I can respect John’s strong opinions. I may not agree with them all the time, but such is the nature of the universe. I actually am curious to see how he might redefine the other races.

The Haffun are cool because Wick reinvents the halflings as mysterious servants. Everyone needs a haffun around the house; this gives them powers of stealth, gifting, and more of an alignment with the way that halflings are often played in practice, rather than the idealized Hobbits of AD&D. A rationale to be so shifty, and another axis for roleplaying supported by mechanics.

First, saying the halfen (sp?) are cool is good and what not, but what is it about them that makes them cool? Before I buy the mag, I’d like to know a bit about the content. Just a summary version would be great.

And as a Dragonlance fan, it seems obvious to me that John doesn’t get kender. They aren’t kleptomaniacs so much as they are extremely curious. They’re the “children of the world.” But alas, most people give kender a bad rap when it’s the players who abuse the race who should have the bad rap.

Trampas Whiteman
“Dragonhelm”
Dragonlance Nexus