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Column  Design & Development
Title  Halflings
Author  Chris Sims
Book Type  Information: Preview
Genre  Fantasy
Setting  Generic
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Group: halflings
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Article Summary

"Rivers and streams crisscross the world, and upon these waterways, the nomadic halflings quietly do the same. Learn more about the 4th Edition version of this race, whose talents (and charms) run toward sneakiness and craftiness." The new river-rat, Gypsy-analog halflings that combine many features from the kender with the wandering iteration from 3.X.


This article is contained in Dragon #362.

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