Gnome
Advantages
Resist Mental - Gnomes receives 1 resist at 1st level and every 10th level for free, and may purchase more.
Receive a 1 Skill Point discount on Engineering.
Disadvantages
Pointed ear tips, and brightly colored hair.
By 10th Level must purchase at least 1 level of Engineering or 2 Craftsman skills.
Powers
Fey Lineage You are among the Gnomes whose link to the Fey is still strong. As such the character can tap into that power. The character can sometimes see bits of the Fey world through this world. This allows them to be able to see weak points in the barrier between the 2 worlds, as well as identify fey portals. Additionally, the character can spend a few moments studying a target and discern if they are Fey.
Gnomish Talent This power allows the character to be able to attempt to Disable Device even if they do not have ranks and will always have a minimum of +2 Bonus. If they have at least 5 ranks of the Disable Device skill, they are always treated as having 5 more ranks for the purpose of Contested Rolls.
Make It Work* Prerequisites: Gnomish Talent. All Gnomes were born with the mindset that everything can function with a little kick. With this power once each reset the character can use any Engineering item even if they don't have the normal skill to do so. This includes setting traps, throwing bombs, disarming traps, and even solving physical puzzles.
Resilient* you have had more near-death experiences than a blind bull fighter; you have been blown up, burned, taken shrapnel, and fate knows what else. Once each reset when an attack would reduce your Body Points to 0 or lower you can call “Resilient” as a defense and be left at 1 Body Point and ignore any other effect the attack may have had. This is a Passive skill and can be used once each reset.
Heroic Powers
Jam Device Prerequisite: Gnomish Talent. This Power allows the character to overload a mechanical device causing it to fail and become dormant for 5 minutes. In the case of a trap it will not trigger, in the case of a lock it becomes undone. If used against a construct it will bring the creation to a halt for up to 1 minute. This Power can be used twice each reset, and is delivered as “<Target> Voice Jam Device.”