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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
Those who think of other planes at all consider them remote, distant realms, but planar influence can be felt throughout the world. It sometimes manifests in beings who, through an accident of birth
hands and feet from a halfling, exceedingly large eyes from a gnome, and so on).
Genasi almost never have contact with their elemental parents. Genies seldom have interest in their mortal offspring
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
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dominate person
Your magic often takes the form of blue or golden runes floating and glowing in the air in circular patterns or of shimmering azure barriers of magical energy. If you
I’m friends with an Orzhov advokist; we compare notes on different forms of law magic.
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I was ridiculed once in a Rakdos performance; the performer was impressed with my good humor about
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Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
destruction unleashed by certain artificers’ creations.
In the Forgotten Realms, the island of Lantan is home to many artificers, and in the world of Dragonlance, tinker gnomes are often
to keep airships and other wondrous devices operational.
Artificers in the City of Sigil share discoveries from throughout the multiverse, and from there, the gnome artificer Vi runs a cosmos-spanning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Earthquake! Rather than halt or slow Stonky’s progress, the theft of Kandlekeep Dekonstruktion has inspired the gnome to accelerate his plan to launch the Barn Door into space. Soon after the book
witnesses and compare their own recollections of the quake can try to ascertain its nature. With a successful DC 14 Intelligence (Arcana or Nature) check, a character is confident that the earthquake wasn’t magically created. As such, it must have been caused by a natural phenomenon.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
one of the corpses. (The gnome is really a troll named Xlorp, transformed by the runes in area 11b.)
In its current form, the troll has the statistics of an unarmored (AC 12), chaotic evil deep gnome
3. Hungry Gnome Corpses. Eight drow corpses are splayed like rag dolls across the floor of this 10-foot-high cavern.
Troll in Gnome Form. A naked, hairless, gray-skinned deep gnome is gnawing on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
above, and two stone pillars, fifty feet above the gulch floor, are connected by a stone arch that spans the middle of the gulch. A crumpled gnome figure rests in the center of the arch.
Near the rear
of the gulch, a large glowing purple moonstone, carved into the form of a dwarf, stands on a rocky ledge. Glowing purple runes, etched into the ground and walls of the gulch, encircle the moonstone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
for them in most worlds. I’ve walked many realms, and nary a one has even a hint of a gnome nation.
Hidden but Homey Deep gnomes protect their enclaves with labyrinthine tunnels, traps, and armed
Deep Gnomes Deep gnomes, or svirfneblin, are the pragmatic and often grumpy cousins of the gnome family, who live deep underground. The Underdark is full of danger, meaning that deep gnomes spend
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
purpose. Some gnome communities make a practice of sending young adults away from the burrow as a rite of passage, encouraging them to explore the realms of humans, dwarves, and elves for a time, with
Gnome Adventurers I don’t know how many times I’ve seen a gnome
turn a dead end into a wonderful opportunity.
