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1d4chan>Biggus Berrus at 08:24, 21 September 2017

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	[[Image:~~Rawr Ima monster~~.jpg\|thumb\|right\|He's ~~a monster, rawr~~.]]		[[Image:4e_Gnome_PHB2.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|4e's attempt to make gnomes look badass.]]
	[[Gnomes]] are vicious ornery little fuckers who appear to live in the forests of modern Earth, possibly even America. They are divided into clans named after their location such as the Stump clan or the Under the Hill clan, who have nothing but hatred for one another. In 4th Edition of D&D, they're a monster (rawr) who turn invisible damn near every round.		[[Gnomes]] are vicious ornery little fuckers who appear to live in the forests of modern Earth, possibly even America. They are divided into clans named after their location such as the Stump clan or the Under the Hill clan, who have nothing but hatred for one another. In 4th Edition of D&D, they're a monster (rawr) who turn invisible damn near every round.

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	* [[Baldur's Gate\|Jan Jansen]]		* [[Baldur's Gate\|Jan Jansen]]
	: Tinker, tailor, wizard, turnip. He ''seems'' stupid, until his army of knife-wielding gibbon commandos invades your house, saves his childhood sweetheart, and assassinates you. Anything is possible with ''that'' many heavily-armed apes.		: Tinker, tailor, wizard, turnip. He ''seems'' stupid, until his army of knife-wielding gibbon commandos invades your house, saves his childhood sweetheart, and assassinates you. Anything is possible with ''that'' many heavily-armed apes.

	~~== Gnomish Mating Prac-- ==~~
	~~Get the fuck out of my office.~~

	~~== External links ==~~
	* [http://eye.swfchan.com/flash.asp?id=79003&n=gnomeparty.swf&w=688&h=384 gnomeparty.swf]

	==Alright, seriously, what the fuck are they?==		==Alright, seriously, what the fuck are they?==
	[[Image:~~4e_Gnome_PHB2~~.jpg~~\|400px~~\|thumb\|right\|4e's ~~attempt to make gnomes look badass~~.]]		[[Image:Rawr Ima monster.jpg\|thumb\|right\|He's a monster, rawr.]]
	Still here? You're a persistent bastard. Alright, the simple truth of it is that gnomes have long been the embarrassing bastard stepchildren of the D&D races.		Still here? You're a persistent bastard. Alright, the simple truth of it is that gnomes have long been the embarrassing bastard stepchildren of the D&D races.

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	Perhaps fortunately, the tinker gnome phenomena has mostly become associated in the modern era with the gnomes of [[Warcraft]], who are kooky and like to try the outrageous, but also prize functionality and safety (in contrast to [[goblin]]s, who are happy to risk being blown to bits if it means they get it working faster).		Perhaps fortunately, the tinker gnome phenomena has mostly become associated in the modern era with the gnomes of [[Warcraft]], who are kooky and like to try the outrageous, but also prize functionality and safety (in contrast to [[goblin]]s, who are happy to risk being blown to bits if it means they get it working faster).

			== Gnomish Mating Prac-- ==
			Get the fuck out of my office.

			==Gallery==
			<gallery>
			File:5e PHB Gnome.jpg\|5e really plays up their elven ancestry.
			File:Gnomish Dire Weasel Cavalry.jpg\|Being Small means you can ride animals that Medium-sized humanoids cannot, like DIRE WEASLES.
			</gallery>

			== External links ==
			* [http://eye.swfchan.com/flash.asp?id=79003&n=gnomeparty.swf&w=688&h=384 gnomeparty.swf]

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			[[Image:4e_Gnome_PHB2.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|right\|4e's attempt to make gnomes look badass.]]
	Still here? You're a persistent bastard. Alright, the simple truth of it is that gnomes have long been the embarrassing bastard stepchildren of the D&D races.		Still here? You're a persistent bastard. Alright, the simple truth of it is that gnomes have long been the embarrassing bastard stepchildren of the D&D races.

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Alright, seriously, what the fuck are they?

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	Still here? You're a persistent bastard. Alright, the simple truth of it is that gnomes have long been the embarrassing bastard stepchildren of the D&D races.		Still here? You're a persistent bastard. Alright, the simple truth of it is that gnomes have long been the embarrassing bastard stepchildren of the D&D races.

