岩侏儒Gnome, Rock
地点:谷地、巨谷、兰檀岛、塞斯克、西央土
种族专长:动物之友、岩侏儒欺诈师
进阶职业:侏儒独行客
Regions: The Dalelands, Gnome (rock), Great Dale, Lantan, Thesk, Western Heartlands.
Racial Feats: Animal Friend, Rock Gnome Trickster.
Racial Prestige Class: Breachgnome.
岩侏儒是大多数人都熟悉的侏儒,以至于当有人说“侏儒”时,他或她几乎总是在谈论岩侏儒。与他们与世隔绝的表亲、地底侏儒和森侏儒不同,岩侏儒是一个好奇心强且话多的民族。他们在整个费伦是著名的技术人员,炼金术士,发明家,以及最高级别的幻术师。他们不太关心大城市的生活,尽管那里的人才需求很高,他们更喜欢农村的丘陵地带。但无论他们在哪里,都表现出对生活和生活中所有快乐的惊人热情。
Rock gnomes are the gnomes that most people are familiar with, so much so that when someone says “a gnome,” he or she is almost always speaking of a rock gnome. Unlike their reclusive cousins, the deep gnomes and the forest gnomes, the rock gnomes are an inquisitive and loquacious people. They are renowned throughout Faerun as technicians, alchemists, and inventors, as well as illusionists of the highest order. They do not care much for living in larger cities, where their talents are in high demand, and prefer the rolling hills of the countryside. But anywhere they find themselves, they display an amazing zest for life and all the pleasures it holds.
岩侏儒远比其他侏儒同族友好和外向。他们以喜欢开玩笑和恶作剧以及喜爱精致的东西而闻名。像所有的侏儒一样,他们崇拜各种各样的宝石,但岩侏儒对钻石的纯净和完美有着特殊的热情。
Rock gnomes are far friendlier and more outgoing than the other gnome kindreds. They are well known for their love of jokes and pranks, as well as their fondness for finely made things. As with all gnomes, they adore gems of all kinds, but rock gnomes have a particular passion for the purity and perfection of the diamond.
岩侏儒平均身高3到3.5英尺,体重在40到45磅之间。他们的皮肤有许多不同的棕色阴影,但这不是受阳光照射的影响。岩侏儒的头发在颜色上可以有很大的差异,但成年后,它们都趋向于灰色或白色。雄性的胡须修剪得很整齐。
Rock gnomes average between 3 and 3 1/2 feet tall, and weigh between 40 and 45 pounds. Their skin comes in many different shades of brown, but is unaffected by exposure to the sun. The hair of young gnomes can vary greatly in color, but in adulthood they all tend toward gray or white. The males wear their beards neatly trimmed.
从一个岩侏儒的角度来看,生活的方方面面都是值得享受的:工作,玩耍,以及其他。再说一次,这是一个重要的过程,而不是目标,即使这些目标——比如说,精雕细琢的宝石——最终都是有价值的。这显示了一个岩侏儒所做的一切,从做一顿饭到挖一个矿井,再到玩一个恶作剧。他们对自己的行为总是热情满满。
From a rock gnome’s point of view, life is meant to be enjoyed in all its facets: work, play, and otherwise. Again, it’s the process that’s important, not the goal, even if those goals—like, say, finely cut gems—do end up being valuable on their own. This shows in just about everything a rock gnome does, from making a meal to working a mine to playing a practical joke. The care they put into their actions always shines through.
年轻的岩侏儒有无忧无虑的童年。在他们的青春期,岩侏儒被期望学习有用的贸易基础知识和掌握自卫的基础。他们被鼓励去尝试各种各样的消遣,直到找到完全符合他们性格的东西。到了40岁,这是他们一生中最大的一次聚会。他们的平均预期寿命约为350岁,尽管有些人的年龄已经达到了500岁。
Young rock gnomes have carefree childhoods. During their adolescence, rock gnomes are expected to learn the basics of a useful trade and to master the basics of self-defense. They are encouraged to dabble in all sorts of pastimes until they find something that perfectly fits their temperaments. They come of age at 40, an occasion for the largest party of their lives. From there, the average life expectancy is about 350 years, although some have been known to reach 500 years in age.