— Delaan Winterhound
When a gnome leaves the burrow, the force behind that decision
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
River Ma’at The River Ma’at is a snaking waterway that flows spireward of the gate-towns from Torch to Excelsior. Boathouses float atop its gentle waters, and gnome-operated paddle steamers chug
along the river’s length, ferrying travelers between realms for a few lodestars. Stilt houses rise from the river’s flooded banks, marshy expanses widened by countless tributaries and surges from other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
” provides tables you can use to determine the contents—both valuable and mundane—of a roaming giant's bag. “Relics of Giant Realms” details the variety of valuable treasures left by ancient giants
' civilizations. “Magic Items” presents new magic items associated with giants, their legends, and their magic runes. Adrián Ibarra Lugo
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
gnome on the stone arch is Fibblestib Pinebark, and she holds the main part of the Gnomengarde grenade. She is unconscious when the characters arrive. The grenade has a piece of parchment tied to it
represent Dumathoin. Refer to the “Guardian of the Gulch” section for information about awakening the eidolon. The gnome resting against the moonstone is Dabbledob Plasterpatch. He holds the magical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
interlocked links of Ilvaash’s runes (knots of tentacles, brains, and jagged lines reminiscent of jaws). A brain breaker uses the stat block of an infected elder brain (see chapter 7) with the following
breaker has a challenge rating of 12 (8,400 XP). These squads range throughout the Far Realm. They target not only the characters but also any Far Realms dwellers that have been aiding the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
found throughout the D&D multiverse. In the Forgotten Realms, for example, the island of Lantan is home to many artificers, and in the world of Dragonlance, tinker gnomes are often members of this class
and other wondrous devices operational. In the City of Sigil, artificers share discoveries from throughout the cosmos, and one in particular — the gnome inventor Vi — has run a multiverse-spanning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
, but countless lives have also been lost because of the mass destruction unleashed by certain artificers’ creations. In the Forgotten Realms, the island of Lantan is home to many artificers, and in
there, the gnome artificer Vi runs a cosmos-spanning business that hires adventurers to fix problems that others deem unfixable. In Vi’s home world, Eberron, magic is harnessed as a form of science
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
time, which could complicate things, but also provide some memorable moments. Sword Wraith Platoon. When an adventurer enters the circle of moon runes, the bits of bone, armor, and weapons fly together
Ularan Mortus. GNOME REINFORCEMENTS
If the party needs assistance, ten gnomes from Gnomengarde arrive at the gulch. They intervene if the characters are in trouble, providing healing or drawing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, and boards line the walls. Three tall wardrobes and four large chests stand among these materials.
Creatures. Hiding in the wardrobes and chests are four ghouls made from gnome and halfling corpses
, and both wear ornate collars of silvery metal. Each stands within a square scribed onto the floor, ten feet on a side and edged with runes. The rune-marked boundaries appear to push the creatures back
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Vi Vi (VYE) is a gnome artificer, entrepreneur, and traveler of many worlds who originally hails from Eberron. After helping to create terribly destructive weapons during the Last War, Vi sought to
famous and cosmopolitan city in the Forgotten Realms setting. It’s a center of wealth and influence where people come to make their dreams come true. The city is home to the Yawning Portal, the best-known
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Character Species When you choose your character’s species, you determine whether your character is a human or a member of a fantastical species, such as dragonborn or gnome. The peoples of the D&D
. Some species can trace their origin to a single world, plane of existence, or god, while other species first appeared in multiple realms at once. Whatever a species’ genesis, its members have spread
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Character Species When you choose your character’s species, you determine whether your character is a human or a member of a fantastical species, such as dragonborn or gnome. The peoples of the D&D
. Some species can trace their origin to a single world, plane of existence, or god, while other species first appeared in multiple realms at once. Whatever a species’ genesis, its members have spread
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
scrap metal dominates the middle of the cavern. Hiding in it are nine lava children (see appendix A).
Runes carved on the inside walls of the forge channel magical energy from the Elemental Plane
frustrated by Zox because the gnome is scatterbrained and has them working on multiple projects at once. They strongly dislike the hobgoblins, who rob them of metal. A character can convince an azer to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Nonhuman Deities Certain gods closely associated with nonhuman races are revered on many different worlds, though not always in the same way. The nonhuman races of the Forgotten Realms and Greyhawk
starburst Deep Sashelas, elf god of the sea CG Nature, Tempest Dolphin Eadro, merfolk deity of the sea N Nature, Tempest Spiral design Garl Glittergold, gnome god of trickery and wiles LG Trickery Gold
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
themselves across the floor using oversized face-tentacles. The fourth is a lumbering monstrosity made of stitched-together parts from goblins, dwarves, and reindeer.
The three gnome squidlings (Rin, Rix
, and Zglarrd) are supposed to be cleaning up the cargo hold but are just pushing junk around and annoying Dredavex’s flesh golem. Unless one of the gnome ceremorphs is leading the party through the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, monoliths, and stelae fitting neatly in niches carved into the walls of every room. Thanks to the library’s comprehend languages effect, anyone can easily decipher and understand the runes and glyphs
doorway in runes that anyone who knows Dwarvish or Giant understands: The past is a crystal, for it can be seen from many facets yet it always remains the same.
