Finite Energy Magic is unlimited, but your ability to channel it is. Spellcasters can initially cast a number of cantrips equal to their proficiency bonus plus their key ability modifier. Cantrip slots are restored after a short or long rest. At each even-numbered level, characters gain an additional cantrip slot in addition to any increases which come from an increased proficiency bonus and/or key ability modifier. For example, a level 10 wizard with an Intelligence score of 18 would be able to cast her cantrips up to 13 times without needing to take a short rest: 4 from her key ability modifier, 4 from her proficiency bonus, and 5 more from character levels. If creating a character at a level higher than 1st, your number of cantrips per rest is equal to your proficiency bonus plus key ability modifier plus half your character level (rounded down, as is always the case). Cantrip slot increases occur regardless of the class which is raised, meaning that the number of uses increases even for those characters who do not have a spellcasting class, such as an elven fighter who has only a single cantrip granted by his heritage. Added to House Rules in
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Gnome Gnomish Upbringing A gnome not raised by or among their people may have different traits than those described below. If you wish to have a different upbringing for your character—a gnome raised by humans, for example—consult with the DM. A surface gnome raised among their own kin can speak, read, and write Common and Gnomish. The Gnomish language, which uses Dethek script, is renowned for its technical treatises and its catalogs of knowledge about the natural world. See the subtype traits for additional characteristics for gnomes raised within that heritage subtype. A gnome’s energy and enthusiasm for living shines through every inch of his or her tiny body. Gnomes average slightly over 3 feet tall and weigh 40 to 45 pounds. Their tan or brown faces are usually adorned with broad smiles (beneath their prodigious noses), and their bright eyes shine with excitement. Their fair hair has a tendency to stick out in every direction, as if expressing the gnome’s insatiable interest in everything around. A gnome’s personality is writ large in his or her appearance. A male gnome’s beard, in contrast to his wild hair, is kept carefully trimmed but often styled into curious forks or neat points.
Penny is a rock gnome artificer from the island nation of Lantan. A mother and grandmother whose family has encouraged her to explore the world, she is curious and adventurous while also cautious and nurturing.
Opal Olembor is a rock gnome wizard born in Baldur’s Gate but raised in Waterdeep. Raised by a diviner with a flare for the dramatic, she is similarly inclined toward showmanship and chicanery.
Hana is a forest gnome ranger from the Wood of Sharp Teeth. Preferring the company of animals to that of other people, she has ventured out of her beloved home only because of the threat that has given it the nickname “the Werewood”.