SRD:Svirfneblin

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SVIRFNEBLIN

	Svirfneblin, 1st-Level Warrior
Size/Type:	Small Humanoid (Gnome)
Hit Dice:	1d8+4 (8 hp)
Initiative:	+1
Speed:	15 ft. in banded mail armor (3 squares); base speed 20 ft.
Armor Class:	23 (+1 size, +1 Dex, +4 dodge, +6 banded mail, +1 buckler), touch 16, flat-footed 18
Base Attack/Grapple:	+1/–3
Attack:	Heavy pick +2 melee (1d4/x4) or light crossbow +3 ranged (1d6/19–20)
Full Attack:	Heavy pick +2 melee (1d4/x4) or light crossbow +3 ranged (1d6/19–20)
Space/Reach:	5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:	Spell-like abilities
Special Qualities:	Gnome traits, svirfneblin traits, spell resistance 12
Saves:	Fort +5, Ref +3, Will +2
Abilities:	Str 11, Dex 13, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 4
Skills:	Hide +2, Listen +2, Spot +2
Feats:	Toughness
Environment:	Underground
Organization:	Company (2–4), squad (11–20 plus 1 leader of 3rd–6th level and 2 3rd-level lieutenants), or band (30–50 plus 1 3rd-level sergeant per 20 adults, 5 5th-level lieutenants, 3 7th-level captains, and 2–5 Medium earth elementals)
Challenge Rating:	1
Treasure:	Standard
Alignment:	Usually neutral
Advancement:	By character class
Level Adjustment:	+3

Also called deep gnomes, svirfneblin are said to dwell in great cities deep underground.

A svirfneblin has wiry, rock-colored skin usually medium brown to brownish gray. Only males are bald; females have stringy gray hair. The average svirfneblin lifespan is 250 years.

Svirfneblin speak Gnome, Common, and Undercommon.

Svirfneblin Traits (Ex): These traits are in addition to the rock gnome traits, except where noted.

• –2 Strength, +2 Dexterity, +2 Wisdom, –4 Charisma. These adjustments replace the rock gnome’s ability score adjustments.

• Stonecunning: This ability grants deep gnomes a +2 racial bonus on Search checks to notice unusual stonework. A deep gnome who merely comes within 10 feet of unusual stonework can make a Search check as though actively searching, and can use the Search skill to find stonework traps as a rogue can. A svirfneblin can also intuit depth, sensing the approximate distance underground as naturally as a human can sense which way is up.

• Darkvision out to 120 feet and low-light vision.

• Spell resistance equal to 11 + class levels.

• +2 racial bonus on all saving throws (figured into the statistics for the character presented here). This trait replaces the rock gnome’s racial bonus on saving throws against illusions.

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

• +1 racial bonus on attack rolls against kobolds and goblinoids.

• +4 dodge bonus to Armor Class against all creatures (figured into the statistics for the character presented here). This trait replaces the rock gnome’s dodge bonus against giants.

• Automatic Languages: Undercommon, Gnome, Common. Bonus Languages: Dwarven, Elven, Giant, Goblin, Orc, Terran. This trait replaces the rock gnome’s automatic and bonus languages.

• Spell-Like Abilities: 1/day—blindness/deafness (typical save DC 13), blur, disguise self. Caster level equals the svirfneblin’s class levels. The save DC is Charisma-based and include a +4 racial modifier. This trait replaces the rock gnome’s spell-like abilities.

• Nondetection (Su): A svirfneblin has a continuous nondetection ability as the spell (caster level equal to class levels).

• +2 racial bonus on Craft (alchemy) and Listen checks.

• +2 racial bonus on Hide checks, which improves to +4 underground.

• Favored Class: Rogue.

• Level adjustment +3.

The svirfneblin warrior presented here had the following ability scores before racial adjustments: Str 13, Dex 11, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 9, Cha 8.

Challenge Rating: Svirfneblin with levels in NPC classes have a CR equal to their character level. Svirfneblin with levels in PC classes have a CR equal to their character level +1.

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