Tabletop talky 

Ok what do we do with gnomes.......

Maybe something related to their connection to earth in mythology?

Tabletop talky 

I really hate gnomes in WoW, and gnomes in D&D always felt bland

How do you define them in a way that isn't "they're small" or "they're wise"

My leaning is defining them as "industrious" maybe and seeing what I come up with to fit that

Tabletop talky 

@vahnj
What about like, as spies? Since IRL gnomes are in every garden and they always seem to be watching (see, travelocity gnome mascot), maybe they use the earth to travel? Gather knowledge for the gnome elite, disguised as kitschy statues.

Tabletop talky 

@goatmoat im trying to avoid making any race being "sneaky" bc the world i'm trying to build in general has huge diversity of humanoid creatures and i want to avoid defining a race by something that can be construed as a negative quality

Tabletop talky 

@goatmoat the closest i've come to allowing this is that orcs can use their physical strength stat for intimidate checks

it's one thing if you're scared of something (see them as potentially superior) and another thing if you find something worth dismissing (see as potentially inferior) if that makes sense

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