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Halfling Chiefs

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#1
turlough
Feb 22, 2007 8:50:31 Greetings!

So, I am reading the original boxed set again, and I get to the point of Halfling gatherings at the chief's homes in the ruins. It says that part of the reason they meet is because this is when the chief gives the halfling rangers their powers.

Really?

Is that a left over from the life shapers? Or was this the Wanderer misinterpreting something?

Just curious if anyone has done anything with it.

Thanks!

Have a good one! Take care!

turlough
#2
kalthandrix
Feb 22, 2007 9:32:34 All halflings should be Cleansed!

Their very presence befowls the air that I breathe and the fact that they walk the earth of my world is an insult of the highest order that I plan on fixing soon!
#3
brun01
Feb 22, 2007 10:16:11
So, I am reading the original boxed set again, and I get to the point of Halfling gatherings at the chief's homes in the ruins. It says that part of the reason they meet is because this is when the chief gives the halfling rangers their powers.

Really?

Is that a left over from the life shapers? Or was this the Wanderer misinterpreting something?

Life-shaping has nothing to do with magic or psionics. It has probably something to do with lesser spirits of the land or the imbue with spell ability spell.
#4
cnahumck
Feb 22, 2007 12:30:42 maybe what we need is an epic PrC for halfling chiefs. That could be interesting.

Just don't let Kal do it, cause they would all die at the end of the class
#5
turlough
Feb 22, 2007 13:32:38 Oh, I don't need a PrC. I guess it was one of those things that really struck me, that really stood out as I was reading it.

I mean, is it on the level of the SKs? Or just a minor thing?

Perhaps it isn't really needed but the chiefs don't say that to maintain some control.

There is obviously lots that can be done with it. I was asking here to see if it was a throw away statement that they put in for flavor, or if it was something developed later.

Thanks!

Have a good one! Take care!

turlough
#6
ruhl-than_sage
Feb 26, 2007 15:32:02 If the halfling chiefs have a deep abiding connection with the SoL (and they do), then they could act as the emissary for the SoL preforming rituals to initiate lesser followers into the mysteries (so to speak). I don't think that the text is implying that the cheifs are the source of the Rangers power, but that they preform a ritual asking the SoL to grant the Ranger his power and thusly grant it in a formal ritualized sense. It just like in primitive cultures where there are rights of acension, you might undergo a ritual under the supervision of the shaman whereby you are declared a man, but that doesn't mean you wouldn't grow up and become a man if he didn't preform the ritual (even though the tribe may look at it a little differently).

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#1 turlough Feb 22, 2007 8:50:31	Greetings! So, I am reading the original boxed set again, and I get to the point of Halfling gatherings at the chief's homes in the ruins. It says that part of the reason they meet is because this is when the chief gives the halfling rangers their powers. Really? Is that a left over from the life shapers? Or was this the Wanderer misinterpreting something? Just curious if anyone has done anything with it. Thanks! Have a good one! Take care! turlough
#2 kalthandrix Feb 22, 2007 9:32:34	All halflings should be Cleansed! Their very presence befowls the air that I breathe and the fact that they walk the earth of my world is an insult of the highest order that I plan on fixing soon!
#3 brun01 Feb 22, 2007 10:16:11	So, I am reading the original boxed set again, and I get to the point of Halfling gatherings at the chief's homes in the ruins. It says that part of the reason they meet is because this is when the chief gives the halfling rangers their powers. Really? Is that a left over from the life shapers? Or was this the Wanderer misinterpreting something? Life-shaping has nothing to do with magic or psionics. It has probably something to do with lesser spirits of the land or the imbue with spell ability spell.
#4 cnahumck Feb 22, 2007 12:30:42	maybe what we need is an epic PrC for halfling chiefs. That could be interesting. Just don't let Kal do it, cause they would all die at the end of the class
#5 turlough Feb 22, 2007 13:32:38	Oh, I don't need a PrC. I guess it was one of those things that really struck me, that really stood out as I was reading it. I mean, is it on the level of the SKs? Or just a minor thing? Perhaps it isn't really needed but the chiefs don't say that to maintain some control. There is obviously lots that can be done with it. I was asking here to see if it was a throw away statement that they put in for flavor, or if it was something developed later. Thanks! Have a good one! Take care! turlough
#6 ruhl-than_sage Feb 26, 2007 15:32:02	If the halfling chiefs have a deep abiding connection with the SoL (and they do), then they could act as the emissary for the SoL preforming rituals to initiate lesser followers into the mysteries (so to speak). I don't think that the text is implying that the cheifs are the source of the Rangers power, but that they preform a ritual asking the SoL to grant the Ranger his power and thusly grant it in a formal ritualized sense. It just like in primitive cultures where there are rights of acension, you might undergo a ritual under the supervision of the shaman whereby you are declared a man, but that doesn't mean you wouldn't grow up and become a man if he didn't preform the ritual (even though the tribe may look at it a little differently).