The Wee Folk’s brilliant brain; though not always rational, they are always thinking and inventing. Their skills are only matched by the Goblins. Preferring a dark place that is clean and quiet, these creatures are often teased, mostly for all their short comings, but always praised for their ability to come up with the most beautiful tinkerings.

Natural Life Span

Gnomes can naturally live to about 200 years—assuming their ingenuity doesn’t kill them first.  If you happen upon a Gnome in a city, they will typically be between 20 and 40 years old. Gnome couples typically have one child, but can have up to 4. 

Base Growth

Gnomes have a base growth of 3 Body Points per level, and 6 Skill Points per level.  They gain 1 life every 4 levels, starting at 4th and maxing out at 24th.

Gnomes have a maximum level of 35, and a maximum XP of 1127.

Literacy is the First Step to Invention

All Gnomes get the Read/Write: Common Skill for 0XP.

Master Tinkerer

Gnomes can build just about anything.  Gnomes can purchase Rank 1 of all Engineering Knack Skills at a 25% discount, rounded down.

Illusionists

Not all Gnomes love to tinker, some love the art of magic. Along with being master tinkers, Gnomes are master illusionists; they say it adds to their perfection. All ranks of Specialized Arcane Magic: Illusion and Second Specialized Arcane Magic: Illusion  can be purchased at a 2XP discount.

Resistant to Mental Effects or Alchemy and Venom

All Gnomes are a bit mad, and they have a strong fortitude—some more than others.  Gnomes can either Resist Mental Effects for 12SP or Resist Psychoactives for 6SP. This must be chosen at Character Creation.   This can only be used once per combat or 10 minutes, whichever is longer.

Perfectionists

Gnomes are master tinkerers, but they are perfectionists, and as such when they create something it is usually good the first go round, but there is always something that they do not like about it so they will rebuild it and rebuild it until they think it is perfect when it is usually not. Anything created by a Gnome has a chance of backfiring, misfiring, or just downright going crazy. This is not seen as a flaw to the Gnome… to them it is a reason to make another one; this time, make it perfect!

Wee Size

Gnomes are about the same size as a human child, and about as strong as one too.  Gnomes call 1 less damage with all melee weapons. Additionally, they find some weapons too large and ungainly to use.  Gnomes cannot use Great-sized weapons without a Strength bonus, and with a Strength bonus they are limited to Great-sized weapons of minimum length.  Gnomes can use Long and Bastard sized weapons without a Strength bonus, but they must be the minimum allowed length.

Lastly, Gnome shields are smaller than a normal shield.  The size limitation for a shield is half the typical shield maximum; it is one half the length from your armpit to your fingertips.  Gnomes cannot pick up another player’s shield.

Extra Body

At levels 15; 23; and 30 a gnome character has the option of purchasing ten extra body to add to their max for 20xp. This trait can only be purchased at levels 15; 23; and 30 and at no other time. This trait does not count against Endurance or racial maximums and instantly raises the maximum body of the character by ten points. If purchased all three times it raises this races’ maximum body to 85 by level 35.

Makeup Requirements

Gnomes have grey on all exposed skin, and short, pointed ear prosthetics. These prosthetics should be between 1.5” – 2” from inner curve to tip. These are to be worn at all times, even if the character’s ears are covered.  

Gnomes also wear flamboyant clothing, and have a particular attachment to one large, gaudy, noticeable piece, specified at character creation.  The default is a hat.

Gnome Experience Levels
Level	XP	Max Body	Max Skill
1	0	3	6
2	18	6	12
3	29	9	18
4	41	12	24
5	54	15	30
6	68	18	36
7	83	21	42
8	99	24	48
9	116	27	54
10	136	30	60
11	158	30	66
12	180	30	66
13	202	30	66
14	224	30	66
15	251	33	72
16	278	33	72
17	305	33	72
18	332	33	72
19	359	36	78
20	393	36	78
21	427	36	78
22	461	36	78
23	495	39	84
24	529	39	84
25	570	39	84
26	611	39	84
27	652	42	90
28	693	42	90
29	734	42	90
30	782	45	96
31	837	45	96
32	899	48	102
33	968	48	102
34	1044	51	108
35	1127	55	115