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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Neonchameleon" data-source="post: 8683215" data-attributes="member: 87792">This isn't true at all. Gnomes have a lot of representation in widely known myth, folklore, and stories. The problem is that D&D gnomes aren't mythological or folkloric gnomes at all. D&D gnomes are neither more nor less than a type of halfling and there is nothing they do that couldn't be done as a type of halfling. Forest gnomes in particular are nothing but hobbits who don't live in the Shire while rock/tinker gnomes are watered down Tinker Gnomes - a not particularly funny D&D joke that's inspired Warcraft.Gnomes are a part of the fair folk and, as originally conceived by Paracellus, were tiny elementals. Or, if we want to go for the pop-culture version then we can look at the De-Gnoming in Harry Potter. Or knockers/tommyknockers that infest mines, again in folklore - but again two feet tall or less and very much earth-aspected. (And in nineteenth century contrasted with air-fairies). Meanwhile Pratchett's gnomes are six inches tall - and a chip on many peoples' shoulders. But even if gnomes have been there from early on the humanoid earth aspected race is dwarves and the small stealthy race is halflings. Meaning that gnomes aren't left with very much.I'm an advocate for making gnomes as they currently exist into a subspecies of halfling because that's what they currently are, and then allowing for a more folklorish gnome that's tiny and non-flying if such turns out to be workable within the realm of D&D. (I'd also give them a climb speed because their power to weight ratio is absurd, their mass means they don't break things, and they need to climb a lot).</blockquote>

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