Gnome Fighting Techniques
Hop Back
Benefit: Whenever you would normally perform a 5-ft. step, you may instead move 10 ft. in a straight line directly away from an adjacent opponent. You must perform any actions for the round, including attacks, before this movement. Moving in this way does not provoke attacks of opportunity from the adjacent opponent, but does provoke normally from other foes.
Low Strike
Benefit: You ignore any shield bonus to an opponent's Armor Class gained from a buckler, light shield, or heavy shield.
Crawl From Danger
Benefit: You can crawl 10 ft. as a move action. Moving in this way does not provoke attacks of opportunity.
Close Shot
Benefit: You may load and shoot a hand crossbow or light crossbow without provoking attacks of opportunity.
Just as Tall Lying Down
Benefit: You do not provoke attacks of opportunity when standing up from prone.
Treading Water
Benefit: Warriors who learn this technique only suffer their armor check penalty on Swim checks, not twice their armor check penalty.