历史History
岩侏儒被认为是费伦的主要种族之一。尽管他们可能不像其他种族那样人口众多或有影响力,但在整个大陆上都分布着侏儒。侏儒在费伦火器的发展中起了很大的作用,他们被公认为这些棘手物品的主人。
The rock gnomes are counted as one of the major races of Faerun. Although they may not be as populous or influential as some of the other races, there are gnomes scattered throughout the continent. Gnomes have played a large part in the development of firearms in Faerun, and they are acknowledged as the masters of these tricky items.
从来没有过像侏儒帝国甚至国家这样的东西。如果可以说侏儒有自己的家园,那就必须是兰檀岛——位于主大陆的西南方。当然,很少有侏儒去过兰檀,或者比他们祖先传给他们的传说更了解兰檀。
There has never been such a thing as a gnome empire or even a country. If gnomes can be said to have a homeland, it would have to be the islands of Lantan, far to the southwest of the main continent. Of course, few gnomes have ever been to Lantan or know more about it than what they’ve heard in the legends passed down to them by their ancestors.
性格Outlook
岩侏儒通常是乐观的。他们把这个世界看作是一个谜,神明以他们无限的智慧在他们面前提出的终极挑战,一个永远无法完全满足的挑战。参与解开造物的奥秘是他们最大的快乐,他们感受到的这种行为使他们每天都更接近神。
Rock gnomes are generally optimistic. They view the world as a puzzle that the gods—in their infinite wisdom—have laid out before them as the ultimate challenge, one that cannot ever be fully met. It is their greatest joy to be involved in the unraveling of the mysteries of creation, an act they feel brings them closer to the gods with each passing day.
在他们的青春期,岩侏儒被鼓励尽可能多地涉猎不同的事物。最终,他们会找到一些真正能激起他们兴趣的东西,激发他们的想象力,并让他们走上一条能让他们终生难忘的职业道路。几乎每一个岩侏儒都喜欢她用以为生的事,这也是他们有如此积极倾向的原因之一。当然,岩侏儒的休闲时间至少和他们的工作一样多。他们以最不张扬的姿态举行疯狂的庆祝活动而闻名。当他们真的有理由欢呼时,聚会会持续好几天。
In their adolescence, rock gnomes are encouraged to dabble in as many different things as possible. Eventually, they find something that truly intrigues them, fires their imaginations, and sets them on the path of a career that may last them the rest of their lives. Almost every rock gnome enjoys what she does for a living, which is one of the reasons that they have such positive dispositions. Of course, rock gnomes enjoy their leisure time at least as much as their work. They are known for hosting wild celebrations on the thinnest of pretenses. When they really have a reason for cheer, the parties have been known to last for tendays.
虽然大多数侏儒内心都是恋家的,但有一部分人却无法抗拒走出去探索世界的冲动。由于天性好奇心,侏儒们常常发现自己几乎被迫尽其所能去了解他们想要的任何东西。其他更贪婪的侏儒开始寻找名利。可悲的是,这些都是转瞬即逝的梦,因为即使是最著名的侏儒,当她回家时,通常也只是她所在社区的另一个成员。
While most gnomes are homebodies at heart, a number simply can’t resist the urge to go out into the world to explore. Inquisitive by nature, gnomes often find themselves almost compelled to do everything they can to learn about anything they want. Others, the greedier ones, set off in search of fame and fortune. Sadly, these are fleeting dreams, as even the most famous of gnomes is usually just another member of her community when she returns home.
岩侏儒角色ROCK GNOME CHARACTERS
与他们的社区有着密切联系的岩侏儒职业通常是牧师、法师或游侠(尽管他们的低强度分数意味着他们可能会喜欢远程战斗)。被流浪癖感染的岩侏儒几乎总是成为吟游诗人(经常用额外的侏儒法术来补充他们的表演)和游荡者。
Rock gnome characters with close ties to their communities are often clerics, wizards, or rangers (although their low Strength score means that they’ll likely favor ranged combat). Rock gnomes infected with wanderlust almost always become bards (often supplementing their performances with their extra gnome spells) and rogues.
