New Gnomish Favoured Class?

[Angel Tarragon]

Beguiler seems the natural choice.

 

[Vocenoctum]

A waste of time? Something a lot of people don't understand about first edition is that the lack of 8th and 9th level spells for clerics, druids, and illusionists was not a penalty - it was a bonus. Maze is a 5th level spell for an illusionist, yet an 8th level spell for a magic user. That means an illusionist gets it at 9th level vs 15th for a magic user. plus there were some spells a plain 'ol wizard NEVER got like alter reality. The illusionist may not be to everyone's taste, but it was FAR from a waste of time. In fact, I'd bet it ranks as one of the most favorite classes among old school AD&D players.

Seriously, 1st edition illusionists got almost every illusion spell earlier. 2nd edition and on screwed the illusionists by moving the spells to the wizard list at Illusionist level and mucking up th ewhole thing.

Illusionist is best for gnomes, along with the racial substitution options from Races of Stone.

Though, truthfully for a future option I think racial options for a class (like sub levels) are a better option than Favored Class as a penalty. I'd also like gnomes restored to +int -wis, but people worry about giving a wizard a bonus to spell casting.

 

[Klaus]

Beguiler seems the natural choice.

I'd have voted for Beguiler if it had a Lore ability...

 

[Ferret]

I see gnomes as tricksters, and I think that the bard class fits that perfectly.

 

[Knightfall]

I would have picked Illusionist, if it had been listed. I don't consider "Wizard" to be the right choice unless it is an Illusionist wizard, so I chose Sorcerer. Just to be different.

 

[pawsplay]

I don't like gnomes with banjos. Since I voted sorcerer for elves, wizard is now wide open, which means gnomes can be illusionists again.

 

[taliesin15]

I'm fond of their original favored class, illusionist. It's not in the poll.

yeah, really, kind of a flawed poll to have this huge list of every published d20 AD&D class out there, core or not, though I did vote for Wizard, assuming that meant specifically in the school of Illusion.

 

[Gryffyn]

Gotta be illusionist.

 

[Driddle]

... shut down this poll and rerun it, trimmed to the top 5 or 10 choices. ... And include Wizard-specialist (Illusionist) as a choice this time.

Excellent idea!

 

[Aus_Snow]

you're dissing Birthright.

You're right, I was too. And I agree, that's a bit harsh (especially coming from someone who happens to like Birthright).

Heh, and I am playing in Dark Sun and Birthright, currently. . . hey, maybe the gods *do* love me after all.