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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AtomicPope" data-source="post: 4348021" data-attributes="member: 64790">Gnomes have never been a popular PC race.  I've seen more Tieflings or Drow than Gnomes or half-orcs.  I've played D&D for over 20yrs and Gnomes are by far the rarest PC race played.  Since Tieflings became available in 2e they've seen a larger following and I'm OK with that (never played one myself though). There is something that your OP is missing: Gnomes are not exclusively monsters.  Adding Warforged (Eberron), Drow (everyone), or Minotaurs (Dragonlance) allows players to choose from a campaign specific list while providing less support to the less popular races.  Page space is a limited resource.  When the editors are faced with cutting material (as all editors are) they cut the material that is least likely to be used. Gnome rage exists only because it provides more ammunition to H4ters.  Few people play them but everyone complains.  I'm running a 4e campaign now and people said, "so they got rid of gnomes eh?"  Nope.  Open up the MM and they're in the back, you can play one if you like.  "Naw, I'll play a half-elf instead."  What about you?  "Human."  Hmm...</blockquote>