A Reflection on Gnomes (Early PDF Access)
Added 2019-05-24 04:13:00 +0000 UTC
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Treating gnomes as half-sized fey has been my preferred approach. Gnomes tend to stand out more when they're viewed as less cute and more alien and a bit unnerving. Where halflings are just shorter and folksier humans (they're the "teamwork makes the dream work" species) and dwarves are grim family-minded determinists eeking out a living in a hostile environment, immortal gnomes can go the other way and be a bit sociopathic - both to humans and to each other. Elves are cosmopolitan but gnomes work better alone, thus why no one has ever heard of a "gnomish society." A gnome can take on any occupation but, unlike elves who constantly strive for perfection, a gnome will eventually get bored after a few years and want to try something else. Thus, it's eternally wandering.
Wesley Street
2019-05-28 12:52:54 +0000 UTC
