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Race · SRD 5.1

Halfling

Age
A halfling reaches adulthood at the age of 20 and generally lives into the middle of his or her second century.
Size
Small
Speed
25
Traits
Brave, Halfling Nimbleness, Lucky
Subraces
Lightfoot Halfling
Alignment
Most halflings are lawful good. As a rule, they are good-hearted and kind, hate to see others in pain, and have no tolerance for oppression. They are also very orderly and traditional, leaning heavily on the support of their community and the comfort of their old ways.
Languages
Common, Halfling

Most halflings are lawful good. As a rule, they are good-hearted and kind, hate to see others in pain, and have no tolerance for oppression. They are also very orderly and traditional, leaning heavily on the support of their community and the comfort of their old ways.

A halfling reaches adulthood at the age of 20 and generally lives into the middle of his or her second century.

Halflings average about 3 feet tall and weigh about 40 pounds. Your size is Small.

You can speak, read, and write Common and Halfling. The Halfling language isn't secret, but halflings are loath to share it with others. They write very little, so they don't have a rich body of literature. Their oral tradition, however, is very strong. Almost all halflings speak Common to converse with the people in whose lands they dwell or through which they are traveling.

Ability Score Increase. DEX +2

Speed. Your base walking speed is 25 feet.

Racial Traits

Lucky

When you roll a 1 on the d20 for an attack roll, ability check, or saving throw, you can reroll the die and must use the new roll.

Brave

You have advantage on saving throw against being frightened.

Halfling Nimbleness

You can move through the space of any creature that is of a size larger than yours.

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This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 (“SRD 5.1”) by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.

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srd-5.1 · Version 1.0.0 · Updated Jul 9, 2026