Gnomes:
(WG: Noniz)

A gnome's preferred habitation is an area of rolling, rocky hills, well wooded
and uninhabited by humans. Details of the race are found in
AD?D, MM.

Summary of Gnomish Racial Abilities:

Permitted Class Options: A character of the gnome race can select to be a fighter (max. of 6th
level), an illusionist (max. of 7th level), a thief, or an assassin
(max. of 8th level).

TABLE II.B.: GNOMES

Ability Score	Cleric (All)	Fighter (All)	Illusionist (All)	Thief (All)	Assassin (All)
15	7	5	6	U	8
16	8	5	6	U	8
17	9	5	6	U	8
18	10	5	7	U	8
18/50	-	6	-	-	91
18/75	-	7	-	-	102
18/99	-	8	-	-	102
19	12	9	8	U	102
20	14	9	10	U	102
21	14	9	13	U	102

1: Intelligence 18 and dexterity 18 also required
2: Intelligence 19 and dexterity 19 also required

Multi-Class Restrictions: It is also possible for a gnome character to be two
classes at the some time (a fighter/illusionist, a fighter/thief, or an
illusionist/thief, for example). In the latter case, the character is restricted
to the wearing of leather armor, regardless of which class combination he
or she has chosen, unless only fighting is performed by the character. As
with any such multi-class character, gnomes with two character classes
must always divide earned experience equally between levels, even
though it might no longer be possible to advance upwards in level in one
of the classes. (See CHARACTER CLASSES for more information regarding
this subject.) ?See The Multi-Classed Character>

Saving Throw Bonuses:

Similar to their cousins, the dwarves, gnomes are highly magic resistant. A
gnome player character gains a bonus of +1 for every 3^1/2 points of
constitution ability score, just as dwarven Characters do. A constitution of 4
gains a +1, 7 gains a +2, 11 gains a +3, 14 gains a +4. and 18 gains a
+5 bonus to saving throws versus magic wands, staves, rods, and spells.

Languages: Gnome characters are able to speak the following languages in addition
to their alignment language (q.v.) and the "common tongue" of
humanity: dwarvish, gnome, halfling, goblin, kobold, and they can also
communicate with any burrowing mammal (such as moles, badgers,
ground squirrels, etc.). Gnomes are unable to learn more than two
languages in addition to those noted above, regardless of how high their
intelligence score is.

Infravision: Gnomes have infravision, the ability to see into the infra-red spectrum, so
a gnome character is able to see up to 60' in the dark, noting varying heat
radiation.

Being miners of exceptional merit, gnomes are able to detect the ?Free miner skill for gnomes?>
following facts when within 10' of the area to be examined, or at any time
with respect to determination of their approximate depth underground:
 

Detect grade or slope in passage upwards or downwards	80% probability (d10, score 1-8)
Detect unsafe walls, ceilings, or floors	70% probability (d10, score 1-7)
Determine approximate depth underground	60% probability (d10, score 1-6)
Determine direction of travel underground	50% probability (dANY, score any half)

It is important to note that the gnome must be actively seeking to
determine the matter in question. The phenomenon does not otherwise
become apparent to the character, for he or she must concentrate on the
subiect to get some form of answer.

Combat Bonuses: 



In melee combat, gnome characters add 1 to their dice rolls to hit
opponents who are kobolds or goblins. When being attacked by gnolls,
bugbears, ogres, trolls, ogre magi, giants, and/or titans, gnome characters
subtract 4 from their opponents' "to hit" dice rolls because of the gnomes'
small size and their combat skill against these much bigger creatures.

DMG: Gnomes are most lively and full of humor - often on the black side or practical jokes.
They enjoy eating and can drink as much as dwarves do.
They are sly and furtive with those they do not know or trust,
    and even somewhat reserved with most bigger folk such as elves or humans.
Gnomes love all sorts of precious stones, and they are masters of gem polishing and cutting.
In most other respects they are not unlike dwarves,
    but they enjoy the open world of growing things almost as much as their mines and burrows.
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TRAIT \ GENERAL TENDENCIES: practical joker
TRAIT \ INTERESTS: collector(minerals & gems)

note: skill is a default, for higher-level types.
if it makes things easier, an optional SKILL field can be added to the (upcoming) PH race statblocks (check the proper format!)
    SKILLS: gem-cutting, mining
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Gnomes

AT A GLANCE:
The gnomes are a small, friendly race of humanoid creatures common in most regions of the Realms.
They are smaller and less-stocky than dwarves, and are thought distant relatives (though only Gnomish men have beards).

