Gnome

From DDO Compendium


Race Information

Free
Racial Enhancement Tree
Gnome Tree
Starting Ability Scores
STR: 6
DEX: 8
CON: 8
INT: 10
WIS: 8
CHA: 8
Overview
Gnomes are small, clever, and insatiably curious, yet not as strong as others. They gain bonuses vs. giants, bonuses with and against illusions, are hard to hit due to their small size, and have a general affinity with magical devices. Gnomes love magic, inventions, and secrets. Often skilled with illusions and mercantile ventures, many gnomes dabble in magic of one kind or another, though some are skilled with light hammers and similar weapons.
Racial Past Life Increases
  1. +1 Use Magic Device
  2. +1 Intelligence
  3. +1 Racial Action Point
Racial Traits
Background

A constant hum of busy activity pervades the warrens and neighborhoods where gnomes form their close-knit communities. Louder sounds punctuate the hum: a crunch of grinding gears here, a minor explosion there, a yelp of surprise or triumph, and especially bursts of laughter.

Though gnomes love jokes of all kinds, particularly puns and pranks, they’re just as dedicated to the more serious tasks they undertake. Many gnomes are skilled engineers, alchemists, tinkers, and inventors. They’re willing to make mistakes and laugh at themselves in the process of perfecting what they do, taking bold (sometimes foolhardy) risks and dreaming large.

Curious and impulsive, gnomes might take up adventuring as a way to see the world or for the love of exploring. As lovers of gems and other fine items, some gnomes take to adventuring as a quick, if dangerous, path to wealth. Regardless of what spurs them to adventure, gnomes who adopt this way of life eke as much enjoyment out of it as they do out of any other activity they undertake, sometimes to the great annoyance of their adventuring companions.