mordenkainens tome of foes

Svirfneblin believe

that survival depends on

avoiding

entanglements

with other creatures

and not making

enemies

, so they favor neutral alignments.

They rarely

wish others ill, and

they are unlikely to take

risks on be-

half of others, exce

pt those dearest to them

.

Ability Score In

cr ease. Your Dexte rity

score in-

creases

by 1.

Sup

erior Darkvi sion. Your

darkvision has a radius

of 120 feet.

Stone Camoufl

age. You have advantag

e on Dex-

terity (Stealth)

checks to hide in rocky

terrain and

underground.

Extra Language. You

can speak, read, and write

Undercommon.

OPTIONAL DE

EP GNOME FEAT

---

If your DM allows

the use of feats from

chapter 6 of the

Player's Handbook, your

dee p gnome character ha

s ac-

cess to the following sp

ecial feat.

Sv1RFNEBLIN M

A GIC

Prerequisite:

Gnome (deep gno

me)

You have

inherited the innate spell

casting ability of your

ancestors. This ability

allows you to cast nondetection

on yoursel

f at will, without needi

ng a material compo-

ne nt. You can also cas

t each of the following

spells once

with this

ability: blindness/dea

fness, blur, and disguise

self. You

regain the ability to cast

these spells when yo

u

finish

a long rest. Intelligence

is your spellcasting ability

for these spells.

CHAPTER
5 I l-IALFLINCS AND
CNOM.ES

GNOM

E TABLES

This section

provides several tables

useful for players

and DMs who want to cr

eate gnome characters.

GNOME PERSONALIT

Y TRAITS

d6 Personality Trait

O nce

you develop a liking for someth

ing, you quickly

become

obsessed with it.

2 You live life like a leaf

on the breeze, letting it take

you

where it will.

3 The world is a miracu

lous place, and you are fasci-

nated by everything

in it.

4 You study

your friends and take notes

about how they

act, jotting

down things they say that

interest you.

5 Your curiosity is so wide-

ranging that you sometimes

have trouble concentrat

ing on any one thing.

6 You like to make little

objects and creatures out of

twigs or

bits of metal and give th em

to friends.

GNOME IDEALS

d6 Ideal

Love. You love little (and big)

critters and go out of

your way to he

lp them.

2

Curiosity. You can't stand an

unsolved mystery or an

unopened door.

3 Knowledge. You

are interested in everyt hing.

You

never

know when what you learn

will come in handy.

4 Compassio

n. You never turn

down a plea for help.

5 Helpfulness. Whether

you see a broken contraption

or a broken heart

, you have to try to fix it.

6 Excell ence. You

strive to be and do the best

you can.

GNOME BONDS

d6 Bond

You pledge

to bring something of imm

ense value

back to your burrow.

2 Anything of great quality

and artisanship is to be pro-

tected, res

pected, and cared for.

3 Kobolds have

caused you and your people

nothing

but trouble.

You will avenge those wrongs.

4

You are searching for your

lost love.

S

You will recover a keepsake

stolen from your clan.

6

You are willing to take risks

to learn about the world.

GNOME FLAWS

d4 Flaw

You embody the

typical absent-minded professor.

If

you

could forget where you put

your head, you would.

2 You

prefer to hide during a fight.

3 Ther

e is no difference between

what you think and

what

you say.

4 You

can't keep a secret.