ELMINSTER'S GNOTES:
The faces of Gnomes, regardless of age, are lined with centuries of smiles nad frowns, and it appears that these creatures are carved from wood.
Their natural coloring, from light ash and maple to that of varnished and buffed oak increases the tendency to think of Gnomes as woods-folk, when they are thought of at all.

The Gnomes are called the Forgotten Folk of the Forgotten Realms, for despite the fact they seem an everyday sight in major cities, and have good-sized communities of their own, they seem unbothered by the world and similarly only rarely become involved with it.
Gnomes have no history beyond the memory of the eldest clan-member and the songs of legend.
They have never developed their own written tongue, rather acquiring the languages around them for everyday use.
Unlike the elves they have no millenial heritage and unlike the dwarves no deathknell tomorrow.
As a result, they tend to take life as it comes, one day at a time.

Gnomes are among the most common-sense beings of a world filled with all manner of magical things.
Their natural tendency toward illusion-craft, instead of making them more crafty, has given them a wisdom to look beyond the fancy trappings of speech and appearance to find out what is really there.
Gnomes value their families first, then whatever other relatives they encounter, then other gnomes, then the world, in that order.

GAME INFORMATION:
The above description for gnomes is in general, and need not apply to individual PCs as a law that "ALL GNOMES ARE WISE".
Individuals vary within a race, and it is as possible to find an impulsive Gnome as it is to find a trustworthy halfling.

G-NOMES OF GREYHAWK

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01-02	Bissel
03	Bone March
04-05	Celene
06-07	Dyvers
08-09	Furyondy
10-11	Geoff
12-13	Gran March
14-15	Great Kingdom
16-17	Greyhawk
18-19	Highfolk
20-21	Idee
22-25	Irongate
26-27	Irongate
28-29	Nyrond
30-31	Theocracy of the Pale
32-33	Perrenland
34-37	Ratik
38	Shield Lands
39-40	Spindrift Isles
41-42	Sterich
43-45	Sunndi
46-47	Tenh
48-52	County of Ulek
53-54	Duchy of Ulek
55-56	Principality of Ulek
57	County of Urnst
58-61	Duchy of Urnst
62-63	Valley of the Mage
64-68	Veluna
69-73	Verbobonc
74-78	Wild Coast
79-80	Dreadwood
81-84	Gamboge Forest
85-88	Gnarley Forest
89-90	Grandwood Forest
91-95	Vesve Forest
96-00	Welkwood

 
 

Gnomish Clothing (Greyhawk):
Gnomes ? hobbits dress in a similar fashion, often
replacing their trousers with knee-length britches.
The gnomes favor more stolid colors -- brown
breeks, a tan blouse, green boots and belt, with a dark
brown jacket or coat. A halfling in the same garb
might have a yellow shirt and top off with a cap of
green with a bright yellow feather in it. Both races
will often wear striped clothing. When hunting or at
war, they likewise favor garb of a curiously mottled
sort, with greens and browns intermixed.
 

ABILITY SCORE MODIFIERS:
RACIAL LIMITATIONS:
    STRENGTH: 6/18
    INTELLIGENCE: 7/18
    WISDOM: 3/18
    DEXTERITY: 7/19
    CONSTITUTION: 8/18
    CHARISMA: 3/18
RACIAL PREFERENCES:
STARTING AGE: Cleric (300+3d12), Fighter (60+5d4), Magic-User (100+5d12), Thief (80+5d4)
AGE CATEGORIES: Teenager (), Mature (), Middle-Aged (), Old (), Ancient ()
RACIAL TENDENCIES:
HEIGHT:
WEIGHT:
NPC ABILITY SCORE MODIFIERS: