5e Gnome Concept Packages I A collection of character enhancers for the world’s greatest roleplaying game

By : Sean Hower

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Introduction: Gnome Concept Packages I is a collection of three complete character concepts: goblin sticker, rocktender, and toy maker. Inside, you’ll find new backgrounds, feats, spells, magical items, equipment, and more. Each is tailored toward realizing its underlying concept but can be used by any character of any class and any race.

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Not for resale. Permission granted to print or photocopy this document for personal use only. ©2016 Wizards of the Coast LLC, PO Box 707, Renton, WA 98057-0707, USA. Manufactured by Hasbro SA, Rue Emile-Boéchat 31, 2800 Delémont, CH. Represented by Hasbro Europe, 4 The Square, Stockley Park, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB11 1ET, UK. Table of Contents

Introduction...... 3 What is this concept package of which you speak?...... 3 What exactly is in a concept package?...... 3 Gnomes aren’t for me, so why should I care about these concepts?...... 3 Goblin Sticker...... 4 Background...... 4 Feats...... 5 Magic Items...... 7 Rocktender...... 9 Background...... 9 Equipment...... 10 Feats...... 10 Magic Items...... 11 Spells...... 12 Toy Maker...... 14 Background...... 14 Equipment...... 15 Feats...... 15 Magic Items...... 17

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This product was created by Sean Hower. Follow on: I strive to make fun, useful, and interesting materials https://seandoesgames.blogspot.com/ that all gamers of every experience level can enjoy. I am always open to feedback to help improve any of my @hokumsean hokumtumble products. Product Version: 1.0 hokumgram Introduction Gnomes aren’t for me, so why “There is no place like your burrow but grand adventure cannot begin until you take your first step should I care about these on a path your feet have not yet tread.” – Unknown. concepts? Sure, the game aids in each concept are designed to Welcome to Gnome Concept Packages I, a collection of expand the roleplaying possibilities for that concept, character enhancers for Dungeons and Dragons 5e. If but they can be used by any character, of any class you’re the adventurous type (or just chomping at the bit and of any race, as well. Ultimately, a concept package to get started), feel free to ignore all of this introduction is simply a collection of new backgrounds, feats, stuff and jump into the supplement right away. Of equipment, weapons, magic items, and more organized course, there’s no shame in reading the introduction in a slightly different way. So, really, even if the very either. Someone had to write it so why not read it? thought of gnomes sends you screaming in the opposite direction this book is still for you. Come on, now. Take the plunge and turn the page! What is this concept package of which you speak? Backgrounds in Dungeons and Dragons 5e are a very helpful tool for fleshing out the origin story andSample history file of a new player character. They can even help set a direction for that character’s future growth. But the usefulness of a background as a tool for developing a complete character concept (and for supporting that concept) ends there.

Character concept packages grew out of a desire to provide exactly that sort of support.

What exactly is in a concept package? A concept package is a collection of playing aids specifically tailored to help a character grow throughout its entire play. Each package provides at least a new background and a few new feats that help fill out game play. Depending on the concept, you might also find new equipment, new magic items, and new spells.

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Languages: One of your choice (likely that of your hated “Why did the goblin drown in the river? Because foe--see below) he didn’t want to lose his head on the shore. Get Equipment: Adventurer’s pack, smith tools, pouch it? Lose his head. That never stops being funny.” - of victory souvenirs, family keepsake, small pouch Loravyrra Goblinsfoe containing 15 GP

This concept package is based on the goblin sticker Hated Foe character kit as it appeared in The Complete Book of Your hated foe is the kind of creature you despise Gnomes and Halflings, an AD&D rules supplement. and hunt. Choose the type of creature that you have Barbarians, Fighters, and Rangers are likely to find the marked as your hated foe: aberrations, beasts, celestials, most use of this concept, but a character of any class can constructs, dragons, elementals, fey, fiends, giants, use these materials. monstrosities, oozes, plants, or undead. Alternatively, you can choose two races of humanoid (such as goblins and orcs). Background They came at night. They swarmed your burrow. Feature: Lore of the Hated Foe They crushed its protectors. They slaughtered the You obsessively devoted yourself and the sum of your defenseless. You don’t remember how you managed to resources to studying your hated foe. You command a escape the massacre. You used to try, of course, Samplein a file vast knowledge of its origins, anatomy, life ways, and desperate attempt to explain your own survival. But environment. In the rare event that you cannot recall those moments had a will of their own. They revealed a piece of information about your foe, either you or themselves without warning as disconnected, stinging someone you know will have access to materials that will flashbacks. So you resigned yourself to a pitiful reveal that information. existence, a mere fragment of the gnome you once were.

Some time later, you stumbled upon one of your Suggested Characteristics attackers. It was alone, vulnerable, weak. The brutal You either led a solitary life of revenge or traveled with struggle that you instigated lasted for what felt like a a group of gnomes who shared your hatred. You might lifetime. In the end, you were victorious. Your triumph have hired yourself out as an exterminator to support finally justified your survival. You had purpose. You’ve your campaign against your enemy. When presented been exterminating every member of your attackers’ a choice between fighting (and killing) your hated foe kind since. While you feel mostly whole again, your or letting them live, you will almost always chose the memories are still not yours to control and in some ways former unless your mercy will lead to better hunting neither are your actions. later. You are also extremely reluctant to leave a fight Skill Proficiency: Survival, History with your hated foe even when the odds are against you. Tool Proficiency: Smith tools While you have managed to hold onto a sliver of your

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