Quick svirfneblin question

[Emongnome]

The deep gnome (svirfneblin) race from the FRCS lists +2 to all saving throws as a racial ability. Does this stack with the gnome racial feature of +2 to saves vs. illusion? Quote: "Svirfneblin have all the gnome racial traits listed on page 17 of the Player's Handbook except as follows:" (pg 15, FRCS). Since there's no explicit mention of the +2 to all saves replacing the +2 to illusion, I would normally assume they stack, but it just makes sense that it instead replaces the normal gnome racial bonus. Any thoughts?

 

[Crothian]

I'd think they would stack.

 

[Berk]

Since they are both named as Racial then they wouldn't stack unless otherwise said they would.

Like named bonuses don't stack unless otherwise stated remember.

 

[nameless]

It's a tough one. On one hand, they are modifiers of the same type. On the other hand, they are to different things. On the other other hand, one is a subset of the other.

I would probably let them stack though. Since they are both coming from the same source, I'd say it's one bonus that provides a different amount at different times. It seems like a fair way of keeping the intent the same and not making an exception to the rules.

 

[Gez]

Given that they are ECL+3 (ouch!), that wouldn't be unbalancing to let them stack. Besides, the FRCS deprived them of low-light vision (they have both kinds of enhanced vision in the MM).