	~~See~~, ~~in addition to~~ the [[Tolkien]] ~~ripping~~-~~off that early D&D did, they also decided to look into mythology for ideas~~. The ~~gnome is basically a compilation~~ of ~~ideas filched from~~ the various magical "small folk" of real-world mythology~~; the~~ more mystic ~~skills of~~ mythological dwarfs, household elfs, brownies, etc. ~~Of course, when distilled together, the result was~~..~~. less than impressive. In essence, your D&D gnome tends~~ to ~~come off as a sort of halfbreed of [[dwarf]] and [[elf]]~~ (~~not literally -- although there's probably a [[/d/M]] out there who's done it that way~~)~~. Small, dwarf-like humanoids with a big affinity for magic~~ and ~~trickery~~.		Long story short, [[Gary Gygax]] and his pals were at the same time huge [[Tolkien]] fags and had a soft spot for mythology and folk-tales. The problem was that both versions of dwarfs were pretty much irreconcilable: Tolkien's dwarfs were traditionalists (Tolkien saw industrialisation as the mother of all evil) whereas the various magical "small folk" of real-world mythology (more mystic or mythological dwarfs, household elfs, brownies, [[kobolds]], etc...) tended to be inventive tinkerers (with sometimes catastrophic consequences) and artisans.

	This lackluster place in the game resulted in their tending to be ignored or shunned (even in [[AD&D]], they had to ''share'' their racial splatbook with the [[halfling]]s when elves and dwarfs ''both'' got '''two''' books to themselves, one for general use and one for the [[Forgotten Realms]]), or relegated to the "comedic relief" role.		In the end, the 'smaller than human being that likes to tinker' became a race of their own, the Gnomes; while the Dwarfs stayed true to Tolkien's archetype. Sadly enough, the result was... less than impressive. In essence, your D&D gnome tends to come off as a sort of halfbreed of [[dwarf]] and [[elf]] (not literally -- although there's probably a [[/d/M]] out there who's done it that way). Small, dwarf-like humanoids with a big affinity for magic and trickery. This lackluster place in the game resulted in their tending to be ignored or shunned (even in [[AD&D]], they had to ''share'' their racial splatbook with the [[halfling]]s when elves and dwarfs ''both'' got '''two''' books to themselves, one for general use and one for the [[Forgotten Realms]]), or relegated to the "comedic relief" role.

	In fact, gnomes are generally so forgettable that 4th Edition figured nobody would complain about the loss of gnomes in exchange for getting [[dragonborn]] and [[tiefling]]s as new core races. And, to be fair, they were mostly right; more bitching was raised over the loss of the [[half-orc]] than over the gnome.		In fact, gnomes are generally so forgettable that 4th Edition figured nobody would complain about the loss of gnomes in exchange for getting [[dragonborn]] and [[tiefling]]s as new core races. And, to be fair, they were mostly right; more bitching was raised over the loss of the [[half-orc]] than over the gnome.

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	Perhaps fortunately, the tinker gnome phenomena has mostly become associated in the modern era with the gnomes of [[Warcraft]], who are kooky and like to try the outrageous, but also prize functionality and safety (in contrast to [[goblin]]s, who are happy to risk being blown to bits if it means they get it working faster).		Perhaps fortunately, the tinker gnome phenomena has mostly become associated in the modern era with the gnomes of [[Warcraft]], who are kooky and like to try the outrageous, but also prize functionality and safety (in contrast to [[goblin]]s, who are happy to risk being blown to bits if it means they get it working faster).

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	[[Image:Rawr Ima monster.jpg\|thumb\|right\|He's a monster, rawr.]]		[[Image:Rawr Ima monster.jpg\|thumb\|right\|He's a monster, rawr.]]
			[[Gnomes]] are vicious ornery little fuckers who appear to live in the forests of modern Earth, possibly even America. They are divided into clans named after their location such as the Stump clan or the Under the Hill clan, who have nothing but hatred for one another. In 4th Edition of D&D, they're a monster (rawr) who turn invisible damn near every round.
	[[Gnomes]] are vicious ornery little fuckers who appear to live in the forests of modern Earth, possibly even America. They are divided into clans named after their location such as the Stump clan or the Under the Hill clan, who have nothing but hatred for one another.

