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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Twiggly the Gnome" data-source="post: 8084077" data-attributes="member: 8547">Got a chance to look over the playtest a little bit and thought I'd comment on the gnome section. <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    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />As has been pointed out, if you choose Gnomish Agility, and a non-magical culture, this isn't really the case. More on that later.I know this is following after the base game, but I think the weight is about 30 or 40 lb too low. Adult bonobo is a better guidepost than human child, especially if they'll be able to start with a STR bonus.I assume the "If your size is not already Small" clause is there to cover hybrids. I was thinking, if you want to highlight gnomes as natural illusionist, why not recast this as a displacement effect? Like a minor version of Blur that provides a +1 to AC, but can be thwarted by blind sight and true sight.Am I reading the darkvision entry right in that it doen't give you darkvision, only that it increases the range of darkvison from another source? The culture seems fine, but seems to lack a focus. Maybe lean into the Paracelsian gnome identity a bit more. I remember the first edition version of these guys being able to summon earth elementals!This culture seems to be missing a Language, maybe Sylvan or "one other language". Might I suggest replacing Barkskin with Pass Without Trace? To me it seems thematically tighter. Also, is there any good reason to limit Beast Speech to Small or smaller beasts? I don't remember David having any trouble talking to deer and bears.Does the telepathic sending of the Sensor have a range? I always thought that they should have a version of the Mending cantrip that had no components other than tinker's tools.Interesting new concept, I'd be tempted to call them kibbutznik gnomes. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />  I think they might do well to have another (maybe ribbon level) ability for added interest.</blockquote>

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