The Old World: Grim and Perilous

ception during character creation. They obtain
this rank before spending experience points,
and these skills may not be increased higher
than rank during character creation.
• Available Specializations
Specializations available to Halfling characters
are marked with the Ha symbol.
• Fieldwarden
Halflings upgrade the ability of melee combat
checks once when targeting characters who are
of a larger silhouette than they are.
• Small
Halflings are silhouette .
• Chaos Immunity
Halfings have a higher corruption threshold,
but they cannot increase ranks in Magic (Arcana)
skill.
Gnome
Gnomes, or Gnommi as they call themselves,
are short and wiry, with faces distinguished by
large ears and prominent noses.
Due to their small size, usually confused by
humans with halflings, gnomes go to great
lengths not to dissuade people from this mistake.
As a species naturally marked by magic,
they have fallen victim to wizards, inquisitive
academics and witch hunters for centuries.
Though times have changed, the gnomes still
remember past grievances and try to isolate
themselves to the point where their existence
is generally regarded as a mere legend.
SPECIES ABILITY
2 1 2 2 3 2
Brawn Agility Intellect Cunning Willpower Presence
• Wound Threshold
+ Brawn
• Strain Threshold
+ Willpower
• Corruption Threshold
+ Presence
• Starting Experience
• Starting Skills
A Gnome starts with one rank in Skulduggery
and may choose one rank in either Charm or
Coordination during character creation. They
obtain this rank before spending experience
points, and these skills may not be increased
higher than rank during character creation.
• Available Specializations
Specializations available to Gnome characters
are marked with the Gn symbol.
• Attuned to Ulgu
Once per encounter, a Gnome can upgrade the
ability of Deception or Stealth check once. If
a Gnome gains the ability to cast spells, they
can only cast spells of the Lore of Shadows.
• Small
Gnomes are silhouette .
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