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My knee jerk reaction is to do nothing, so he can die and reroll a new character that isn't such a pain.
More helpfully, you might see how he feels about spells that give fast healing instead of direct healing. You may also try to do more damage prevention. Shield Other is a great spell for a normal character, but maybe even more useful in this case.
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In the game Im currently playing weve created healing arrows, basically arrows with syringes of clw potions. Its a ranged attack to hit, does 1 damage, then heals like a potion.
Alternatively you could make an oil of clw and just smash it over his head.
Or you could get a cursed item, like a bracelet or whatever, that has some enticing effect like +1 ac but also cant be removed and allows you to cast heal spells through a companion item you wear to him without needing to touch him.
Personally I wouldn't heal him. If it's just magical healing he objects to and you really think it's worth the investment you could take the Healer's Hands and Incredible Healer feats to heal him using non-magical methods.
You could use reach spell metamgic, he still gets a save to resist, but you don't have to touch him, or let him know it's coming :)
Path of glory could be a fun option
The ground starts glowing, he heals, and it becomes a game if the floor is lava :D
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Why can't your character respect his personal decisions and beliefs?
(also, in my games a Paladin that regularly assaults someone to perform unwanted magic on them wouldn't remain a Paladin for very long)
I agree with Dave and Meirril. I'll also point out that the gnome would be completely justified in leaving the group long before he gets killed if they keep on violating him in this way.
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The original post says he is fine with, and enjoys, the other characters eccentric views about being healed and that their games are more enjoyable because of it. Assuming the other players feel the same (which I assume to be true) then says that the OP should demand the other player make a new character isn't sensible or useful advice.
That being said, it isn't a bad idea to discuss out of character what this means as a group of players. All of the players should understand what each other expects.
As an example, if the A-Team was PCs with characters behind them, despite B.A. Baracus always maintaining 'I ain't getting in no plane foo!' B.A.s player would know and expect that yes, he was always going to be getting in the plane, and the other characters Players would know that it was really just a bit of fun flavor to make that happen.
Alternatively, on can imagine a player who felt that if their character was drugged and forced on a plane against their will by their supposed friends they would leave the group. Assuming that plane travel is a frequent part of the campaign, that player would have made a character that isn't suitable.
So talking to your everyone and getting agreement on what this means from a players perspective is a pretty good idea.
I'd also suggest that as a group you come up with ways around it, and they really shouldn't force you (or anyone) to spend a lot of character resources on something that is really just added flavor and fun to the game.
I could, for example, see the Svirfneblin's player deciding that during combat he is too focused on other things to pay attention, so healing works just fine on him then but out of combat healing he would refuse. I would then expect the players to think out some options for that situation and make sure that everyone is cool with it. Possible ways I can think of:
1) the hold him down method
2) diplomacy check
3) bluff or slight of hand (this isn't a healing potion, it is just to hydrate you)
4) no checks, it is assumed that it will always work, but trying to find different methods each time. Basically making him accept healing is a flavor text, but to make it fun the other players are going to try and come up with different methods.
Making sure that all of the players understand what is expected, how it works and are working together to keep this fun is really what matters.
Pump up your bluff and tell him the potions of healing are actually booze or something else he would want to drink.
I agree with Dave’s stance on forcing the healing.
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Why can't your character respect his personal decisions and beliefs?
(also, in my games a Paladin that regularly assaults someone to perform unwanted magic on them wouldn't remain a Paladin for very long)
Oh great, now it’s a paladin thread. A paladin doesn’t have to respect someone’s beliefs like that. There’s nothing in the code to suggest such. Believing people should do whatever they want is more chaotic than any other alignment.
I get it's a fun running joke, but this will probably get old eventually. Perhaps as a sign of growing friendship the Sverfneblin gradually obliges.
If you ever need a laugh an NPC you don't trust yet might offer some healing.
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Why can't your character respect his personal decisions and beliefs?
(also, in my games a Paladin that regularly assaults someone to perform unwanted magic on them wouldn't remain a Paladin for very long)
"A grievously wounded person who refuses treatment while babbling like a maniac is clearly under some sort of affliction, probably a hostile curse, hex, or compulsion. With regard for his well-being, we will continue to heal him under restraint as we make our way back to town, where, since we have been unable to effect remedy ourselves, he will be checked into an asylum where competent medical professionals will see to his care until a cure is found."
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If it's still a low-level campaign, the goodberry spell might be helpful.
...the Svirfneblin is slightly insane. Our first interaction with him was watching him cut an ear off the person we were chasing. So to the young, inexperienced paladin, he's just completely insane.
I didn't even know; I just took a guess as to what was going on (while composing the concerned paladin's pronouncement above), and whaddya know? (And Sverfy went from "slightly" to "completely" insane in the span of two sentences as recollections refreshed.)
-- You have a chaotic-neutral (with ebel tendencies) player at the table flogging a gimmick he thinks is hilarious. Such things inevitably wear thin after awhile...unless everybody's doing it.
Suggest to the player he invest in a nice pair of boots of the earth? While divine magic might be scary, the earth always protects the deep gnomes.
There's roleplay, and then there's irritating roleplay.
This reminds me of a few threads over the years such as "one of my PCs wants to play a pacifist that never damages or interferes with another creature." It's like agreeing to play baseball, but only as long as you never have to touch a ball; uncooperative.
That said, there are always edge conditions. I'm about to start playing a PC who is harmed by positive energy. I don't expect my companions to heal me. I have ensured that I have the capacity to heal myself, and that I'm immune to most effects that might render me incapable of doing so. My roleplay is supported by mechanics that don't impact anyone else's fun.