Not to derail this with an overly serious comment, but I think they did a really good job making the gnome interesting, something you can fight, and something you can't actually kill. Because it would kind of suck if the players murdered the gnome.
Castlevania's Blood/Red Skeletons FTWAlso, Francis is adorable, I love the concept of the minion that just doesn't die (I think it could actually make a credible mechanic for some undead).
A DCS illustration of some squidlike creature with radiating lines all around it.
(As I mentioned, I just happened to skim through my old 1E hardcovers recently . . . .)
Folks, we're deeply bothered by this. D&D is serious business. Making light of it like this just drags down the entire hobby. It's embarrassing, annoying and inappropriate. I think we're going to have to ask people to scale back on "humor".
For shame, WotC. For shame.
Those are consummate V's. I see you wouldn't know majesty if it bit you in the face.![]()
ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRG!!!!
I thought this might have been a flumphless edition.