ummm. how greatly am i hindering myself by making a gnome warrior

[Formshifter]

If you've got the shinies to twinkle it out, you should be ok, but dont expect to be a raid MT. If you enjoy it, do it. If you want to do it exceptionally well, go ogre. Get a cobalt bracer if you can though, as ogres and dungeons dont often mix well without shrink.