	In 4th Edition of D&D, they're a monster (rawr) who turn invisible damn near every round.

	== Appearance ==		== Appearance ==
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	* Disguise Self (once-a-day, long rest recharge)		* Disguise Self (once-a-day, long rest recharge)
	* Intelligence is their modifier for all spells.		* Intelligence is their modifier for all spells.


	==The Tinker Gnome phenomena==		==The Tinker Gnome phenomena==
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The Tinker Gnome phenomena

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	The very first example of this was in [[Mystara]], where the gnomish civilization is a ''flying city-state'', defended by ''manned machine-gun turrets and fully-functional biplanes''. Sadly, like most Mystaran stuff, it is generally unknown except to a few ancient neckbeards.		The very first example of this was in [[Mystara]], where the gnomish civilization is a ''flying city-state'', defended by ''manned machine-gun turrets and fully-functional biplanes''. Sadly, like most Mystaran stuff, it is generally unknown except to a few ancient neckbeards.

	The most famous example, sadly, are the Minoi of [[Dragonlance]]. Unfortunately, as with the [[Gully dwarf\|Gully Dwarves]] and the notorious [[Kender]], Tinker Gnomes were intended to be a Comic Relief race. So, once again, the authors failed to realise that A: traits that make one character amusing often become boring/embarrassing/ridiculous when applied to a whole race, and B: a race that is intended to be playable shouldn't come with traits that seem tailor-made for a character to be used as an excuse to piss off the rest of the party. With lore that they used to be humans who served [[Reorx]], the God of Creation, during the mythic era, only to anger him and be cursed and cast from his forge, condemned to never again be able to properly apply the creativity he had given them, the end result is that Krynnish Tinker Gnomes are a race of bungling idiots who deliberately overcomplicate their machinery because they find the extremes of Rube Goldberg design to be more aesthetically pleasing and "scientific". Most gnome-fans hate them, as they are implicitly called out as being responsible for Krynn's [[Medieval Stasis]]. Even in The Complete Book of Gnomes & Halflings, there's quotes from "real" gnomes denying that Tinker Gnomes are any relation to them, showing that TSR itself may have been ~~away~~ of what sort of hack writers they had behind them.		The most famous example, sadly, are the Minoi of [[Dragonlance]]. Unfortunately, as with the [[Gully dwarf\|Gully Dwarves]] and the notorious [[Kender]], Tinker Gnomes were intended to be a Comic Relief race. So, once again, the authors failed to realise that A: traits that make one character amusing often become boring/embarrassing/ridiculous when applied to a whole race, and B: a race that is intended to be playable shouldn't come with traits that seem tailor-made for a character to be used as an excuse to piss off the rest of the party. With lore that they used to be humans who served [[Reorx]], the God of Creation, during the mythic era, only to anger him and be cursed and cast from his forge, condemned to never again be able to properly apply the creativity he had given them, the end result is that Krynnish Tinker Gnomes are a race of bungling idiots who deliberately overcomplicate their machinery because they find the extremes of Rube Goldberg design to be more aesthetically pleasing and "scientific". Most gnome-fans hate them, as they are implicitly called out as being responsible for Krynn's [[Medieval Stasis]]. Even in The Complete Book of Gnomes & Halflings, there's quotes from "real" gnomes denying that Tinker Gnomes are any relation to them, showing that TSR itself may have been aware of what sort of hack writers they had behind them.

	Perhaps fortunately, the tinker gnome phenomena has mostly become associated in the modern era with the gnomes of [[Warcraft]], who are kooky and like to try the outrageous, but also prize functionality and safety (in contrast to [[goblin]]s, who are happy to risk being blown to bits if it means they get it working faster).		Perhaps fortunately, the tinker gnome phenomena has mostly become associated in the modern era with the gnomes of [[Warcraft]], who are kooky and like to try the outrageous, but also prize functionality and safety (in contrast to [[goblin]]s, who are happy to risk being blown to bits if it means they get it working faster).