AT: Weapon Familiarity, Gnome

Weapon Familiarity, Gnome

Gnomes are taught at a young age to use create and use weapons of deep granular usage. As such, many a gnome has a very basic understanding of engineering mixed in with their martial training. are taught at a young age to hone their craft, culturally sticking to some weapons to train in throughout their lives. You gain proficiency with all weapons (including Advanced Weapons) in the Polearm Stabbing Weapon Groups. Additionally, you gain proficiency with Engineering Kits and can make them and a Kit Book to store them in Additionally, you gain proficiency with any weapon considered ‘Gnome’ in nature (example: it has the Gnome trait.) Finally, you can use kit weapons as a casting focus, allowing your abilities to inherit all the benefits of your weapon when used to attack. Your Kit Weapons cannot be applied to other weapons unless you have a qualified person on hand to do so.

As stated before, an Engineer may find multiple formulas across their adventures for Kits or similar. This could be the result of retrofitting plans found from an ancient super weapon, a rival Engineer’s notes, or from pure research. Whatever the case, these weapons can be transcribed into the Kit Book.
Transcribing plans into a Kit book takes 10 gp and 10 minutes / a Swift Rest per Item Power Level (and Magic Power level) of the weapon.