The Complete Book of Gnomes & Halflings

Stout halfling

A subrace of the Halfling. Every value below is this subrace's own, resolved — marked where it is the Halfling's unchanged.

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At a glance

Ability adjustmentsSTR -1own
Infravision60 ftown
Movement6as Halfling
Languagescommon, halfling, dwarf, elf, gnome, goblin, orc, any dwarven tongueown

Requirements

Ability rangeSTR 7-18, DEX 7-18, CON 10-18, INT 6-18, WIS 3-17, CHA 3-18
Subrace rangeSTR 5-17, DEX 8-19, CON 10-19, INT 6-18, WIS 3-18, CHA 5-18A score outside this range warns; the choice still stands, and your DM decides.

Abilities

DetectionDetect sloping passage 75% (1–3 on d4) (Stout lineage, concentrating); Determine direction underground 50% (1–3 on d6) (Stout lineage, concentrating)as Halfling
Con save vs poisonby Constitution (Table 9)as Halfling

Class access

ClassesFighter, Cleric, Thief, Ninjaas Halfling
MulticlassFighter/Thiefas Halfling
Level limitsNot yet available in this app — the limits table is in the Dungeon Master's Guide. Ask your DM.

Kits

FighterAmazon, Barbarian, Beast-Rider, Berserker, Cavalier, Gladiator, Myrmidon, Noble Warrior, Peasant Hero, Pirate/Outlaw, Samurai, Savage, Swashbuckler, Wilderness Warrior, Archer, Forestwalker, Homesteader, Mercenary, Sheriff, Squire, Tunnelrat, Cartographer, Trader, Traveler
ClericAmazon Priestess, Barbarian/Berserker Priest, Fighting-Monk, Nobleman Priest, Outlaw Priest, Pacifist Priest, Peasant Priest, Prophet Priest, Savage Priest, Scholar Priest, Healer, Leaftender, Shinobi Priest
ThiefAcrobat, Adventurer, Assassin, Bandit, Beggar, Bounty Hunter, Buccaneer, Burglar, Cutpurse, Fence, Investigator, Scout, Smuggler, Spy, Swashbuckler, Swindler, Thug, Troubleshooter, Bandit, Bilker, Burglar, Smuggler, Urchin, Cartographer, Trader, Traveler
NinjaStealer-In, Intruder, Consort, Lone Wolf
Not yet availableOracle (PHBR9)

Notes

  • Halfling fighters do not roll for exceptional .
  • Three subtypes: Hairfeet, Tallfellow, Stout — any acceptable for .
  • is lineage-rolled at creation.
  • Not-in-metal-armor penalty mirrors elves.
  • Stout halfling (PHBR9).
  • 60 ft is stated outright rather than rolled: the PHB halfling row leaves it to a lineage roll, and the Stout is the lineage that roll is asking about.
  • The Stout-lineage detections the PHB row already carries — sloping passage 75%, direction underground 50% — are this 's, unchanged.