Anyone have an alternate Gnome?

[kramis]

I think the core rules gnomes are pretty lame, and the rule abilities don't seem so inline with the idea of gnomish society (why plus to con instead of dex for small nimble creatures, and why all these fighting bonuses when they love jokes and illusions?).

I want to play a gnome illusionist, but by the core rules a halfling would make a better illusionist than a gnome.

So, I was wondering if anyone else had felt similar and bothered to work up an alternate gnome and if so I'd like to see it for some ideas. Thanks.

 

[Crothian]

Give +2 to Int, a -2 to wisdom.

Lose the +1 to attack koblods and goblins. Loose the +4 dodge bonus verse giants.

Grant +2 to spellcraft and knowledge arcana checks instead.

 

[Limper]

Start your gnome out as a cleric, pick the Gnome (frcs) and Illusion (frcs) Domains then become an Illusionist. I believe this makes all you Illusion spells +2 Caster Level, Spell and Greater Spell Focus Illusion, Prodigal Illusionist and you have one wicked gnome illusionist.

Traditionally Gnome had quite the hard on for the destruction of kobolds and goblins. Yet more DnD holy beef.

If you swap the Con bonus for a Dex bonus I think its still rules balanced.

 

[Wolf72]

Dragon magazine (the one about gah-nomez) had two more subraces: River Gnomes and Arcane Gnomes

 

[The Iron Mark]

Arcane Gnomes eh? Hmmmmmm......

 

[Wolf72]

Arcain GaNomez:

+int/-wis, +con/-str

Use Magical thingee to blow up own party ... always a class skill

no speaking with lesser creatures!

those are the changes hope they make sense (if not I'll clean it up for ya)

from Wyvern 291 1/2

 

[Rary the Traitor]

... Prodigal Illusionist ...

Excuse my ignorance but... where does that come from? Is it a prestige class or a feat? What exactly does it do?

 

[Limper]

Officially called Prodigal Caster its from the big book of Faerun. Can only be taken at level one adds +2 to ones attribute for casting purposes only (DCs and bonus spells).

It comes in as many flavors as there are casters.

The whole uber-illusionist works best with a point buy system. If you have an 18 int on your gnome lvl1 illusions witha DC of 20 after greater school focus, if you use Montes book of Eldritch Might, Amulet of the Arcanist will bump that another 2 points for a whopping 22 DC lvl one illusion.

 

[Mordax]

Officially called Prodigal Caster...

*giggles*
Spellcasting Prodigy.

 

[Wolf72]

and if you pick an arcane gnome you can get up to a 20 int