Halfling

Kithkin to Halflings?

Hi Mark,So will Kithkin become Halflings?

There are no current plans to do that.

Halfling Kithkin

Praise for Frodo Design

I know it came out last year, but could you high five the designer of the uncommon Frodo Baggins card? It's been by far my favorite Brawl commander since it came out and is a huge flavor homerun. It's very satisfying on many levels to beat a board of huge overbearing creatures with the little halfling.

Will do.

Brawl Brawl Commander Creatures Flavor Frodo Baggins Halfling Halfling High Fives Uncommons

Kithkin to Halflings?

Hi Mark,Is there a chance that Kithkin get erratrd to Halflings?

There’s always a chance, but I wouldn’t say it’s a particularly big chance.

Halfling Kithkin

Kithkin Versus Halfling

Why do we have to choose between kithkin and halfling? Why not kithkin halfing? People like additive stuff. You do not need to subtract

It would be hard to have Kithkin with class creature types, especially if they’re legendary.

Creatures Halfling Kithkin

Kithkin Halfling Debate

I would like to reach to your followers from a while ago who opposed errata'ing Kithkin as Halflings, and I think I'd have better reach through you, I hope that's ok. I want to bring up the idea that just like Ixalan or Kamigawa goblins aren't the same as in other planes (and even in Kamigawa, the Akki have their own unique tribe name), Lorwyn "halflings" can keep their unique lore identity as Kithkins, while sharing the mechanical identity, and thus gaining better tribe support. Everybody wins?

I’ll do a poll.

Goblin Halfling Ixalan Kithkin Lorwyn Planes Story / Lore

UB Creature Types

About UB and creature types: Is it up to the licensor whether new creature types are needed? For example, Warhammer got Astartes instead of Human, but LotR got Halfling instead of Hobbit.

It’s up to us. I think we’re finding our feet on where to be generic versus specific. I think we’re learning that generic is better when it can tie into existing mechanical themes.

Astartes Colorless Creatures Halfling Human

White's Typal Dominance

Why does white tend to be the 'Typal colour' in nearly every set? We've had Citizens, Spirits, Humans, Halflings, Soldiers, Knights and Pyrexians in the last few years?

Thematically, white is the most about groups working together, and it most often has go-wide themes in limited.

Citizen Halfling Human Kindred / Typal Knight Limited Soldier Spirit White

Kithkins as Halflings

Would you ever consider Errating kithkins to be halflings?

Would people like that?

Halfling Kithkin

Kithkin to Halflings?

Has there been any discussion on making kithkin into halflings? (Similar to the hound/dog change?)

I assume when we go to a world with Kithkin, we’ll have that conversation.

Dog Halfling Kithkin

Hobbits as Halflings

Why are hobbits halflings instead of hobbits?

The books do use the word “halfling” to describe hobbits, and it allowed us to mechanically link them up to other existing cards.

Halfling

Kithkin and Halfling Creature Types

I would like to support the kithkin creature type cause halflings feel like dnd to me not like magic.

Thoughts? Should Kithkin be Halflings in creature type?

Creatures Dungeons & Dragons Halfling Kithkin

Halflings Versus Kithkin

Can I voice an opinion in favor of halflings over kithkin?

In that you’d rather we have Halflings over Kithkin or make Kithkin the Halfling creature type?

Creatures Halfling Halfling Kithkin

Potential White’s Characteristic Race

Why cant we have kithkin/halflings as white’s charastic race

Thus far, they just haven’t been super popular.

Halfling Kithkin

Kithkin and Azra Support

If Magic had a history of tribal support for kithkin and azra like it does for goblins, do you think you might have gone the other way on using halfling and tiefling for AFR?

It would have been a factor to consider. I’m skeptical we would though. Using D&D terms in the D&D set has a lot of upside.

Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Azra Goblin Halfling Halfling Kindred / Typal Kithkin Tiefling

Creatures in Conventional Expansions

Can I get an In/When on the following creatures from AFR showing up in a conventional Magic expansion: gnolls, humanoid dragons (with the dragon subtype), gnomes (non-artifact), halflings.

The D&D specific things aren’t going to show up in non-D&D Magic sets. Things like Bard and Ranger should show up though. Non-artifact Gnomes already exist - Quarum Trench Gnomes from Legends, but I could see a new world with them.

Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Bard Creatures Dragon Gnoll Gnome Halfling Legendary Creatures Quarum Trench Gnomes Ranger Subtype

Halfling versus Kithkin

was there any internal debate on using Kithkin in AFR, or was Halfling being introduced always the plan?

Kithkin aren’t a D&D thing, so we had no intention of having them appear in the D&D set.

Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Halfling Halfling Kithkin

Absence of Halflings in AFR

Why no halflings in afr?

Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Blogatog / Tumblr Halfling

Halflings and Tieflings in Sets

Now that we have actual Halflings and Tieflings in magic, is there going to be a creature type update to make the Kithkin and the Azra (who are halflings and tieflings, respectively), officially halflings and tieflings?

D&D unique creature types will stay in D&D flavored sets.

Azra Creatures Halfling Kithkin Tiefling

AFR Typelines Appreciation

One of my favorite things about AFR so far is the typelines. We've got half-elves, tieflings, halflings, non-artifact gnomes, humanoid dragons, and others doing things they don't usually do like a mono-U Orc Rogue. Really helps make it feel distinctly D&D flavored while still not seeming out of place in MTG.

Flavor bends far easier than mechanics.

Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Appreciation Dragon Dungeons & Dragons Flavor Gnome Halfling Mechanics Orc Rogue Tiefling

Halfling and Kithkin Types

What does "halfling" becoming a supported creature type mean for Kithkin? Will we be seeing a creature type update for kithkin, or will they be separate creature types?

Creature types being in AFR, doesn’t necessarily mean they’re being added to larger Magic.

Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Creatures Halfling Halfling Kithkin