Making A Halfling Guide

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Hey, all of you applicants out there! I'm Bolo aka the Elder of Lenfarthing (one of three) and I'm here to help you guys get started or even convince you to start making a Halfling!

 

Why you should make a Halfling?

Why should you make a Halfling is the question. Halflings are fun, close knit, and an overall joyful community filled with all sort of people. Here are some reasons why YOU should make a Halfling

1. Halflings are fun, and less restrictive than other races.
2. We're a small community that has a lot of helpful players that can get you started.
3. Halflings have little to no fights (except for the occasional bad egg).
4. We have lots of festivals and player made events.
5. The Halfling community is welcoming and inviting both ic and ooc.
6. If you like farming and overall lazy, laid back rp. Halfling rp is for you.
7. We're based off of the LoTR Hobbits
8. We have friends with mages and other people, plus we have little to no conflict.
9. Sometimes we like to go on silly, fun adventures.
10. We whack things with shovels.

Who are the Elders of Lenfarthing? How can I get started on a Halfling?

Have no fear, the Halfling community is very small and very open to new players. Getting down to basics, a Halfling (sometimes referred to as Hobbit) is a small, humanoid creature. They love nothing more than drinking ale, telling stories, and farming. Halflings are very dexterous, making good use with their hands. A Halfling will never steal, or kill another unless given no other choice.

 

The Elders as of now (10/6/13) are Milo, Bolo, and Aris (Matt011011, Dr_Dovahkiin, and TMdeath) and run Lenfarthing day to day. Many times players create events and on normal days we usually go on whacky or boring adventures around Lenfarthing. Of course, we always settle in the tavern for fun and jokes most of the time

Creating a Halfling is as easy as 123. 1, get a skin made. We have several Halflings who would be happy to help you get started on a skin. Send a message to gorgo_empire matt011011 or Valon. Then come up with a name. A simple name is sufficient and I recommend this name generator to get started http://www.chriswetherell.com/hobbit/, and you can edit the name to your liking. The final step is to find and start rp'ing in Lenfarthing. Ask to join a family, many of us have a spot open for a distant cousin or brother.

 

Speaking like a Halfling is fairly easy and most get the hang of it within a few hours of rp'ing. A guide by cmack1028 should explain the basics http://www.lordofthecraft.net/forum/index.php?/topic/94775-halfling-accent-guide/. A basic rundown would tell you to use:

• me over I
• Halflings don't pronounce h very well making words like he become 'e
• Halflings don't pronounce t very well making words like that become tha'
• Some prefer to change er in words to eh or ah

 

Halfling culture is not hard and just reading the LoTR books puts you ahead. A guide by our very own Petyr http://www.lordofthecraft.net/wiki/index.php?title=A_History_Of_Halflings will give a more advanced overview of the Halfling culture and how we work.

 

A few more useful links that are also pinned on the Halfling rp section:

http://www.lordofthecraft.net/forum/index.php?/topic/37736-petyrs-guide-to-playing-a-halfling/

http://www.lordofthecraft.net/forum/index.php?/topic/82463-the-village-of-lenfarthing/

http://www.lordofthecraft.net/forum/index.php?/topic/94744-new-halfling-laws-guidelines/

http://www.lordofthecraft.net/forum/index.php?/topic/94748-the-new-halfling-qa/

http://www.lordofthecraft.net/forum/index.php?/topic/70958-on-building-and-burrowing/

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