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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Robert Ranting" data-source="post: 3913525" data-attributes="member: 28906">I played a gnome druid in a 3.0 one-shot who then migrated over to a new campaign (different DM, different group) which lasted for about a year.  He was a child-like and whimsical character, a sort of combination Mowgli and Peter Pan, and he fancied himself a Knight in the service of Ehlonna. He was incredibly fun to roleplay, and he remains one of my favorite characters.In a subsequent campaign, we had a Chaotic Evil gnome sorceror named Unborn.  My girlfriend was in that game as well, (which is how I got to know her in the first place) and we both still tell stories about that little freak to other gamers when we get the chance.My only truely negative experience with gnomes came from a Ravenloft campaign in which one of the PCs decided to play a Gnome sorceror with an unintelligible snooty french accent.  The vocal antics aside, he was even worse than the CE Gnome from the previous campaign when it came to throwing area of effect spells into the midst of the party.Overall, Gnomes have been a pretty significant part of my experience of D&D.  The one race that has not played any significant role in my games has been halflings. I have only ever once played in one-shot game with a halfling PC, and I found the character annoying.  All of the NPC Halflings in the modules I have run or played in have been one-note con artists who can't be trusted.  Gypsies, tramps, and thieves who my players always assume are guilty until proven innocent...but which turn out to be guilty anyway.  Gnomes at least have the toughness of Dwarves and the magic of Elves...what do halflings have?  They are sneaky, and their bonuses to saves (especially the one against fear) means they're often foolhardy and think they can get away with anything.  Whether dastardly little thieves or fat and unadventurous farmers, Halflings do not have a place in my adventuring parties as they have been written.Robert "Of Course, I Am Probably A Statistical Outlier" Ranting</blockquote>

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