Please help! GNOMES

[NothingDM]

I am running my first session in a homebrew world I came up with. I originally had planned to leave the gnomes alone but a player described his gnome character. Long story short.... Space Gnomes! Now I need to change out the Forest Gnomes ability to speak to animals. Please help

 

[Satyrn]

I am running my first session in a homebrew world I came up with. I originally had planned to leave the gnomes alone but a player described his gnome character. Long story short.... Space Gnomes! Now I need to change out the Forest Gnomes ability to speak to animals. Please help

As a big fan of forest gnomes, I'm comfortable saying that their ability to speak with animals is simply a fun flavorful feature that can be dropped without balance issues of any sort.

So come up something fun and useless that feels like "space gnomes" and you'll be good. Let him speak Wookie, maybe.

 

[NothingDM]

Thanks Satyrn. I was thinking maybe the use of a cantrip instead.

 

[Satyrn]

That would work just fine. I'd say prestidigitation is probably the most gnomish of them all. Well, druidcraft would be if you weren't going for space gnome.

 

[Jester David]

Let them speak to cats instead, and have each gnome spaceship have a pet cat. Like a familiar.
And when they cat speak, their pupils change.

 

[Satyrn]

Let them speak to cats instead, and have each gnome spaceship have a pet cat. Like a familiar.
And when they cat speak, their pupils change.

Sabrigna the Teenage Space Gnome

 

[Sword of Spirit]

In case you are interested, there already are space gnomes in D&D canon. They are Krynn's Tinker Gnomes, which are represented in 5e by Rock Gnomes.

 

[Sadras]

In case you are interested, there already are space gnomes in D&D canon. They are Krynn's Tinker Gnomes, which are represented in 5e by Rock Gnomes.

Ah yes, they travelled to Lunitari with Kitiara and Sturm.

 

[NothingDM]

I'm leaving Tinker gnomes alone because they fit what I need. I was thinking of giving them Dancing Lights instead.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Druidcraft. Gnome ships and stations have rad gardens, and even personal compartments tend to have a few plants.