Svirfneblin believe
that survival depends on
avoidingentanglements
with other creatures
and not makingenemies
, so they favor neutral alignments.
They rarelywish 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 radiusof 120 feet.Stone Camoufl
age. You have advantag
e on Dex-terity (Stealth)
checks to hide in rocky
terrain andunderground.Extra Language. You
can speak, read, and writeUndercommon.OPTIONAL DE
EP GNOME FEATIf your DM allows
the use of feats from
chapter 6 of thePlayer's Handbook, your
dee p gnome character ha
s ac-cess to the following sp
ecial feat.Sv1RFNEBLIN M
A GICPrerequisite:
Gnome (deep gno
me)You have
inherited the innate spell
casting ability of yourancestors. This ability
allows you to cast nondetectionon yoursel
f at will, without needi
ng a material compo-ne nt. You can also cas
t each of the following
spells oncewith this
ability: blindness/dea
fness, blur, and disguiseself. You
regain the ability to cast
these spells when yo
ufinish
a long rest. Intelligence
is your spellcasting abilityfor these spells.CHAPTER
5 I l-IALFLINCS AND
CNOM.ES
GNOM
E TABLESThis section
provides several tables
useful for playersand DMs who want to cr
eate gnome characters.GNOME PERSONALIT
Y TRAITSd6 Personality TraitO nce
you develop a liking for someth
ing, you quicklybecome
obsessed with it.2 You live life like a leaf
on the breeze, letting it take
youwhere 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 theyact, jotting
down things they say that
interest you.5 Your curiosity is so wide-
ranging that you sometimeshave trouble concentrat
ing on any one thing.6 You like to make little
objects and creatures out oftwigs or
bits of metal and give th em
to friends.GNOME IDEALSd6 IdealLove. You love little (and big)
critters and go out ofyour way to he
lp them.2
Curiosity. You can't stand an
unsolved mystery or anunopened door.3 Knowledge. You
are interested in everyt hing.
Younever
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 contraptionor a broken heart
, you have to try to fix it.6 Excell ence. You
strive to be and do the best
you can.GNOME BONDSd6 BondYou pledge
to bring something of imm
ense valueback 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
nothingbut 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 FLAWSd4 FlawYou embody the
typical absent-minded professor.
Ifyou
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 andwhat
you say.4 You
can't keep a secret.