The PCs are visiting a halfling community. They’re everywhere. And then one of the players wants to talk to one.
No problem, you prepared for that. Then they want to talk to another one. And then another one. You did not prepare three rando halflings. You could punt, and tell Dave not to be a wiseass. But don’t let Dave throw you off your game!
Just roll 4d20 and consult the Quick-Work Halfling table. You’ll make quick work of finding a full name for your background halfling, their non-adventuring job, and some character hook that you can play up—all in the time it takes for your players to get nervous about why you’re rolling d20s behind the screen. You can also just pick something; no one’s watching. Just make it something you like.
After that, your new hallfing can steer the players back toward the action—especially Dave.
Quick-Work Halfling
| d20 | Given Name | Family Name | Job/role | Characteristic |
| 1 | Benry | Humhollow | Tanner | Puts a lot of spice in their cooking |
| 2 | Lucky | Meadows | Barge driver | Styles their foot hair |
| 3 | Corwin | Riverstone | Greeter | Asks for bets on impromptu rock-throwing challenges |
| 4 | Hawken | Tweedle | Miner | Stands on furniture |
| 5 | Ketter | Whitfurrow | Gardener | Has a huge family, talks about them |
| 6 | Foxglove | Brushgather | Councilor | Collects shiny trinkets |
| 7 | Switches | Hollyhock | Servant | Wants to try a bite of everything |
| 8 | Hob | Fiddler | Singer | Walks silently |
| 9 | Gawks | Eiderdown | Potter | Calls humans “doublelings” |
| 10 | Keener | Cacklefoot | Shepherd | Loves to go fishing |
| 11 | Courtney | Hairtoe-Wandsworth | Fortune teller | Impressive whistler |
| 12 | Sandy | Beaksbury | Guard | Good at games of chance, somehow |
| 13 | Nutmeg | Featherbottom | Farmer | Whittles |
| 14 | Hazel | Mugwort | Weaver | Watches every sunrise and sunset |
| 15 | Pebbles | Proudmead | Brewer | Remarkably optimistic |
| 16 | Janny | Fairchild | Cook | Finishes other people’s food |
| 17 | Daisie | Noakes | Butcher | Shares gossip indiscriminately |
| 18 | Franny | Gammidge | Vintner | Likes “old-fashioned” things best |
| 19 | Samsha | Marbelly | Baker | Hates to let things go to waste |
| 20 | Coriander | Backburrow | Tailor | Excellent dancer, loves to show off |
