![[Goblin-pic.png|250]] ## 1e FREQUENCY: Uncommon ARMOR CLASS: 6 MOVE: 6" HIT DICE: 1-7 Hit points % IN LAIR: 40% TREASURE TYPE: Individuals [[K]], Lair [[C]] NO. OF ATTACKS: I DAMAGEIATTACK: 1-6 or by weapon SPECIAL ATTACKS: Nil SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard INTELLIGENCE: Average (low) ALIGNMENT: Lawful evil SIZE: S (4'tall) PSlONlC ABILITY: Nil NO. APPEARING: 40-400 AttackIDefense Modes: Nil Goblins have a tribal society, the strongest ruling the rest, allowing fealty to the goblin king. It is possible that goblins are distantly related to kobolds. Like the latter, goblins enjoy dwelling in dismal surroundings, although they tend to inhabit caves and similar underground places in preference to any habitation above ground, They too hate full daylight and attack at a -1 when in sunlight. Goblins hove normal infravision (60' range). For every 40 goblins encountered there will be a leader and 4 assistants who are equal to orcs. each having 7 hit points and attacking as monsters with a full hit die. If 200 or more goblins are encountered there will be the following additional figures: a sub-chief and 2-8 guards, each fighting as hobgoblins and having 8 hit points, armor class 5, and doing 1-8 hit points damage. There is a 25% chance that any force of goblins encountered will have 10% of its strength mounted on huge wolves (qv) and if this is the case there will also be from 10-40 of these creatures without riders. In their lair there will be the following additional figures: a goblin chief and 2-8 bodyguards (9-14 hit points, armor class 4, fight as gnolls doing 2-8 hit points of damage), females and young equal to 60% and 100% respectively of the number of male goblins encountered. As is usual with creatures of this sort, the females and young do not fight. A goblin lair will be protected by from 5-30 huge wolves not less than 60% of the time. There is a 20% chance that 2-12 bugbears will be in a goblin lair. Goblins are typically armed with: short sword and military pick 10% short sword and sling 10% short sword and spear 10% sling 10% military pick 10% morning star 20% spear 30% Leaders and guards will typically have the best weapons, bearing two each. Goblins are fair miners, and they are able to note new or unusual construction 25% of the time. They hate gnomes and dwarves and will attack them in preference to any other creature. All goblins are slave takers and fond of torture. The languages spoken by goblins are: their own, lawful evil, kobold, orcish, and hobgoblin. Description: Goblins range from yellow through dull orange to brick red in skin color. Their eyes are reddish to lemon yellow. They dress in dark leather gear, and their garments tend towards dull, soiled-looking colors (brown drab, dirty gray, stained maroon). Goblins reach the age of 50 years or so. ## 2e | | | |---|---| |Climate/Terrain:|Any non-arctic land| |Frequency:|Uncommon| |Organization:|Tribe| |Activity Cycle:|Night| |Diet:|Carnivore| |Intelligence:|Low to average (5-10)| |Treasure:|C (K)| |Alignment:|Lawful evil| |No. Appearing:|4-24 (4d6)| |Armor Class:|6 (10)| |Movement:|6| |Hit Dice:|1-1| |THAC0:|20| |No. of Attacks:|1| |Damage/Attack:|1-6 (by weapon)| |Special Attacks:|Nil| |Special Defenses:|Nil| |Magic Resistance:|Nil| |Size:|Small (4' tall)| |Morale:|Average (10)| |XP Value:|15 <br>Chief & sub-chiefs: 35| These small, evil humanoids would be merely pests, if not for their great numbers. Goblins have flat faces, broad noses, pointed ears, wide mouths and small, sharp fangs. Their foreheads slope back, and their eyes are usually dull and glazed. They always walk upright, but their arms hang down almost to their knees. Their skin colors range from yellow through any shade of orange to a deep red. Usually a single tribe has members all of about the same color skin. Their eyes vary from bright red to a gleaming lemon yellow. They wear clothing of dark leather, tending toward dull soiled-looking colors. Goblin speech is harsh, and pitched higher than that of humans. In addition to their own language, some goblins can speak in the [kobold](https://www.completecompendium.com/appendix/kobold), [orc](https://www.completecompendium.com/appendix/orc), and [hobgoblin](https://www.completecompendium.com/appendix/hobgobli) tongues. **Combat:** Goblins hate bright sunlight, and fight with a -1 on their attack rolls when in it. This unusual sensitivity to light, however, serves the goblins well underground, giving them infravision out to 60 feet. They can use any sort of weapon, preferring those that take little training, like spears and maces. They are known to carry short swords as a second weapon. They are usually armored in leather, although the leaders may have chain or even plate mail. Goblin strategies and tactics are simple and crude. They are cowardly and will usually avoid a face-to-face fight. More often than not, they will attempt to arrange an ambush of their foes. **Habitat/Society:** Humans would consider the caves and underground dwellings of goblins to be dank and dismal. Those few tribes that live above ground are found in ruins, and are only active at night or on very dark, cloudy days. They use no form of sanitation, and their lairs have a foul stench. Goblins seem to be somewhat resistant to the diseases that breed in such filth. They live a communal life, sharing large common areas for eating and sleeping. Only leaders have separate living spaces. All their possessions are carried with them. Property of the tribe is kept with the chief and sub-chiefs. Most of their goods are stolen, although they do manufacture their own garments and leather goods. The concept of privacy is largely foreign to goblins. A typical goblin tribe has 40-400 (4d10×10) adult male warriors. For every 40 goblins there will be a leader and his 4 assistants, each having 1 Hit Die (7 hit points). For every 200 goblins there will be a sub-chief and 2-8 (2d4) bodyguards, each of which has 1+1 Hit Dice (8 hit points), is Armor Class 5, and armed with a battle axe. The tribe has a single goblin chief and 2-8 (2d4) bodyguards each of 2 Hit Dice, Armor Class 4, and armed with two weapons. There is a 25% chance that 10% of their force will be mounted upon huge worgs, and have another 10-40 (1d4x10) unmounted worgs with them. There is a 60% chance that the lair is guarded by 5-30 (5d6) such wolves, and a 20% chance of 2-12 (2d6) bugbears. Goblin shamans are rare, but have been known to reach 7th level. Their spheres include: Divination, Healing (reversed), Protection, and Sun (reversed). In addition to the males, there will be adult females equal to 60% of their number and children equal to the total number of adults in the lair. Neither will fight in battles. A goblin tribe has an exact pecking order; each member knows who is above him and who is below him. They fight amongst themselves constantly to move up this social ladder. They often take slaves for both food and labor. The tribe will have slaves of several races numbering 10-40% of the size of the tribe. Slaves are always kept shackled, and are staked to a common chain when sleeping. Goblins hate most other humanoids, [gnomes](https://www.completecompendium.com/appendix/gnome) and [dwarves](https://www.completecompendium.com/appendix/dwarf) in particular, and work to exterminate them whenever possible. **Ecology:** Goblins live only 50 years or so. They do not need to eat much, but will kill just for the pleasure of it. They eat any creature from rats and snakes to humans. In lean times they will eat carrion. Goblins usually spoil their habitat, driving game from it and depleting the area of all resources. They are decent miners, able to note new or unusual construction in an underground area 25% of the time, and any habitat will soon be expanded by a maze-like network of tunnels.