Your smallfolk character has the following hereditary traits.
Age. Smallfolk reach adulthood around 20 and typically live to be around 150 years old, though gnomes sometimes live twice as long.
Size. Your size is Small. Smallfolk are rarely more than 3 feet tall and average about 40 pounds.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Grounded. Once per day, when you fail a save, you can reroll the die and use the new roll. Regardless of whether the new roll is a success or failure, you generate 1 Luck.
Small Stature. You can move through the space of any creature that is Medium or larger size. You can also attempt to hide when you are obscured by a creature of Medium or larger size.
Natural Adaptation. You inherited one of the following unique traits, determined by whether your characteristics are gnomish or halfling:
- Gnomish. Your ancestors made their homes underground or in dark woodlands, providing you with darkvision to a range of 60 feet. In addition, you learn the minor illusion cantrip. Choose whether INT, WIS, or CHA is your spellcasting ability for this spell during character creation.
- Halfling. Your ancestors made their homes on the surface, displaying outsized pluck to drive back hostile wildlife and monsters. You have advantage on saves against being charmed or frightened.