How do you like your gnomes best?

[Gilladian]

I got rid of gnomes - they're just halflings slightly modified. I gave Hobbyts a slight illusionary ability, made them range in character from very "home and garden loving" folk to slightly wanderlust and adventure-prone. So they fill both roles. Nobody ever played gnomes anyway.

 

[jeff37923]

The only good gnome is a dead gnome.
They are at their best when they're pushing up daisys.

 

[NCSUCodeMonkey]

Gnomes imc are 15 inch tall feyish eusocial burrowers...

Yeah, I always thought that they should be Size: tiny, just like the gnomes from germainc folklore. I guess that's not likely to happen since they'd be LA+1?

 

[el-remmen]

I chose the first five options. They all apply to gnomes in my setting.

Gnomes of Aquerra

 

[Ealli]

After fleshing out dwarves, halfings, and elves, I have difficulty in finding a niche for gnomes. The easiest solution has generally to be to not include gnomes in the campaign setting. Gnomes just don't get the same level of love.

 

[jonesy]

Dragonlance tinkerers rule.

The Mystara version (somewhat competent, slightly goofy tinkers) is missing from the poll.

 

[The Green Adam]

Once again I have a mix depending on my campaign world.

Main world- Eberron- like with a little OD&D. Dwarves are my tinkerers

In yet another world they are as Tonguez mentioned, tiny, forest-dwelling fae similar to their depiction in the famous story/art book GNOMES. There culture is Finnish/Norweigian mixed and they can communicate with most forest animals.

 

[theemrys]

I used to hate gnomes and loved Birthright for getting rid of them... but then I tried one. it was a game set in the FR and I was going to play a rogue... but I didn't want to do the stereotypical halfling rogue, so I decided to go gnome. It was one of the most enjoyable experiences as a player!!! Later in the campaign (after we switched games for a while) I played a gnome druid and talked two other players to play a gnome rogue and gnome illusionist. It was a BLAST. We had lots of good pranks going but never crossed the line of detracting from the game. It was awesome and I was really happy to play it.

I also like that gnomes have lots of room for development being one of the only races that isn't based on "Tolken" type stories.

 

[Trouvere]

I don't hate them. I don't like them. I just don't know what they are. Can't get my head around them at all.

 

[Trouvere]

Also generally only one gnome in the clan will develop female traits (and go on to become a new clan mother).

So, kinda like mole rats?