SRD:Svirfneblin
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SVIRFNEBLIN
Svirfneblin, 1st-Level Warrior | |
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Size/Type: | Small Humanoid (Gnome) |
Hit Dice: | 1d8+4 (8 hp) |
Initiative: | +1 |
Speed: | 15 ft. in banded mail armor (3 squares); base speed 20 ft. |
Armor Class: | 23 (+1 size, +1 Dex, +4 dodge, +6 banded mail, +1 buckler), touch 16, flat-footed 18 |
Base Attack/Grapple: | +1/–3 |
Attack: | Heavy pick +2 melee (1d4/x4) or light crossbow +3 ranged (1d6/19–20) |
Full Attack: | Heavy pick +2 melee (1d4/x4) or light crossbow +3 ranged (1d6/19–20) |
Space/Reach: | 5 ft./5 ft. |
Special Attacks: | Spell-like abilities |
Special Qualities: | Gnome traits, svirfneblin traits, spell resistance 12 |
Saves: | Fort +5, Ref +3, Will +2 |
Abilities: | Str 11, Dex 13, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 4 |
Skills: | Hide +2, Listen +2, Spot +2 |
Feats: | Toughness |
Environment: | Underground |
Organization: | Company (2–4), squad (11–20 plus 1 leader of 3rd–6th level and 2 3rd-level lieutenants), or band (30–50 plus 1 3rd-level sergeant per 20 adults, 5 5th-level lieutenants, 3 7th-level captains, and 2–5 Medium earth elementals) |
Challenge Rating: | 1 |
Treasure: | Standard |
Alignment: | Usually neutral |
Advancement: | By character class |
Level Adjustment: | +3 |
Also called deep gnomes, svirfneblin are said to dwell in great cities deep underground.
A svirfneblin has wiry, rock-colored skin usually medium brown to brownish gray. Only males are bald; females have stringy gray hair. The average svirfneblin lifespan is 250 years.
Svirfneblin speak Gnome, Common, and Undercommon.
Svirfneblin Traits (Ex): These traits are in addition to the rock gnome traits, except where noted.
- –2 Strength, +2 Dexterity, +2 Wisdom, –4 Charisma. These adjustments replace the rock gnome’s ability score adjustments.
- Stonecunning: This ability grants deep gnomes a +2 racial bonus on Search checks to notice unusual stonework. A deep gnome who merely comes within 10 feet of unusual stonework can make a Search check as though actively searching, and can use the Search skill to find stonework traps as a rogue can. A svirfneblin can also intuit depth, sensing the approximate distance underground as naturally as a human can sense which way is up.
- Darkvision out to 120 feet and low-light vision.
- Spell resistance equal to 11 + class levels.
- +2 racial bonus on all saving throws (figured into the statistics for the character presented here). This trait replaces the rock gnome’s racial bonus on saving throws against illusions.
- Add +1 to the Difficulty Class for all saving throws against illusion spells cast by svirfneblin. This adjustment stacks with those from similar effects, such as the Spell Focus feat.
- +1 racial bonus on attack rolls against kobolds and goblinoids.
- +4 dodge bonus to Armor Class against all creatures (figured into the statistics for the character presented here). This trait replaces the rock gnome’s dodge bonus against giants.
- Automatic Languages: Undercommon, Gnome, Common. Bonus Languages: Dwarven, Elven, Giant, Goblin, Orc, Terran. This trait replaces the rock gnome’s automatic and bonus languages.
- Spell-Like Abilities: 1/day—blindness/deafness (typical save DC 13), blur, disguise self. Caster level equals the svirfneblin’s class levels. The save DC is Charisma-based and include a +4 racial modifier. This trait replaces the rock gnome’s spell-like abilities.
- Nondetection (Su): A svirfneblin has a continuous nondetection ability as the spell (caster level equal to class levels).
- +2 racial bonus on Hide checks, which improves to +4 underground.
- Level adjustment +3.
The svirfneblin warrior presented here had the following ability scores before racial adjustments: Str 13, Dex 11, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 9, Cha 8.
Challenge Rating: Svirfneblin with levels in NPC classes have a CR equal to their character level. Svirfneblin with levels in PC classes have a CR equal to their character level +1.
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