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<blockquote data-quote="Cadence" data-source="post: 6245634" data-attributes="member: 6701124"><p>First Gnome (of two) that I ever played filled the niche of being a vaguely effective missile weapon when hurled by the drow with gauntlets of ogre power (the gnome-flinger maneuver). That was over 25 years ago and I remember nothing else about him except that it wasn't an underdark game.</p><p></p><p>Second started in an underdark game. He filled the niche of sneaky illusionist who could put up really inflammatory anti-drow graffiti. He also created a flaming-shadow-magic armor spell (he had a whole series of increasingly improved spells planned - Mapple's Mighty something or other armor spells). I remember that he almost wanted to switch over to something like a paladin -- but he became profoundly disappointed in that campaign world's divine-cosmology, even though (iirc) it got him resurrected once. That one was almost 20 years ago, and so not many other details there either.</p><p></p><p>I suppose the halfling could fill the role of flingee, but the drow might find them even more distasteful to touch than the gnome. The gnome seems to be pretty good for sneaky illusionist in ways that the halfling and dwarf wouldn't.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cadence, post: 6245634, member: 6701124"] First Gnome (of two) that I ever played filled the niche of being a vaguely effective missile weapon when hurled by the drow with gauntlets of ogre power (the gnome-flinger maneuver). That was over 25 years ago and I remember nothing else about him except that it wasn't an underdark game. Second started in an underdark game. He filled the niche of sneaky illusionist who could put up really inflammatory anti-drow graffiti. He also created a flaming-shadow-magic armor spell (he had a whole series of increasingly improved spells planned - Mapple's Mighty something or other armor spells). I remember that he almost wanted to switch over to something like a paladin -- but he became profoundly disappointed in that campaign world's divine-cosmology, even though (iirc) it got him resurrected once. That one was almost 20 years ago, and so not many other details there either. I suppose the halfling could fill the role of flingee, but the drow might find them even more distasteful to touch than the gnome. The gnome seems to be pretty good for sneaky illusionist in ways that the halfling and dwarf wouldn't. [/QUOTE]
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