Advanced Dungeons & Dragons AD&D 2e Player Character Race: Halflings

Halflings

Name

Halflings

Racial_ability_requirements

• Strength: 7 - 18**
• Dexterity: 7 - 18
• Constitution: 10 - 18
• Intelligence: 6 - 18
• Wisdom: 3 - 17
• Charisma: 3 - 18

** Halfling fighters do not gain exceptional strength

Racial_ability_adjustments

• +1 Dexterity
• -1 Strength

Languages

• Common
• Dwarf
• Elf
• Gnome
• Goblin
• Halfling
• Orc

Allowed_classes_and_level_limits

• Cleric: 8
• Fighter: 9
• Thief: 15

Allowed_multiclass_combinations

• Fighter / Thief

Special_abilities

• +1 to Poison Saves for every 3.5 points in Constitution (rounded down)
• +1 to Saves against Wands, Staves, Rods and Spells for every 3.5 points in Constitution (rounded down)
• +1 to attack rolls with thrown weapons and slings
• If not wearing metal armor and alone or in a group of elves and other halflings not wearing metal armor, -4 to opponents' surprise rolls (-2 if a door or screen must be opened)
• 15% chance to have Infravision up to 60 feet; if that fails, 25% chance to have infravision to 30 feet
• If the character has infravision, 3-4 chance to determine whether a passage slopes upward or downward
• If the character has infravision, 3-6 chance to determine direction

Tags

Player's Handbook

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