Gnome

Small tinkerers whose workshops cluster wherever there is machinery to take apart, and who are over-represented in tinkerer's guilds and engineering corps.

Physiology
Humanoid
Size
Small
Speed
25 ft.
Ability scores
Free placement
Traits
Gnome
Languages
Gnomish, Common
Lifespan
Mature at 30, typical maximum 400 years

Gnomes age slowly, and many are still tinkering in their fourth century.

Features

  • Gnomish Cunning

    You have advantage on Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws against channeled effects.

  • Tinker's Mind

    You have proficiency with Tinkerer's tools. Once per long rest, you may spend one hour of focused work to craft a minor gadget of your design: a single-use light source, a one-shot grappling line, a small clockwork distraction, a coded signal beacon, or similar. The gadget functions for a single use within the next 24 hours and then becomes inert.

  • Small Stature

    Your small size lets you slip through gaps larger lineages cannot. You have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made in narrow, cluttered, or low-ceiling spaces. You can move through the space of any creature larger than Small without penalty, provided that creature does not actively block you.

  • Workshop-Tongue

    You can read, write, and speak Gnomish (a precise, cipher-friendly cant) and Common.

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