Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
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Who IS running a Gnome righth now? Tell us about them. How is it going?
In a Cyber Dieselpunk homebrew, I'm running a level 10 Forest Gnome Stars Druid, Zincofax Bramplewood. He's an apothecary (family business) and Calligrapher. One of his sisters turned to the dark side (ok, mycelium side) and nearly wiped his party out. Zinc had to tell his dad about her timely demiSe and he ws dissapointed but not angry.
Let's see, he is carrying Illusionist's Bracers (they are awesome!) and a whole bunch of bags, tricks, holding, and bounty, not that he gave the bad of Molding (not a typo (homebrew), and it used to be a bag of Colding) to the Paladin.
His familiar's name is Oxford, and he's a bat right now, but temporarily dismissed.
Recent news: An animal Hunter (Celestial) cat decided to "kill the healer" and started using special abilities on zinc. he hit her with two shots (see the bracers) of acid (primal savagery) which it turned out was one of the few types of damage she was not resistant to. She decided to harass the wizard instead. :)
So, tell me about your Gnomes!
Food, Scifi/fantasy, anime, DND 5E and OSR geek.
As of now (June 2026), currently playing 5.5E homebrew cyber/diesel punk and the Wildsea.
We have a group that is almost all gnomes. Hijinks and shenanigans galore!
I've said it before and I'll say it again: the only proper way to name a gnome character is to throw two darts at a map of Australia.
Seriously. Try it. It works.
Yellabina Cocklebiddy. Marla Ravensthorpe. Fitzroy Davenport. Yulara Tanami. Albany Bussleton. Adelaide Barker. Tara Willangra. Agnes Rockhampton. Cobar Gunderbooka. Moonbie Toowoomba. Mudgee Bombala. Bremer Broomehill. Westonia Freemantle. Sydney Bindebango. Hobart Hamilton.
Anzio Faro. Protector Aasimar light cleric. Lvl 18.
Viktor Gavriil. White dragonborn grave cleric. Lvl 20.
Ikram Sahir ibn-Malik al-Sayyid Ra'ad. Brass dragonborn draconic sorcerer Lvl 9. Fire elemental devil.
Wrangler of cats.
How many trenchcoats? :)
Food, Scifi/fantasy, anime, DND 5E and OSR geek.
As of now (June 2026), currently playing 5.5E homebrew cyber/diesel punk and the Wildsea.
Ha. Zincofax's whole family is names after OTC and RX drugs since they are apothecaries. Some are birth control or antihistamines.
Food, Scifi/fantasy, anime, DND 5E and OSR geek.
As of now (June 2026), currently playing 5.5E homebrew cyber/diesel punk and the Wildsea.
(Cries in Forever DM)
So since 2004 and the release of an MMO that choose to not have High Elves with Magical powers, and after testing the Hippy Druid Elves and not liking their class options I created my first Gnome character.
Kompressor the Warlock with Gnomish Engineering. So I have a full stable of characters both as NPCs and PCs because I loved my little green haired angry gnome, who did not dance everywhere he went. (This video is almost old enought to buy a beer in the USA: link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfoQj9kVnLU the youtube plugin doesn't work anymore. )
But along side him, and my MMO characters I've had many D&D characters, to include Bhuemka Bhuem Rock Gnome Artillerist Artificer. See my Avatar.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/40921452
Sadly that campaign lasted 5 sessions and was one of the last times I was a player in D&D, and became a forever DM.
I also have Merymiz Flickercoil~ https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/47916753
Sanchiá Maria Teresa García Ramírez de Arroyo (Gnomish Inquisition https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/87898540 )
I have several other gnome ideas, a Circle of Dragons druid, a GunFu Gnome (Fighter, Monk, Rogue) who specializes in pointblank pistol weapons, and of couse a 2024 version of Bhuem... only still working that one out.
Brilliant method.
Meanwhile I go full r/tragedeigh
Boom Ka Boom = Bhuemka Bhuem
Doom Bunny (Evil tiny pink twin tails) = Dhuembhunay
Kompressor..... yeah didn't have to change it away from the music artist that inspired the character.
Daviston Hannedil: Light Domain Cleric
Berendo Lindwicket: Illusionist Wizard with one level of Arcana Cleric
(Pointing you with a crossbow). "My name is Tyrion Lannister, you killed my father. Get ready to die!"
I love the gnomes because they are the "little ugly duckling" of the core PC species, rejected by the most of players. In the past they were too much "typecasted" into to be rogues or illusionists. They are perfect as nPCs if you want a cozy or comedy tone in your games, at least during a couple of scenes.
I liked the "variant" version from an article "martial cultures " from Dragon magazine #341 (March 2006).
I am happy with the archetype of gnome artificer but I would like a gnome as monster-rider to be a viable class.