You have taken apart and (usually) reassembled just about every mechanical item that you can get your hands on. Your relatively privileged position in gnome society has allowed you to study such contraptions full-time. You have also developed a basic knowledge of a wide variety of things through reading and study. Your love of learning led you to explore the wider world in search of secrets and adventure.
- Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, Investigation
- Tool Proficiencies: Tinkerer's Tools, a set of artisan's tools (one of your choice)
- Equipment: Tinkerer's tools, a bottle of ink, a quill, a small knife, a book of mechanical diagrams, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp
Feature: Researcher
When you attempt to learn or recall a piece of lore, if you do not know that information, you often know where and from whom you can obtain it. Usually, this information comes from a library, scriptorium, university, or a sage or other learned person or creature. Your DM might rule that the knowledge you seek is secreted away in an almost inaccessible place, or that it simply cannot be found. Unearthing the deepest secrets of the multiverse can require an adventure or even a whole campaign.
Suggested Characteristics
Learning and discovery are foremost in the mind of gnomes. In gnomish burrows even simple inventions are celebrated making the inventor a local celebrity. Leaning strongly to good most gnomes want to make a positive impact on the world as well as sate their curiosity.
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Personality Trait |
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Once I develop a liking for something, I quickly become obsessed with it.
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2
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I’ve read every book in the world’s greatest libraries—or I like to boast that I have.
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3
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I’m used to helping out those who aren’t as smart as I am, and I patiently explain anything and everything to others.
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4
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There’s nothing I like more than a good mystery.
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5
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I’m willing to listen to every side of an argument before I make my own judgment.
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6
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I live life like a leaf on the breeze, letting it take me where it will.
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7
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My curiosity is so wide-ranging that I sometimes have trouble concentrating on any one thing.
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8
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I study my friends and take notes about how they act, jotting down things they say that interest me.
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Ideal |
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Knowledge. You never know when what you learn might come in handy. (Neutral)
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Collaboration. In order to truly understand the world everyone has to work together. (Lawful)
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3
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Helpfulness. Whether a broken contraption or a broken heart, both must be fixed. (Good)
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4
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No Limits. Nothing should fetter the infinite possibility inherent in all existence. (Chaotic)
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5
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Excellence. Always strive to be better and give the best possible effort. (Neutral)
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6
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Self-Improvement. The goal of a life of study is the betterment of oneself. (Any)
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Bond |
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1
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I've pledged to bring a spectacular treasure back to my burrow.
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2
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I have an ancient text that holds terrible secrets that must not fall into the wrong hands.
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3
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Kobolds have caused nothing but trouble for gnomekind. These wrongs will be avenged.
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4
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My life’s work is a series of tomes related to a specific field of lore.
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5
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I’ve been searching my whole life for the answer to a certain question.
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6
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Anything of great quality and artisanship is to be protected, respected and cared for.
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Flaw |
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1
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I will run and hide if things are looking bad for me.
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2
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Most people scream and run when they see a demon. I stop and take notes on its anatomy.
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3
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I can't stand unsolved mysteries. I have to know no matter how dangerous.
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4
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I overlook obvious solutions in favor of complicated ones.
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5
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Sometimes there is no difference between what I think and what I say.
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6
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I can’t keep a secret to save my life, or anyone else’s.
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