A half dwarf and a Half Elf walk into a bar...

[sir_pudding]

Originally Posted by malloyd

Surely to get a quarterling you'd need two halfling parents.

Ah I see the logic there. Halflings must therefore reproduce asexually or they would quickly diminish to infinitesimals.

[Stormcrow]

Originally Posted by malloyd

Surely to get a quarterling you'd need two halfling parents.

Or maybe a halfling is the result of a mating of two quarterlings. Is your universe additive or multiplicative?

[Anaraxes]

A similar thread from about a month ago covered some of the same ground (before heading into a deep dive on Tolkien's specific half-elves).

[jackcelso]

First time i hear about HALF DWARFS!!!

[mburr0003]

Originally Posted by jackcelso

First time i hear about HALF DWARFS!!!

No such things. We call them gnomes...

[tbone]

Originally Posted by Stormcrow

Or maybe a halfling is the result of a mating of two quarterlings. Is your universe additive or multiplicative?

GURPS Wrong Genetics 1e: "Height mods work like any other enhancement or limitation, e.g., a halfling has a -50% height limitation. A character receives half of each parent's height mod, e.g., a halfling parent contributes a -25% height limitation. Combined height limitations may not exceed -80%. GMs may also use an optional CF-based approach (see p. 633)."

[Anders]

Two tall people will usually have less tall offspring. This is known as Regression towards the Mean. So I would expect to Halflings to have something closer to a three-quarterling and not a quarterling. Assuming that Halflings are Men, and we know they are because they share the Gift of Men.

[Stormcrow]

As we all know, each successive generation gains a side, and thus is higher in social status than their ancestors.

[David Johnston2]

Originally Posted by hal

A half Dwarf male and a Half Elf female walk into a bar. The get drunk. Mother nature with her bag of tricks, gives them both the Morning after surprise they didn't see coming.

What will the end result of that special night be?

I've never seen a half-dwarf template and I've seen two half-elf templates so that complicates matters. What it might look like is a shorter than average human, with a longer than average lifespan, goes bald early but has a very dark blue beard. Might or might not have magic aptitude. There are a lot of other options of course.

[Anders]

I made a template for Athasian half-dwarfs, or "muls".

50 points
Basic Attributes: ST +1 [10]; HT +3 [30].
Secondary Characteristics: Basic Speed +0.25 [5]; Size Modifier 0 [0].
Advantages: Very Fit [15].
Disadvantages: Selfish (12) [-5]; Social Stigma (Second-Hand Citizen) [-5].
Features: Sterile