Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

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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.
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