受欢迎的职业:岩侏儒受欢迎的职业是幻术师,有两个原因。首先,一个幻术师可以做很多事情来帮助隐藏他的种族的家园,给予他们所渴望的隐私和他们所要求的安全。侏儒不是战场上大多数其他种族的对手,他们知道这一点。他们足够聪明,能抓住一切可能的优势。
Favored Class: The rock gnome’s favored class is the illusionist, for which there are two reasons. First, an illusionist can do a great deal to help hide the homes of his people, granting them the privacy they crave and the safety they require. Gnomes are not the match of most other races on an open battlefield, and they know this. They’re smart enough to take every edge they can get.
第二,幻术师可以使用最有趣的魔法。最优秀的人实际上可以用他们的幻象讲述视觉故事,创造出一种新的艺术形式,这种形式是幻术师所独有的,并且受到那些研究奥艺的侏儒实践者的青睐。
Second, illusionists have the most entertaining of magics at their disposal. The finest ones can actually tell visual stories with their illusions, creating a new kind of art form that is exclusive to illusionists and favored by gnome practitioners of that arcane art.
进阶职业:一些勇敢和强壮的岩侏儒擅长在他们地下住宅的隧道狭小空间中战斗。在这样的空间里,一个侏儒独行客几乎可以无限期地阻挡入侵的力量。请参见附录中的侏儒独行客进阶职业。
Prestige Classes: Some of the braver and stronger rock gnomes excel in fighting in the tight spaces in the tunnels in their underground homes. In such spaces, a breachgnome can hold off an invading force almost indefinitely. See the breachgnome prestige class in the appendix.
Rock Gnome Society
岩侏儒的生活充满了漫长的工作日——甚至会延长到10天——还有欢庆的庆祝活动,在庆祝活动中,这些努力工作的工人最终会释放出他们的压力。这是大多数侏儒所珍视的生活,他们觉得神祗赐福于他们,因为他们大多能够管理它。
Rock gnome life is filled with long days of work that stretch on for tendays at a time, punctuated by jubilant celebrations in which these hard-driven workers finally get to blow off some steam. This is the kind of life that most gnomes prize, and they feel blessed by the gods that they are mostly able to manage it.
一旦一个侏儒达到成年,她就要选择一个职业,并不厌其烦地工作,成为她所能做到的最好。有些侏儒在以后的生活中转换职业,有些人换过几次,实际上,这是相对罕见的。绝大多数的侏儒找到他们喜欢做的事情后会尽可能地坚持下去。
Once a gnome reaches adulthood, she is expected to take up a career and work at it tirelessly to become the best at it that she can be. Some gnomes switch vocations later in life—some do it several times, in fact—but this is relatively rare. The vast majority of gnomes find something they like to do and then stick with it for as long as they can.
即使是在工作中,侏儒通常都是友好和风趣的人。他们整天不停地讲笑话,其中许多笑话会让同事们陷入困境。恶作剧也很好,只要它们不会对工作环境造成太大的干扰。每个侏儒都喜欢恶作剧,但他们都坚持要完成自己的工作。
Even on the job, though, gnomes are usually friendly and funloving people. They are constantly telling jokes throughout their days, many of which leave their coworkers in stitches. Practical jokes are fine too, as long as they don’t disrupt the work environment too much. Every gnome loves a good prank, but they all insist on getting their jobs done too.
许多侏儒都是矿工。虽然他们可能不像矮人那样咄咄逼人,但实际上他们更擅长从矿脉中获取最大可能的矿石。其他人则从事石刻或宝石加工。他们的金属工人更喜欢用软金属——金、银等——来工作,尽管他们也用较硬的材料,如钢。他们也是优秀的木工和木匠。费伦的岩侏儒是在玩具制造、钟表工程和枪械制造领域工作的最优秀的工匠之一。对于岩侏儒来说,携带火药手枪是很常见的。
Many gnomes work as miners. While they may not be as aggressive at it as dwarves, they’re actually much better at getting the most possible out of a vein of ore. Others practice stonecutting or gemwork. Their metalworkers prefer to work with softer metals—gold, silver, and so on—although they do a fine job with harder materials like steel too. They also make excellent woodworkers and carpenters. Faerunian rock gnomes are among the finest artisans working in the fields of toymaking, clockwork engineering, and gunsmithing. It’s common for rock gnomes to be armed with smokepowder pistols.
