídeo me ha encantado ×2
    2-El opening de Doraemon en español el oPENING DE DORAEMON EN ESPAÑOL WOW ES CIERTO QUE ERES DE AQUÍ. Por algún motivo me hace especial ilusión

  • @lordvonsteiner2452
    @lordvonsteiner2452 Рік тому +13

    I CONSTANTLY get gnomes and hobbits mixed up with each other. It's only in pathfinder where I didn't have this issues because that setting leans much more into the fey-side of gnomes with them having weird colourful hair.
    I really like the idea of your jinxes sort of being forced to be optimistic in the face of their cosmic bad luck. I imagine stoic or absurdist philosophies being very popular among them. You might even get collectives of bitter jinxes who cause trouble simply because they envy the other people of the world.

  • @JTheTeach
    @JTheTeach 2 роки тому +8

    5e did really make gnomes and halflings too similar, in older editions they were fairly distinct.

  • @Owl_of_Omens
    @Owl_of_Omens 11 місяців тому

    I listen to your videos on the way to work in the morning and sometimes even on the way home after work and I find myself laughing out loud, at your commentary and jokes the halflings with their serial number scratched off was hilarious!

  • @EricRShelton
    @EricRShelton Рік тому

    This is fantastically inventive! I don't know when/if we'll use this, but I'm definitely keeping this idea in my back pocket!

  • @donatodiniccolodibettobardi842
    @donatodiniccolodibettobardi842 2 роки тому +12

    I'm hurt you didn't mention Athasian halflings. Halflings of Dark Sun are *_very much_* not boring. Although, they'd be just as eager to have you for a dinner.

    • @speakingwithoutnet
      @speakingwithoutnet 2 роки тому +4

      I played an Athasian Halfling in the very last D&D game I played. It was awesome being a violent little cannibal that was sticking with my companions because they were good meatshields.

  • @XieronDraxin
    @XieronDraxin 2 роки тому +5

    For a great example of a character with ingrained bad luck, look up Eizen from Tales of Berseria. He also has permanent bad luck. He always carries around a coin that ALWAYS comes up tails. The party ends up in trouble multiple times through bad luck and he fights only with fists because "oh I cant hold weapons. They always break. The only thing I can rely on is myself"

  • @TheBasketBaller00
    @TheBasketBaller00 2 роки тому +19

    Had to pause to comment. Realizing how I really appreciated reading about Halfings in Pathfinder Golarion lore. They have a history of enslavement that resulted in the sneaky abilities, and more magical luck and such. There’s regional things that add a lot to it! Versus 5e just “hobbits renamed”. Love this video btw!

    • @TheBasketBaller00
      @TheBasketBaller00 2 роки тому +2

      Oh and also forced as spies over the years (leading to accumulating secrets, like the Ben 10 Greymatter species).

    • @veniaminkhil8651
      @veniaminkhil8651 Рік тому +1

      Plus the idea of a mostly halfling un

  • @julioaugusto60
    @julioaugusto60 Рік тому +1

    as a brazilian with a lot of spanish and american influence, i got the bad luck references at the end. Hora de usar um onda de azar num dragão. I'm glad you can still keep giving content, thanks a lot mister floating hat of unimaginable power

  • @friendlyfiddler5727
    @friendlyfiddler5727 2 роки тому

    I´m late but i have to say THANK YOU not only for yet another great video full of wonderful content, but also for saying that halflings and gnomes are too darn similar, people always look at me like I´m crazy when I say it. As a matter of fact, in two of my homebrew settings I took out one or the other while sort of fusing them in some elements, and if it´s more small races with more personality people want, there´s always Goblins!
    Also, love both the art and concept of the Jinx and the possibilities they open, phenomenal work as always Antonio ^ ^

  • @mollymillions6586
    @mollymillions6586 2 роки тому +9

    A friend of mine who works in the industry has said that companies arent confused about how halflings and gnomes should look, they just cant get artists to follow directions

  • @zachall1573
    @zachall1573 2 роки тому +15

    In reguards to gnomes vs halflings, I generally see it like Gnomes are to Halflings what Elves are to Humans. The more inately magical, nature appreciating, weird one.

    • @derricgreene
      @derricgreene Рік тому

      I think that's in the 5e handbook, too

  • @Username1924REAL
    @Username1924REAL 6 місяців тому +3

    Hobbits are actually from British mythology. So he had no right to sue.

    • @acutefailure1
      @acutefailure1 6 місяців тому

      Time now for the Tolkien estate to sue British literary history

    • @Username1924REAL
      @Username1924REAL 6 місяців тому

      @@acutefailure1 real

  • @thecutebearslaboratory111
    @thecutebearslaboratory111 Рік тому

    OMG THANKS FOR MAKING THIS, NEVER THOUGHT YOU WOULD MAKE IT FOR ME

  • @zippity61
    @zippity61 8 місяців тому

    I am shocked at the content in the description. Absolutely shocked!
    This is a very fun twist!

  • @LeBeerCat
    @LeBeerCat 2 роки тому +9

    OMG!!! You made and drew this little guy just for us! He's so sad, just a little guy >.< what a cute surprise. Who could have guessed. THANK YOU!!! (as always I love the art and effort, Thank you!)

  • @cykonetic
    @cykonetic 2 роки тому +4

    It was TSR, not WotC that Tolkein's estate sued ...