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<blockquote data-quote="Richards" data-source="post: 9312029" data-attributes="member: 508"><p>In my current 3.5 campaign, all dragons have the ability to assume a humanoid form - one specific form that they choose when they come of age, and then are "locked into" that particular form when they change shape. Also in that campaign, gnomes are very scarce, but that's because there aren't really any surface gnomes left - they were all wiped out by a plague centuries ago. Of course, this isn't common knowledge in the game world, so my players had several encounters with dragons before they knew they were doing so.</p><p></p><p>So, the PCs, when they learned about this plague that had wiped out all surface gnomes, were wondering about the handful of gnomes they'd encountered thus far - a lone gnome here and there, but mostly the Gnomish Consortium, a group of ten gnomes who run an extradimensional Hidden Market where they can match you up with pretty much whatever magic item you're looking for - if the price is right. When the PCs learned all ten members of the Gnomish Consortium were really dragons, everything started to make sense: they were "fetching" the items from allied dragon hoards, as the dragons would much rather bask in more coins and gems than with oddball magic items in their hoards. It also explained why they were willing to find items of a specific type but wouldn't upgrade existing items; theirs was a strict "barter what already exists" situation.</p><p></p><p>The Gnomish Consortium consists of one dragon of each of the five metallic and five chromatic dragons, and each uses a typically outlandish gnomish name for their alter egos; it's their way of honoring the race to whom they originally taught magic (and who in turn taught the other races). The PCs' main point of contact for the Gnomish Consortium goes by the name "Wangle Turdblossom" when in gnome form.</p><p></p><p>Johnathan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Richards, post: 9312029, member: 508"] In my current 3.5 campaign, all dragons have the ability to assume a humanoid form - one specific form that they choose when they come of age, and then are "locked into" that particular form when they change shape. Also in that campaign, gnomes are very scarce, but that's because there aren't really any surface gnomes left - they were all wiped out by a plague centuries ago. Of course, this isn't common knowledge in the game world, so my players had several encounters with dragons before they knew they were doing so. So, the PCs, when they learned about this plague that had wiped out all surface gnomes, were wondering about the handful of gnomes they'd encountered thus far - a lone gnome here and there, but mostly the Gnomish Consortium, a group of ten gnomes who run an extradimensional Hidden Market where they can match you up with pretty much whatever magic item you're looking for - if the price is right. When the PCs learned all ten members of the Gnomish Consortium were really dragons, everything started to make sense: they were "fetching" the items from allied dragon hoards, as the dragons would much rather bask in more coins and gems than with oddball magic items in their hoards. It also explained why they were willing to find items of a specific type but wouldn't upgrade existing items; theirs was a strict "barter what already exists" situation. The Gnomish Consortium consists of one dragon of each of the five metallic and five chromatic dragons, and each uses a typically outlandish gnomish name for their alter egos; it's their way of honoring the race to whom they originally taught magic (and who in turn taught the other races). The PCs' main point of contact for the Gnomish Consortium goes by the name "Wangle Turdblossom" when in gnome form. Johnathan [/QUOTE]
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