Best Gnome Classes?

[PocketYoda]

Hi guys just started a Halfling Ranger and am enjoying her immensely but i'm considering playing a Gnome and Dwarf on my next play through's.

I just wondered what a good viable class is for gnomes, i'm considering Barbarian but i think the loss in strength might be an issue? What about Druid or mage types?

Gnome Monk viable?

[InEffect]

Only class that makes at least some sense for gnome is arcane sorc illusionist.

[PocketYoda]

Originally posted by InEffect:

Only class that makes at least some sense for gnome is arcane sorc illusionist.

I see so Gnome Barbarian is a no go. What a shame..

[InEffect]

I mean you can do that. If you play on challenging or whatever it won't matter. Things don't have to make sense there.

[Mortis]

Gnome feyspeaker druid is also good because they get some illusion spells and use charisma

[InEffect]

feyspeaker doesn't get enough DC and illusion selection is not the greatest iirc.

[Mortis]

phantasmal web and mirror image are nice spells to have for a druid. Feyspeaker now also has medium BAB in the last patch. Shadow evocation also have its uses,

[InEffect]

The whole point of illusionist is to stack DC's and murder most things with 1 weird. idk how feyspeaker ties into that. Although, yeah, I guess something is better than nothing.

[Mortis]

A feyspeaker can cast phantasmal web, creeping doom and elemental swarm and murder most things, It takes a little bit longer but it is very effective. The extra 1 DC with gnome magic is nice,

[Shadenuat]

Moment you get illusion spells with Feyspeaker you already have higher level druid spells and those illusions become obsolete. Extremely mediocre class.

[InEffect]

I mean it's still a druid, capable of doing druid degenerate things like kiting enemies in circles with a pet around ground spells

[Mortis]

Shapeshifting with mirror image and greater invisibilty (another amazing illusion spell) will never become obsolete.

[Shadenuat]

It already is because you get Shapeshifting a lot later than standard druid. And lategame enemies don't care for your Concealment.

I think I did better in combat with Thundering Claw (since my pet was a bear) than in forms later in game.

I admit gnome girl with green hair is very lore friendly to original PnP module tho.

[PocketYoda]

So Gnomes are only good at magic? that seems a little one sided, no Gnome Clerics or Rogues?

[InEffect]

Clerics are casters too.
And again, you can do anything so long as you don't take your scuffed builds into unfair.

[PocketYoda]

Originally posted by InEffect:

Clerics are casters too.
And again, you can do anything so long as you don't take your scuffed builds into unfair.

Oh i see yeah i would never play that difficulty anyway... i don't enjoy challenge.