Gnome Subrace
Tinkertoy
A Tinkertoy is an excitable race of gnomes, even by
gnomish standards. Often likened to human children
after a healthy dose of sugar, Tinkertoys are
adventurous, kind spirited individuals that love
nothing more than to explore new lands. This well
known wanderlust generates a frequent influx of
young and old adventurers, though other races know
well to keep them at arms length - for where there
are Tinkertoys, chaos and mayhem are often not far
behind. Most Tinkertoys make a name for themselves
as tinkerers and builders for hire during their travels,
or are often taken on board an adventuring party to
help keep equipment in check; their unnatural affinity
for creation giving them an aptitude for quick
repair-work and construction that borders on
impossible. Of course, it’s rare anything repaired by a
Tinkertoy returns to its owner without a few
‘modifications’.
It has been said many times before if a Tinkertoy
could only conquer their hilariously short attention
span and fanatical ‘creative additions’ they insist on
putting on everything, the wonders they could build
would rival even the most ambitious of dwarvish
inventions.
Tinkertoy Traits
This is a gnomish subrace that has the gnome traits
listed in the Player’s Handbook, and the additional
subrace traits detailed below.
Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score is
reduced by 1, and one other ability score of your
choice increases by 2.
Avid Tinkerer. You know the mending cantrip, are
proficient with tinker’s tools, and double your
proficiency bonus to any checks you make when using
them. In addition, the time it takes for you to
manufacture an item or repair equipment is halved,
provided you have access to at least 5lbs of scrap
material.
Hyperactivity. Your base walking speed increases to
30 feet. In addition, you can take the dash or
disengage action as a bonus action on your turn.
Blind Luck. Once per long rest, when you roll a 1
on the d20 for an attack roll, ability check, or saving
throw, you can reroll the die and must use the new
roll.
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Tinkertoy Racial Feats
Tinkertoys are well known for their wild shenanigans
and irrational yet infallible logic towards a situation or
lifestyle. Below are a small selection of additional feats
a Tinkertoy can take if the Dungeon Master is using
the optional feats rule.
Unusual Methods
Requirements: Tinkertoy Subrace
You have embraced your tinkering side and all the
impossible building techniques that come with it.
Your Intelligence or Dexterity score increases by 1.
In addition, whenever you successfully repair,
manufacture or attempt to improve an item with your
tinker’s tools or *Mending* cantrip, you can choose
to roll on the Random Tweaks Table below, applying
the rolled tweak to your current project:
D20 Results
1 The object spontaneously explodes, dealing 1d8 fire
damage to all creatures in a 5-foot radius and can-
not be repaired again.
2-3 The object has a faint glow around it. For the next
24 hours it casts dim light in a 10-foot radius.
4-5 The object has the effects of the protection from
evil and good spell for 24 hours. If it is armor or a
sheathed weapon, the effect extends to the wearer
for the duration.
6-7 Whenever the object is moved, it leaves behind a
trail of pink bubbles that squeak when they burst.
This effect lasts for 24 hours.
8-9 The item somehow now weighs twice as much as
it did originally. If it is armor, it grants the wearer +1
AC, to a maximum of +3
10 - 11 If the object did not originally have pockets, it now
has them. For the next hour, you can use an action
to reach into your pocket and produce a business
card for a local tailor. The business cards scream
loudly if refused by a potential customer.
12 - 13 The object emits a low hum for 24 hours. If it is a
weapon, it deals an additional 1d4 lightning damage
on a hit for the duration.
14 - 15 The object no longer has a reflection. If it is armor,
the effect extends to the wearer for the duration.
This effect lasts for 24 hours.
16 - 17 The object gains the effects of the sanctuary spell for
24 hours. If it is armor or a sheathed weapon, the
effect extends to the wearer for the duration.
18 - 19 The object becomes magical. If it is a weapon, it
has a +1 on attack and damage rolls. If it is armor,
it gains a +1 to AC. An object cannot be improved
past a +3 bonus using this feature. This effect lasts
for 24 hours.
20 The object gains the Vorpal property for 24 hours.
Bags of Stuff
Requirements: Tinkertoy Subrace
Your travelling bag always has just the right amount
of space in it - even for that ten foot pole! You’ve tried
explaining this to your companions but they just can’t
seem to comprehend it.
Your backpack’s carrying capacity doubles, and you
can fit a number of additional large items (such as
a ten foot pole, treasure chest or another backpack)
inside it equal to your proficiency bonus. These items
can be no larger than 10 feet in any dimension, and
don’t add their weight to the total weight you can
carry.
As an action, you can reach into the bag and produce
one of these items. If your backpack tears, these
additional items fall out if the hole would be large
enough for them to do so.

Miraculous Recovery
Requirements: Tinkertoy Subrace, 11th level
Your adventuring lifestyle has left you with a healthy
understanding of the entity known as death. It’s clear
to you that this Death character is a very busy
individual, and shouldn’t be bothered if it can be
helped.
If an attack, spell, effect or plot device would kill you
outright, you can use your reaction to dramatically
dive for cover, miraculously surviving with 1 hit point.
You regain the use of this feature once you complete a
long rest.

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