The D&D rules and setting are full of utterly false cutesy-poo representations of this horrific race. This is obviously evidence of Gnomish conspiracy to affect Gamers' perceptions of them. Now, one could just play Gnomemurdered instead; but one could also choose to play D&D representing Gnomes as they truly are.
Has anyone done this?
Also, if you were to do this in an official D&D setting, would you do it by simply revising the false representations of Gnomes in that setting as whatever; gentle hill folk, "illusionists", "tinkers", etc., to the true bloodthirsty monsters they are? Or would you incorporate these official lies into the setting, making the characters of the setting originally believe that Gnomes are the way that they've been represented in the official setting material?
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... you know, the first gnome appearing in a 4e D&D product was evil. And they weren't available as a PC race originally. Clearly an attempt to redress the balance, later subverted by Mike Mearls.
Quote from: Thanlis;356532... you know, the first gnome appearing in a 4e D&D product was evil.
Really? I was not aware of that! Could you please tell me the reference?
QuoteAnd they weren't available as a PC race originally. Clearly an attempt to redress the balance, later subverted by Mike Mearls.
Yes, that's a tragedy, that finally there was an edition willing to stand up to the Gnomish menace, only it has been once more subverted.
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Quote from: RPGPundit;356715Really? I was not aware of that! Could you please tell me the reference?
Honest to god. Keep on the Shadowfell (which came out before the core books) has an encounter with a gnome running a quarry; he's in the employ of the big bad and has captured one of the party's mentors. His name is Agrid, and he is a gnome skulk.
So what the fuck happened? Clearly, for a little while some brave warriors for truth managed to take control of the editorial policy at WoTC and promote the TRUTH about Gnomes! Who were they? Do they yet live? What happened? Why did they now seem to fail and all has gone back to normal?
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Quote from: RPGPundit;356909So what the fuck happened? Clearly, for a little while some brave warriors for truth managed to take control of the editorial policy at WoTC and promote the TRUTH about Gnomes! Who were they? Do they yet live? What happened? Why did they now seem to fail and all has gone back to normal?
Underdark (came out yesterday, day before) has evil sinister gnomes in the fey-flavored portion of the Underdark. I think there's a power struggle going on in Seattle.
Clearly. I wonder who are the brave souls struggling to try to promote the Truth, and which WoTC-drones have sold out to serve dark Gnomish masters?
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