Talk:Halfling/@comment-28773064-20160617134013/@comment-3234315-20190110165234

The given values are not "actually too low" – the description matches the values from the game file, and they are what is applied to a halfling.

The article about humans does not list "bonuses", but "traits" – which are the base values. The bonuses for other races are calculated against those. And half-orcs don't have modifications to them. I've found no oversight on the half-elf article, either.

So, please don't confuse "traits" or base values with "bonuses". Also don't confuse racial modifiers with those applied by dexterity.

The only thing you're (semi-)correct with is that since the Enhanced Editions halflings are no more the race with the top total of skill points: they match dwarves and gnomes. But – this wasn't the case in the original games.

Take a look at Thieving Abilities – there are tables that summarize all this.