Racial Traits

· Ability Adjustments: +2 Dexterity, +2 Wisdom, -2 Strength, -4 Charisma.

· Small: As a Small creature, a gnome gains a +1 size bonus to Armor Class, a +1 size bonus on attack rolls, and a +4 size bonus on Hide checks, but he uses smaller weapons then humans use, and his lifting and carrying limits are three-quarters of those of a Medium character.

· Darkvision: Deep gnomes can see in the dark up to 120 feet.

· Stonecunning: +2 bonus to Search checks when inside.

· Illusion Affinity: Add +1 to the Difficulty Class for all saving throws against illusion spells cast by gnomes. This adjustment stacks with those from similar effects, such as the Spell Focus feat.

· Battle Training vs. Goblinoids: +1 racial bonus to attack rolls against goblinoids (including goblins, hobgoblins, and bugbears).

· Battle Training vs. Reptilians: +1 racial bonus on attack rolls against kobolds.

· Slippery Defense: +4 dodge bonus to Armor Class against all opponents.

· Durability: +2 racial bonus to all saving throws.

· Keen Hearing: +2 racial bonus to Listen checks.

· Keen Smell: +2 racial bonus to Craft Alchemy checks.

· Spell-Like Abilities:
1/day - Blindness as sorcerer of equal level.
1/day - Entropic Shield as sorcerer of equal level.
1/day - Invisibility as sorcerer of equal level.

· Spell Resistant: Spell resistance of 11+ character level.

· Favored Class: Rogue. A multiclass deep gnome's rogue class does not count when determining whether he takes an experience point penalty.

· Level Adjustment +3: Deep gnomes are more powerful and gain levels more slowly than other races. It will take much more experience for a deep gnome to reach level 2 then it would for normal races, for example.