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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 8685454" data-attributes="member: 22779">Yeah, this is pointless.Are you seriously claiming that gnomes have significant traction in the D&amp;D hobby?&nbsp; And that gnomes are so popular that they are widely known in other media?&nbsp; Really?Ok, it comes down to this.&nbsp; Never in the history of the game have gnomes been popular.&nbsp; At best, they're an after thought if even that.&nbsp; They never play a significant role in anything.&nbsp; They just kind of sit there, taking up space.&nbsp; Other than the Gnome Effect, if you pulled gnomes out of the PHB, most people wouldn't even notice.&nbsp; It would have pretty much zero impact on most campaign settings.&nbsp; Even in settings which do strongly feature gnomes, like Dragonlance, if you pulled gnomes out of Krynn, it would make ... zero difference.&nbsp; Look, I get that you seem to think gnomes are this widely beloved concept where everyone is just chomping at the bit to play them, but, I really don't see the evidence for it.&nbsp; True, there is one, and only one, gnome in the entire Candlekeep mysteries module.&nbsp; There was none in Ghosts of Saltmarsh that I recall (although I haven't read the adventures in a while, so, it could just be me forgetting).&nbsp; Curse of Strahd doesn't have any gnomes.&nbsp; Were there any in Hoard of the Dragon Queen?&nbsp; In fact, in any of the, what, ten major module releases for 5e (10?&nbsp; 13?&nbsp; I forget), have gnomes featured in any significant way, ever?It's not bias to note that gnomes are barely present in the game.&nbsp; Barely played by players, barely feature in any of the adventures or supplements.&nbsp; How is this bias?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 8685454, member: 22779"] Yeah, this is pointless. Are you seriously claiming that gnomes have significant traction in the D&D hobby? And that gnomes are so popular that they are widely known in other media? Really? Ok, it comes down to this. Never in the history of the game have gnomes been popular. At best, they're an after thought if even that. They never play a significant role in anything. They just kind of sit there, taking up space. Other than the Gnome Effect, if you pulled gnomes out of the PHB, most people wouldn't even notice. It would have pretty much zero impact on most campaign settings. Even in settings which do strongly feature gnomes, like Dragonlance, if you pulled gnomes out of Krynn, it would make ... zero difference. Look, I get that you seem to think gnomes are this widely beloved concept where everyone is just chomping at the bit to play them, but, I really don't see the evidence for it. True, there is one, and only one, gnome in the entire Candlekeep mysteries module. There was none in Ghosts of Saltmarsh that I recall (although I haven't read the adventures in a while, so, it could just be me forgetting). Curse of Strahd doesn't have any gnomes. Were there any in Hoard of the Dragon Queen? In fact, in any of the, what, ten major module releases for 5e (10? 13? I forget), have gnomes featured in any significant way, ever? It's not bias to note that gnomes are barely present in the game. Barely played by players, barely feature in any of the adventures or supplements. How is this bias? [/QUOTE]

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