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How to Role Play a Gnome Character in a Dungeons and Dragons Campaign

Being able to accurately and convincingly role-play a race other than human is one of the most challenging and rewarding aspects of playing the pen and paper role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons. Playing a gnome is much like acting like a halfling without the extreme comical undertones, or like a dwarf without the dour demeanor.

Things You'll Need

  • Dungeons and Dragons Rulebooks
  • Character sheet
  • Dice
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Instructions

    • 1

      Take the time to come up with a background for your gnome character, detailing where they grew up, what sort of friends and family they have and how they came to be in their current profession.

    • 2

      Employ elaborate gags whenever possible, as pranks and practical jokes are a way of life for gnomes. Expect everyone to take your jokes with good grace and become confused when someone actually gets angry about a particularly nasty or over-the-top trick.

    • 3

      Lean towards scientific and methodical endeavors such as engineering, alchemy and building of magical constructs like golems.

    • 4

      Become excited about new opportunities, ideas and situations to the point of acting recklessly. Attempt to pilot a flying machine even if there is a good possibility it will crash, run headfirst into an ancient tomb to study the deadly traps inside and activate a newly discovered magical device even if you don't know what it will do.

    • 5

      Choose which end of the alignment axis your character leans towards to determine how your character will act and what sort of profession they would prefer. If you choose a chaotic alignment your gnome could be a drifting rogue or a ne’er-do-well always one step ahead of the local law, while lawful gnomes are more likely to be architects, wizards or lawyers.


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