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<blockquote data-quote="Nifft" data-source="post: 1281994" data-attributes="member: 6562">No such language IMC. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />IMC, Humanoid (Fey) consists of Elves, Halflings and Gnomes -- all &quot;humanoid-ized&quot; forms of True Fey. Elves have Elven (&quot;Low Sylvan&quot;), Gnomes &amp; Halflings can speak Elven and/or Sylvan if they want.As to the speed issue, I'd rather reduce their fly speed to 30 ft. than their land speed to 15 ft. -- that's just too slow, as 3.0e Dwarves discovered. Also, I don't want to force Gnome PCs to take this PrC -- it should be a strong option, but no stronger than any Core Class.I'm not a fan of PHB Gnomes. They've got too much overlap with 3.5e Halflings, esepcially with the Bard vs. Rogue thing. I *do* like the idea of them being &quot;Trixie&quot;, since that's what Gnomes are all about -- stealing underpants, lowering property values, etc. -- so this is what I've done with them IMC. I think I've kept the basic &quot;Gnome-ness&quot;, but made them distinct from Halflings -- and all other races.However, you should feel free to steal them and call them &quot;Fey Gnomes&quot; in your campaign! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />I've had ideas for race-specific PrCs ever since I saw the Arcane Archer &amp; Dwarven Defender, but I do also own MC's AU, and it's been an inspiration. He only grants 3-level Racial PrCs, while I prefer 4-level Racial PrCs. (It seems to me that&nbsp; 4 levels is a natural &quot;block&quot; of experience -- 2 spell levels, Weapon Specialization, Uncanny Dodge, another Rage, etc. -- and the BABs line up better using 4-level blocks.)As to general spellcasting, I don't think it's gonna happen. Gnomes have a Favored Class, and their Racial PrC is gonna reflect that. I'd rather give them an extra point of BAB (3/4 instead of 1/2 -- Bard BAB vs. Fey BAB) than give them better spellcasting.True, this means that Gnome Clerics are unikely to take this PrC -- oh well, not all race/class combos are created equal. I see Bard Spellcasting being good for many non-primary-casters (Rogue, Ranger, Paladin, Fighter) and of course for Bards.&nbsp;-- N</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nifft, post: 1281994, member: 6562"] No such language IMC. :) IMC, Humanoid (Fey) consists of Elves, Halflings and Gnomes -- all "humanoid-ized" forms of True Fey. Elves have Elven ("Low Sylvan"), Gnomes & Halflings can speak Elven and/or Sylvan if they want. As to the speed issue, I'd rather reduce their fly speed to 30 ft. than their land speed to 15 ft. -- that's just too slow, as 3.0e Dwarves discovered. Also, I don't want to [i]force[/i] Gnome PCs to take this PrC -- it should be a strong option, but no stronger than any Core Class. I'm not a fan of PHB Gnomes. They've got too much overlap with 3.5e Halflings, esepcially with the Bard vs. Rogue thing. I *do* like the idea of them being "Trixie", since that's what Gnomes are all about -- stealing underpants, lowering property values, etc. -- so this is what I've done with them IMC. I think I've kept the basic "Gnome-ness", but made them distinct from Halflings -- and all other races. However, you should feel free to steal them and call them "Fey Gnomes" in your campaign! :) I've had ideas for race-specific PrCs ever since I saw the Arcane Archer & Dwarven Defender, but I do also own MC's AU, and it's been an inspiration. He only grants 3-level Racial PrCs, while I prefer 4-level Racial PrCs. (It seems to me that 4 levels is a natural "block" of experience -- 2 spell levels, Weapon Specialization, Uncanny Dodge, another Rage, etc. -- and the BABs line up better using 4-level blocks.) As to general spellcasting, I don't think it's gonna happen. Gnomes have a Favored Class, and their Racial PrC is gonna reflect that. I'd rather give them an extra point of BAB (3/4 instead of 1/2 -- Bard BAB vs. Fey BAB) than give them better spellcasting. True, this means that Gnome Clerics are unikely to take this PrC -- oh well, not all race/class combos are created equal. I see Bard Spellcasting being good for many non-primary-casters (Rogue, Ranger, Paladin, Fighter) and of course for Bards. -- N [/QUOTE]

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