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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CRGreathouse" data-source="post: 1472049" data-attributes="member: 474">I've never much liked the D&D gnome.  It's too closely influenced by the Dragonlance tinker gnome (more in player understanding than mechanics, perhaps), and it never seemed to fit in my campaign.I liked their nature-focused aspect, though, and vowed to rewrite the gnome for that role.  I did so, announcing the results to my group, and promptly ignored it as a PC race for some time, as no one showed interest in playing one.Now I have a player with a gnome character, a bard.  I figured it would be a good idea to see if the mechanics were sound, so I thought I'd post them here.  Post your comments, suggestions, or random derision as desired...Gnome—Small Fey— –2 Str, +2 Dex, +2 Wis, +2 Cha—Base land speed: 20 feet—Low–light vision—Racial Hit Dice: A gnome begins with 3d6 Hit Dice, BAB +1, and base saves +1/+3/+3. A gnome's fey levels give it 6 x (6 + Int modifier) skill points and two feats. Its class skills are Bluff, Disguise, Escape Artist, Listen, Move Silently, Sense Motive, and Survival.—Carrying capacity as though one size category smaller— +2 racial bonus to Move Silently—Spell-like Abilities: 1/day—animal messengerM, ghost sound, invisibility, jump, magic stone, pass without trace. (Animal messenger requires its normal material component, despite being a spell-like ability.)— Speak with Animals (Ex): At will— +1 dodge bonus to AC—Automatic language: Sylvan 2 ranks, elven 1 rank, regional 1 rank. Bonus languages: Common, Gnoll, Goblin, Halfling.  (Under the standard system, Sylvan and Elven are automatic languages.)—Favored class: DruidHeight: 2' + 1d6"; weight 10 lb + x2d4 oz.  (For the rest of the world, height 60 + 1d20 cm; mass 4.5kg + x(10 x 1d20)g.)</blockquote>

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