侏儒烹饪对外人来说并没有什么吸引力。它往往是清淡、煮得太久、加盐过多;可靠的侏儒朋友声称尝过一些清淡而加盐过多的食物,尽管没有人知道侏儒厨师是如何做到这一点的。他们的(咸)面包是无酵的。所有的侏儒都非常喜欢吃岩糖,有些人吃岩盐的味道也一样。然而,侏儒的确是优秀的酿酒师和葡萄酒商。他们中的许多人也是有才华的音乐家。这两个事实大大有助于侏儒作为出色的宴会嘉宾,甚至声誉更好的宴会主人。
Gnome cooking is not much of a draw to outsiders. It tends to be bland and overcooked or overcooked and over-salted; reliable gnome-friends claim to have tasted some that was bland and oversalted, though no one knows quite how the gnome cooks managed this. Their (salty) bread is unleavened. All gnomes are very fond of rock candy, and some eat rock salt with equal relish. Gnomes do, however, make excellent brewers and vintners. Many of them are talented musicians as well. These two facts contribute greatly to the reputation of gnomes as wonderful party guests and even better hosts.
大多数岩侏儒聚居处都很小。在一个广泛分布的地区很难找到一个成年侏儒超过500人的地方。然而,这些社区通常聚集在一起,通常只有几天的路程
Most rock gnome settlements are small. It’s rare to find one with more than five hundred adults in a widely scattered area. However, these communities are usually found clustered close together, usually within a few days’ or tendays’ travel of each other.
岩侏儒洞穴通常很小但很整洁。任何已婚夫妇都有自己的房间,但孩子们通常共用一个房间。青少年按性别分开,两性都有自己的房间。每个洞穴通常通过隧道与同一个家族的洞穴相连,这意味着许多侏儒很少需要在一天内外出。这就是为什么他们的社区在这么长时间内会被大个族裔忽视的一个原因。
Rock gnome burrows are usually small but tidy. Any married couples have rooms to themselves, but the children usually share a single room. Adolescents are segregated by gender, each sex having its own room. Each burrow usually connects to those of the same clan by tunnel, meaning that many gnomes rarely if ever have to go outside during a day. This is one reason why their communities can go unnoticed by the larger peoples for so long.
当旅行或冒险时,侏儒既可能单独出现,也可能以小群体出现。这些群体通常由一些亲密的朋友或家人组成,或者两者兼而有之。
When traveling or adventuring, gnomes appear both singly and in small groups. These groups are usually composed of a number of close friends or family members or both.
语言和文字Language and Literacy
岩侏儒通常说侏儒语和通用语,以及在他们的家乡占主导地位的任何语言。他们经常说矮人语和木族语,因为他们生活在这些种族喜欢的地区。此外,他们还经常与那些说琼达尔语、龙语、地精语、伊路斯坎语和土族语的人接触,尽管这并不总是在好的情况下。
Rock gnomes normally speak Gnome and Common, as well as whatever language is predominant in their home region. They often pick up Dwarven and Sylvan because they live in areas favored by these races. Additionally, they regularly come into contact with those who speak Chondathan, Draconic, Goblin, Illuskan, and Terran, although this isn’t always under the best of circumstances.
除了野蛮人外,所有的岩侏儒都是识字的。
All rock gnomes are literate, except for barbarians.
岩侏儒魔法和知识Rock Gnome Magic and Lore
像所有的侏儒法师一样,岩侏儒相比任何其他的魔法学派更喜欢幻术系。他们喜欢用自己的幻术巧妙地愚弄或误导敌人或娱乐朋友。岩侏儒都有与动物说话的类法术能力,许多岩侏儒角色最终获得动物之友专长(见附录)来提高这种能力。
Like all gnome wizards, rock gnomes prefer illusions to any other school of magic. They like to use their illusions in clever ways to fool or misdirect foes or to entertain friends. Rock gnomes all have the spell-like ability to speak with animals, and many rock gnome characters eventually acquire the Animal Friends feat (see the appendix) to improve this ability.
施法传统:岩侏儒可以获得一整套换上,使他们成为不可救药的欺诈师。他们经常采用岩侏儒的诡计专长(见附录)。
Spellcasting Tradition: A panoply of illusions available to rock gnomes makes them incorrigible tricksters. They often take the Rock Gnome Trickster feat (see the appendix).