These rooms contain crystals of many
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
' techniques. Giant-Crafted Items
Beyond its size, a giant-crafted version of a magic item might look different from its traditional appearance. For example, runes and rune carving are central to the
sentinel shield once carried by a frost giant could be perpetually cold to the touch.
None of these cosmetic effects alter a magic item's capabilities. They merely provide a narrative link to giants' realms that characters might explore.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
an accomplished gnome map merchant named Anaxi Zephries, known as “the Cartophile.” Information collected by Anaxi over the years has traced Kwalish’s route into the Barrier Peaks — at least up to the
adventure in any similar location: a mysterious mountain range that even dedicated explorers have failed to fully map. In the Forgotten Realms, one possible location for the adventure is Chult, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
found throughout the D&D multiverse. In the Forgotten Realms, for example, the island of Lantan is home to many artificers, and in the world of Dragonlance, tinker gnomes are often members of this class
and other wondrous devices operational. In the City of Sigil, artificers share discoveries from throughout the cosmos, and one in particular—the gnome inventor Vi—has run a multiverse-spanning business
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
The Outlands’ most renowned cartographer is Melvin Manyroads, an energetic conjurer (chaotic good, gnome mage) who dwells in a turquoise tower with a marigold roof. Peppy and loquacious, he roams the
. Melvin’s maps aren’t always cheap—or accurate, for that matter—but his atlas is brimming at the seams. The hospitable gnome claims to have mapped hundreds of locations throughout the planes, including
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
the Beholder Memories table. These memories are experienced from the eye tyrant’s point of view. Beholder Memories d100 Memory 01–20 The beholder chases a deep gnome through a fungal forest in a
must be 16th level or higher to pass through this gate (see “Jhesiyra Kestellharp”). The first creature to pass through the gate triggers an elder rune (see “Elder Runes”). A creature that passes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
thieves’ tools. Also, the doors and windows have an AC of 12 and break with 25 points of damage. Magical runes, as per the glyph of warding spell, protect the cloak room and barn doors. If the party
opens the doors without first removing or disabling the runes, they take thunder damage as per the spell. A window at the back of the inn on the second floor is open (see “The Upstairs” below). A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
gnome nation of Zilargo, and they held the Demon Wastes in name only. Other states were born in violence: the elves of Valenar and the goblins of Darguun seized their realms by force. But Aundair
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
is durable and has Dwarven runes worked into its design. It might be associated with a clan that would like to see it returned to their ancestral halls. 10 Elemental Air. The item is half the normal
light in a 5-foot radius. Any metal in the item is silver or mithral, rather than iron or steel. 17 Fiend. The item is made of black iron or horn inscribed with runes, and any cloth or leather
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Dwarvish runes worked into its design. It might be associated with a clan that would like to see it returned to their ancestral halls. 7 Elemental Air. The item is half the normal weight and feels hollow
. 14 Fiend. The item is made of iron or horn, and any cloth or leather components are crafted from the hide of Fiends. Leering faces or vile runes are engraved on its surface. Celestials find it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
contraptions. Characters who compare those drawings with Stonky’s skitterwidgets can tell where the gnome got the inspiration for his mechanical creations. Navigation Notes. A slip of paper tucked into
the shelves, each section of which has a rolling ladder anchored to a ceiling rail.
Three custodians are working here, sweeping the floors: a human, a gnome, and a half-elf.
After Kandlekeep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, “Beware — the wolf howls at midnight,” and leaves without further comment. 09–10 A gnome watches everyone carefully, writing down observations in a tiny orange book. 11–12 A one-armed Brelish
unremarkable farmers are transporting a strange device that bears Draconic runes. 93–94 A cleric of the Sovereign Host seems annoyed and is rude to several pious passengers who ask for blessings. 95–96 An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
information. Dwarves, even those visiting from other realms through the connections with the Lowroad, have little trouble finding their way around, but humans, especially those who can’t read Dwarvish
or the shorthand runes carved throughout the city, have a far more difficult time. Following the war, most Felbarran applauded the dissolution of the Silver Marches. In its time of greatest need, no