Automatic Feats 6

Granted to every character of this race at creation. They cost nothing and cannot be declined.

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  Gnomish Proficiencies

  You have some special bonuses due to your gnomish heritage.
  
  +2 Haggle
  +2 Use Magic Device
  Proficient with Light Hammers, Throwing Hammers, and Warhammers.
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  Small Size Bonus

  As a Small creature, you receive a +1 size bonus to attack rolls and Armor Class, and a +4 bonus on Hide checks.
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  Proficiency: Light Hammer

  You do not suffer a -4 penalty on attack rolls when using a light hammer.
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  Proficiency: Throwing Hammer

  You do not suffer a -4 penalty on attack rolls when using a throwing hammer.
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  Proficiency: Warhammer

  You do not suffer a -4 penalty on attack rolls when using a warhammer.
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  Racial Spell Resistance

  You are naturally resistant to spells and magical effects. You have 6 Spell Resistance, protecting you from many nondamaging spells and effects. This stacks with other sources of Spell Resistance.

Enhancements Full tree →

The Deep Gnome tree. Hover a cell for what it does; the full page has every rank and description.

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Illusory Escape

Ranks: 1 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 1 AP

When you tumble, you will phase out from reality briefly, passing through enemies as you do so.

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Wand and Scroll Mastery

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 1 AP

+25% effectiveness from your wands, scrolls, and other items that cast spells, and +1 to the save DC of your offensive wands.

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Underdark Experience

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 1 AP

+1 to all saves

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Stealthy or Awareness

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 1 AP

Pick from Stealthy or Awareness

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Gnomish Weapon Training

Ranks: 1 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 1 AP

+1 to hit and damage with light hammers, light maces, light picks, shortswords, shortbows, light crossbows, and light repeating crossbows.

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Conjure Stone

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 5 AP

Conjure a boulder and hurl it at an enemy, dealing 6d4 bludgeoning damage and knocking down enemy on failed reflex save DC 10 + INT modifier.

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Hardy Nature

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 5 AP

+2 AC, +1 Physical Resistance Rating

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Color Spray

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 5 AP

Enemies are sprayed with illusions of color, and must make a Will save or be Dazed, Blinded, and/or Silenced. The target must make a saving throw for each effect. DC: Character Level + Intelligence Modifier + Illusion DC bonus.

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Permanent Blur

Ranks: 1 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 5 AP

You gain a permanent Blur effect.

Blur: An ally's outline becomes slightly blurred, giving enemies a 20% miss chance when attacking that ally (due to concealment).

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Gnomish Weapon Training

Ranks: 1 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 5 AP

+1 to hit and damage with light hammers, light maces, light picks, shortswords, shortbows, light crossbows, and light repeating crossbows.

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Spellcraft

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 10 AP

+5 Spellcraft

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Nimble Reaction

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 10 AP

+1 Armor Maximum Dexterity Bonus and Maximum Dodge Bonus

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Stoneskin

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 10 AP

You get Stoneskin as an SLA. The warded creature gains resistance to physical damage, granting Damage Reduction 10/Adamantine. Once the spell has prevented a total of 10 points damage per caster level (no maximum) it is discharged. Otherwise, it lasts 1 minute per caster level.

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Racial Spell Focus: Illusion

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 10 AP

+1 to Illusion DCs

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Gnomish Weapon Training

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP Requires: 10 AP

+2 to hit and damage with light hammers, light maces, light picks, shortswords, shortbows, light crossbows, and light repeating crossbows.

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Phantasmal Killer

Ranks: 3 Cost: 1 AP Requires: 15 AP

You gain Phantasmal Killer as a Spell-Like Ability. You create a phantasmal image of the most fearsome creature imaginable to the subject simply by forming the fears of the subject’s subconscious mind into something that its conscious mind can visualize. The target first gets a Will save to recognize the image as unreal to disbelieve the spell and suffer no ill effects. If that save fails, the phantasm touches the subject, and the subject must succeed on a Fortitude save or die from fear. Even if the Fortitude save is successful, the subject takes 1d3+1 points of bane damage per caster level. DC: Character Level + Intelligence Modifier + Illusion DC bonus.

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Deep Gnomish Favored Enemy

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP Requires: 15 AP

Gnomes have a history of racial enmity with several kinds of creatures. Choose a Favored Enemy feat for one of these.

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Gnomish Weapon Training

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP Requires: 15 AP

+2 to hit and damage with light hammers, light maces, light picks, shortswords, shortbows, light crossbows, and light repeating crossbows.

+1 Competence Bonus to Critical Threat Range with the same weapons.

Core Enhancements

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Wariness

Ranks: 1 Cost: 1 AP

+1% Dodge

+2 Magical Resistance Rating

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Wisdom

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP

Select Intelligence, or Wisdom

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Wariness

Ranks: 1 Cost: 1 AP

+1% Dodge

+2 Magical Resistance Rating

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Wisdom

Ranks: 1 Cost: 2 AP

Select Intelligence, or Wisdom

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Scrolls: Retain Essence

Ranks: 1 Cost: 1 AP

You gain a 15% Racial Bonus to your odds of retaining a copy of a Scroll when using it.

+2% Dodge

+2 Magical Resistance Rating

Deep Gnome

Iconic Past Life

What a completed life as this iconic leaves behind. It stacks up to three times.

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  Deep Gnome

  Iconic Past Life Stance: +1 Illusion DC to spells you cast and +5 Acid Spell Power per stack of this past life
  
  Passive Bonus: +3 Magical Resistance per stack of this Past Life feat. This feat can be stacked up to three times.