岩侏儒神祗Rock Gnome Deities
岩侏儒在实际中并不特别虔诚,尽管他们总是在交谈中谈论他们的神。他们参加服务大约十天一次,但没有任何热情。他们相信神与他们同在,所以不必经常去神殿里看他们。
Rock gnomes are not particularly devout in practice, although they are forever talking about their gods in conversation. They attend services about once a tenday, but not with any kind of fervor. They believe that the gods are with them everywhere, so it’s not always so necessary to make the trip to a temple to see them.
加尔·闪金是侏儒神祗的族长,尤其是岩侏儒的保护神。看到他们,人们可能会认为,大多数岩侏儒的生活是在模仿加尔的行为,包括他对其他神不断的把戏。许多侏儒对他们的朋友也这样做,不管他们是否是侏儒。加尔·闪金的牧师不断忙于策划狂欢、宴会和庆祝活动,为他们的同伴带来欢乐、营养和智慧。
Garl Glittergold is the patriarch of the gnome gods, and patron of the rock gnomes in particular. To look at them, one might think that most rock gnomes model their lives on Garl’s behavior, including the constant tricks he plays on the other gods. Many gnomes do the same to their friends whether they are gnomes or not. Clerics of Garl Glittergold keep themselves endlessly busy with the planning of revels, feasts, and celebrations to bring good cheer, sustenance, and wisdom to their fellows.
岩侏儒也崇敬贝尔凡·野游者。作为岩侏儒称之为家的森林和沼泽地的保护者,贝尔凡也是侏儒游荡者的保护神。如果有人能在恶作剧部门胜过加尔,那就是贝尔凡。自从众神诞生以来,他们一直在努力在这方面超越对方,友好的竞争仍在继续。
Rock gnomes also venerate Baervan Wildwanderer. The protector of the forests and glades that rock gnomes call home, Baervan is also the patron of gnomish rogues. If there’s anyone who could possibly outdo Garl in the prank department, it’s Baervan. The two have been trying to top each other since the dawn of the gods, and the friendly rivalry is still going on.
与其他种族关系Relations with Other Races
岩侏儒与几乎所有标准角色种族相处得很好。他们特别喜欢各种各样的矮人,他们与矮人分享对精致珠宝和机械装置的喜爱。他们也很喜欢能开玩笑的半身人。他们共同的住房风格和相似的规模将足够紧密地联系在一起,但他们共同的生活乐趣才是他们真正聚在一起的原因。
Rock gnomes get along famously with almost all the standard character races. They are particularly fond of dwarves of all kinds, with whom they share a love of finely wrought jewelry and mechanical devices. They also have a great love for halflings who can take a joke. Their common style of housing and their similar sizes would be bonds enough, but their shared joy for living is what really brings them together.
岩侏儒对大个族裔更为谨慎,但当有人对侏儒的作品或其他激情表现出任何兴趣或知识时,这些保留通常会很快让位于热情。
Rock gnomes are a bit more cautious around the larger peoples, but these reservations usually quickly give way to enthusiasm when someone shows any sort of interest in or knowledge about the gnome’s work or other passions.
兽人、狗头人和地精是岩侏儒的心中仇恨的对象。尽管大多数岩侏儒很难憎恨任何人,但长期的种族经验告诉他们,最好不要给他们喘息之机。此外,他们谁也开不起玩笑。
Orcs, kobolds, and goblinoids find an especially cold place in a rock gnome’s heart. Although most rock gnomes find it hard to hate anyone, long experience with these races has told them that it’s better to never cut them any breaks. Besides, none of them can take a joke.
岩侏儒装备Rock Gnome Equipment
岩侏儒没有不寻常的种族装备,但他们是杰出的枪手。
Rock gnomes have no unusual racial equipment, but they are outstanding gunsmiths.
常见物品:岩侏儒中有火药和火器,比标准价格低10%。
Common Items: Smokepowder and firearms are available among the rock gnomes for 10% less than the standard price.
动物与宠物ANIMALS AND PETS
岩侏儒与许多穴居动物交朋友,如鼹鼠、黄鼠狼、獾和狼獾。这些小动物是侏儒家庭的看门狗(如果是獾或狼獾,则是监护人)。
Rock gnomes befriend many sorts of burrowing animals, such as moles, weasels, badgers, and wolverines. These small creatures serve as watchdogs (and, in the case of badgers or wolverines, guardians) for gnome households.