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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gez" data-source="post: 51447" data-attributes="member: 1328">Well, myself, I'm a mago-addict. My three characters for D&D are gnome wizard/loremaster, human sorceress/aristocrat, and halfling rogue/cleric/fighter/shadowdancer. All cast spells, and a majority of arcane. (I'm also a "small is beautiful" convert, long live the gnomes !)That said, the d4 thing may seem harsh. Especially when you got no armor. But it's easily avoided. One example: I rolled a 18 and a 16 for my gnome. I put, of course, the 18 in Int, but the 16 was put in Con and so she had 18 Con and the most hp in the party, despite having the lowest HD. Now, if your players think wizards or sorcerers must be elves, and if they're afraid of low hp, that's a problem, but if you can show them that gnomes are the way to go, you will get lots of little wizards soon. Small (bonus to AC and attack), tough (bonus to hit points), cool (bonus to AC against the big nasty giants), efficient (bonus to attack against the gobs and kobolds, some free bonus spells): the Gnome is the perfect race for wizardry or sorcery. Add to that their knack to Alchemy, and their undeniable cuteness factor, and one can wonder why people still play wizards from other races than gnome. Oh well.</blockquote>