Mark of Scribing Gnome

D&D Beyond Article: Mark of Scribing Gnome

The Mark of Scribing deals with communication—both the written and spoken word. A gnome who bears the mark can feel words as though they are living creatures, struggling to make their meaning known. The mark provides a range of gifts. It translates languages, but it also allows its bearer to communicate with others at a distance.

Ability Score Increase: Your Charisma score increases by 1.

This assumes you choose to not use the optional Ability Score Increase rules from Tasha's Cauldron of Everything.

Gifted Scribe: When you make an Intelligence (History) check or an ability check using calligrapher's supplies, you can roll a d4 and add the number rolled to the ability check.

Scribe’s Insight: You know the message cantrip. You can also cast comprehend languages once with this trait, and you regain the ability to cast it when you finish a short or long rest. Starting at 3rd level, you can cast the magic mouth spell with this trait, and you regain the ability to cast it when you finish a long rest. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Spells of the Mark: If you have the Spellcasting or the Pact Magic class feature, the spells on the Mark of Scribing Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class.

Mark of Scribing Gnomes are presented as a playable race inEberron: Rising from the Last War. *Only their stats/abilities, not their lore, is used in Chronala.