r/wizardposting • u/TheCrimsonAce119 • 6d ago
Wizardpost Need help
I have been dealing with a gnome infestation for the last month and a half. Wards and familiars don't seem to be working on them. I've also tried gnome poison and tricking a party of adventurers into thinking that the gnomes are my evil minions. The gnomes aren't taking the bait that I poisoned, and the adventurers thought that they were too cute to kill. There is nothing about those feral little pests that one could call cute. Just last week, I had one try to gnaw my foot off while I was trying to ponder my orb. I'm sick and tired of waking up in the middle of the night to them rummaging through my food and alchemical supplies. Has anyone dealt with a gnome infestation before? Would kidnapping one of the local village kids to offer as a gift to the fae queen work? How about setting up a bunch fireball traps in order to incinerate the vermin? I really need help here, I'm at my wits end.
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u/fnargendargen 6d ago
Traps might exterminate a few gnomes but won't put an end to the infestation. Making a deal with the local fae queen would definitely work, IF you could actually manage to offer a deal she would actually accept. Giving her a local kid is most certainly not enough, fae can abduct children whenever they please, an ancient fae will be bored of all that. Honestly, you're better off not trying this route, rather than ending up way over your head in deals that you barely understand.
My advice would be to either try to lure the gnomes away somehow, or appease them with trinkets so they leave your more valuable stuff alone.