Actually all three have some sort of technology.
I'm not sure about the FR, but I think the gnomes of one god can make steamtech.
In dragonlance you've got tinkergnomes
And in Ravenloft, some areas are as high as the renaissance of earth.
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That's true.
Based on the manual someone posted a bit ago, I'm thinking they were all watered down a bit.
Of course, they were in NWN the first as well.
I've always liked the 2nd edition example where they "precast" the spell in themselves for release latter.
Kinda like loading a gun with specific types of bullets and then firing them.
Bards can heal too.
That being said, Druids crush Bards.
Shapechanging, solid spell selection, decent armor, powerful pets.
though I'm not sure how much of that translates into NWN2.