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In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, gnomes are one of the core races available for play as player characters. [1] Some speculate that they are closely related to dwarves ; however, gnomes are smaller and more tolerant of other races, nature, and magic .
He rules a city-state that shares his name. [ 1 ] : 15 Also called the Shadow King for his reclusive nature, preferring arcane scholarship to the actual governance of his city-state. [ 1 ] : 59 In the 2nd and 3rd editions Nibenay previously left the ruling of his city-state to his exclusively female templars but took a more active role after ...
Top Ballista is a supplement for a campaign setting in the city of Serraine, populated by the magical biplane-piloting skygnomes, and presents rules to create player characters (PCs) of skygnomes and other races.
Creatures from the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game that come from or are based on real-life folklore or mythology.Note that many of these although taking the name from the mythological version, have very little in common with them, instead being based on modern fantasy fiction.
Similar to AD&D, players can choose from one of several races for their player character, including human, elf, gnome, and dwarf.Unlike AD&D, there are several other races players can also choose including troglodyte, kobold, goblin, orc, changeling, troll, and wolfen (a hybrid human/wolf race).
The more recent use of the term lich for a specific type of undead creature originates from the 1976 Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game booklet Greyhawk, written by Gary Gygax and Rob Kuntz. [ 2 ] Often such a creature is the result of a willful transformation, as a powerful wizard skilled in necromancy who seeks eternal life uses rare ...
Kender are a type of fantasy race first developed for the Dragonlance campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role playing game published by TSR, Inc. in 1984. The first kender character was created by Harold Johnson as a player character in a series of role-playing adventures co-authored by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis.
Elves are a humanoid race in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, one of the primary races available for player characters, and play a central role in the narratives of many setting worlds of the game. [11] Elves are renowned for their grace and mastery of magic [11] [12]: 58 and weapons such as the bow [12]: 15, 58 and sword.