Seriously though, Rename halfling and hill orc
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Halflings and Hill orcs are the only two things that come entirely from Tolkien still in the game. Legally, halfling might be distinct from hobbit but come on, we all know they're hobbits. You're not fooling anyone.
Here are some suggestions for renaming:
For Halflings, I would go with "gnome." There are already gnomes in the game's backstory, so it's pretty weird that no actual gnomes ever appear in the game, just give 'em some earth magic aptitude and call it a day. Alternatively there are a ton of hobbit-esque creatures from folklore, like the Scottish Bauchan, the Welsh Knocker, the Irish Leprechaun, or the Latin American Duende. Finally, maybe just call them goblins, though that might be too similar thematically to kobolds.
Hill Orcs could be renamed Redcaps with absolutely no change. Alternatively, they could complement the Tengu if they were called kappa or oni. Yeah I dunno.
Thoughts?
EDIT: I typed this out as a legitimate suggestion before seeing the deluge of "remove x" posts made in the forum
Here are some suggestions for renaming:
For Halflings, I would go with "gnome." There are already gnomes in the game's backstory, so it's pretty weird that no actual gnomes ever appear in the game, just give 'em some earth magic aptitude and call it a day. Alternatively there are a ton of hobbit-esque creatures from folklore, like the Scottish Bauchan, the Welsh Knocker, the Irish Leprechaun, or the Latin American Duende. Finally, maybe just call them goblins, though that might be too similar thematically to kobolds.
Hill Orcs could be renamed Redcaps with absolutely no change. Alternatively, they could complement the Tengu if they were called kappa or oni. Yeah I dunno.
Thoughts?
EDIT: I typed this out as a legitimate suggestion before seeing the deluge of "remove x" posts made in the forum