Homebrew Halfling-Gnome Species Details

 Personality

Halfling Gnome personalities are a mix of the best, or worst, of Halflings and Gnomes. They are inquisitive, clever, witty, devious, and sneaky, but all in good fun. They are hospitable and trustworthy but protective of friends, family, and animals of all kinds. They prefer intrigue and subtlety to straightforward business, and they're always trying to tinker with things to see if there's a way to make it better. As such, there are those Halfling Gnomes who tend to put their efforts into technology development.

Physical Description

Halfling Gnomes can be from about three and a half tall to almost three and a quarter. Their skin ranges anywhere from a light tan to a deep brown to dark green, while their hair and eye color is across the board. They have developed thick skin strong muscles and longer legs to combat their small size, but have retained their ancestor's intelligence and thirst for knowledge.

Relations

Halfling Gnomes interact well with most races, since they live in many towns, cities, and kingdoms within Arias. For aggressive and violent races, they often prefer either to sneak by unnoticed and move on or to sneak in and cause some ruckus before leaving.

Alignment

Halfling Gnomes tend to be True Neutral or Neutral Good so as to deal more even-handedly with so many races. They have no tendency toward lawful or chaotic, and evil Halfling Gnomes are often banished from good tribes and left to travel alone or join an evil clan.

Halfling-Gnome Traits

Your halfling character has a number of traits in common with all other halflings.

Nimble Frame

Halfling Gnomes are treated as Tiny creatures when doing so would give them an advantage; this means they gain a +2 size bonus to Armor Class and a +8 size bonus on Hide checks.

Darkvision

Halfling Gnomes can see in the dark up to 60 feet. Halfling Gnomes can function just fine with no light at all.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity and Intelligence scores increases by 2.

Age

Halfling-Gnomes mature at the same rate humans do, and most are expected to settle down into an adult life by around age 40. They can live 350 to almost 500 years, same as their gnome parent.

Alignment

Most halflings are lawful good. As a rule, they are good-hearted and kind, hate to see others in pain, and have no tolerance for oppression. They are also very orderly and traditional, leaning heavily on the support of their community and the comfort of their old ways.

Size

Halflings average about 3 feet tall and weigh about 40 pounds. Your size is Small.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Halfling Nimbleness

You can move through the space of any creature that is of a size larger than yours.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Halfling. The Halfling language isn’t secret, but halflings are loath to share it with others. They write very little, so they don’t have a rich body of literature. Their oral tradition, however, is very strong. Almost all halflings speak Common to converse with the people in whose lands they dwell or through which they are traveling.