>>Are there any other Gnome Rangers out there?<<

When I had Premium account I had a gnome ranger. Because of the low strength gnomes tend to have, swimming was actually easy to learn cause the brook out the west gate of Crossing was more challenging and taught much higher than when I played larger sized characters.

>>Are there any patterns for making tinker sacks and armor and shields that fit Gnomes?<<

It's been suggested that maybe tinker sacks could be sold in the Gnome Village if and when it comes out. Tisk's wagon right outside of Arthur Dale sells gnome size armor; however, the back room of the wagon seems to be closed so only leather and cloth armor can be bought right now. Shard's armor shop sells some scaled down armor for gnomes, halflings, and dwarves. Many gnomes buy light weight forged armor which I hear is lighter than what Tisk sells. As for shields, I've always favored the cooking pot lid that sells in Arthe Dale's shop that sells armor. It's the lightest shield I know of and I've heard that at 20 strength you can throw the lid as a weapon.
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