Wild Gnome (3.5e Race)

Wild Gnomes

Racial Traits

• +2 Dexterity, –2 Strength: On average, the Wild Gnome is more frail of body than the Rock Gnome. However, they make up for their lack by being more nimble.
• Humanoid (Gnome).
• Small size: +1 bonus to Armor Class, +1 bonus on attack rolls, +4 bonus on Hide checks, –4 penalty on grapple checks, lifting and carrying limits 3/4 those of Medium characters.
• A Wild Gnome’s base land speed is 20 feet.
• Low-Light Vision (Ex): A wild gnome can see twice as far as a human in starlight, moonlight, torchlight, and similar conditions of poor illumination. He retains the ability to distinguish color and detail under these conditions.
• Weapon Familiarity: Wild Gnomes may treat gnome hooked hammers as martial weapons rather than exotic weapons.
• +1 racial bonus on attack rolls against kobolds and goblinoids.
• +4 dodge bonus to Armor Class against monsters of the giant type. Any time a creature loses its Dexterity bonus (if any) to Armor Class, such as when it’s caught flat-footed, it loses its dodge bonus, too.
• +2 racial bonus on Listen checks.
• +4 racial bonus to Hide checks in a wooded area.
• Automatic Languages: Common and Gnome. Bonus Languages: Dwarven, Elven, Giant, Goblin, Orc, and Sylvan. In addition, a Wild Gnome can speak with a forest mammal (a fox, rabbit, squirrel, or the like, see below). This ability is innate to Wild Gnomes. See the speak with animals spell description.
• Spell-Like Ability: 1/day—speak with animals (forest mammal only, duration 1 minute). A Wild Gnome with a Wisdom score of at least 11 also has the following spell-like abilities: 1/day—Animal Messenger, Know Direction, Pass without Trace. Caster level is 1st. The save DC is Wisdom-based.
• Favored Class: Ranger. A multiclass Wild Gnome’s ranger class does not count when determining whether he takes an experience point penalty.
• Level Adjustment: +0

Vital Statistics

Table: Wild Gnome Random Starting Ages

Adulthood	Simple	Moderate	Complex
40 years	+4d6	+6d6	+9d6

Table: Wild Gnome Aging Effects

Middle Age1	Old2	Venerable3	Maximum Age
100 years	150 years	200 years	+3d% years
At middle age, −1 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At old age, −2 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At venerable age, −3 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha.

Table: Wild Gnome Random Height and Weight

Gender	Base Height	Height Modifier	Base Weight	Weight Modifier
Male	2' 10"	+2d4	35 lb.	× (1) lb.
Female	2' 8"	+2d4	30 lb.	× (1) lb.

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