Customized Classes Revisited
In the May Nineteen-Eighty-Six issue of Dragon Magazine Paul Montgomery Crabaugh offered us the ability to generate an assortment of new and awesome classes for our D&D. No longer would we have to settle for a Dwarf, Elf, Halfling, Thief, Cleric, Magic-user, or Fighter.
Cynidicean Gnome
by Sean Meaney
| HITDICE: D3 | +0% |
| HD LIMIT: 9HD | +10% |
| ARMOUR: None | +0% |
| WEAPONS: Axe, Dagger, Club | +20% |
| SAVE AS: Dwarf | +40% |
| HIT PROGRESSION: 5 Levels | +10% |
| ABILITIES: | |
| Infravision 60’ | +20% |
| ½ Damage – Magic | +50% |
| Hide in Wilderness (90%) | +90% |
| +1Initiative | +10% |
| Hear Noise | +10% |
| Climb Sheer Surfaces | +10% |
| Move Silently | +10% |
| Detect Slope | +10% |
| -2AC v Large Foes: | |
| L1 | +10% (+300%) |
| L5 | +10% (+310%) |
| L9 | +10% (+320%) |
| L13 | +10% (+330%) |
| L17 | +10% (+340%) |
| L21 | +10% (+350%) |
| L25 | +10% (+360%) |
| L29 | +10% (+370%) |
| L33 | +10% (+380%) |
CYNIDICEAN GNOME EXPERIENCE TABLE
| EXP | LEVEL | HD | AC v LARGE |
| 0 | 1 | 1d3 | 7 (Human) |
| 1200 | 2 | 2d3 | 7 |
| 2400 | 3 | 3d3 | 7 |
| 4800 | 4 | 4d3 | 7 |
| 9920 | 5 | 5d3 | 5 |
| 19840 | 6 | 6d3 | 5 |
| 37200 | 7 | 7d3 | 5 |
| 77500 | 8 | 8d3 | 5 |
| 160000 | 9 | 9d3 | 3 (Elf) |
| 240000 | 10 | 9d3 | 3 |
| 320000 | 11 | 9d3 | 3 |
| 400000 | 12 | 9d3 | 3 |
| +82500 | L13-16 | 1 | |
| +85000 | L17-20 | -1 (Dwarf) | |
| +87500 | L21-24 | -3 | |
| +90000 | L25-28 | -5 | |
| +92500 | L29-32 | -7 | |
| +95000 | L33-36 | -9(Halfling) |
Description: The Cynidecean Gnome has some Resistance to Magic, Camoflague 90% when in a natural Cave, +1 Initiative bonus, detect the slope of a Cave tunnel, Infravision 60', and the Thief skills Hear Noise, Move Silent, and Climb Sheer Surfaces.
The Cynidecean Gnome also decreases in size (Initial 3' - 4"/4 levels) every four levels improving their AC bonus vs large opponents.
Their weapons are Stone Daggers, Stone Axes and Stone Clubs.