Goblin

Goblin
Race	Goblin
Hostile	Yes
Affiliations	Pirates and bandits
Abilities	Pure Greed
Equipment	Stolen items and Treasures
Capable of Speech	Yes
Weakness	Unknown
First Appearance	Porc Hunters

Goblins is a playable Race in Unforgotten Realms Live. They first introduced in Porc Hunters.

Description

Goblins are regarded as thieving and deceitful creatures, more so than Kobolds. They are almost universally disliked by all other races, with gnomes being an occasional exception. Animosity towards goblins is most fierce with elves, with most elves viewing Goblins as vermin, barely considering any goblin as people at all. Most Elves would not hesitate to kill goblins on sight.

Appearance

Goblins are humanoid creatures with pointed ears and diminutive statures, barely extending in height from Okagnoma Gnomes, making them the second smallest playable race. Goblins come in two main types: Greenskin and Hobgoblins.

Greenskin

Greenskin Goblins are characterized by their green skin and their spindly bodyframes. Greenskin goblins are notably frail, but can be especially tenacious and hard to kill if they are determined enough. Greenskins almost always travel in pairs, with whom they share a strong mental link with. Pairs of Greenskin Goblins are generally formed between family members or close friends. This form of telepathy is shared with all greenskin goblins, but appears to be the strongest between members of a pair. Pair bonds between greenskins can often be symbiotic, as exemplified by the goblin pair Marco and Polo, who are blind and deaf, respectively, and assist one another in interacting with the outside world. If one member of a goblin pair dies, the other may become a Elder Goblin.

Hobgoblin

Hobgoblins are rust-colored Goblins. They are generally larger and slightly taller than their greenskin counterparts, many of them appearing to be overweight. While sharing many of the attributes of their Greenskin brethren, they do not possess the telepathy characteristic to greenskins, making them the subject of ridicule for Greenskins, who see their Hobgoblin counterparts are dimwitted and stupid. It is worth noting that while Hobgoblins lack Goblin telepathy, greenskin goblins have no trouble reading the thoughts of hobgoblins. Hobgoblins are particularly more robust than Greenskins, lacking their tendency to be killed in one fell swoop. Indeed, hobgoblins are at least twice as durable as any greenskin.

Elder

Elder Goblins are Greenskin Goblins who have lost the other member of their goblin pair. They are regarded as wiser than the average greenskin.

Gobolf

Gobolfs are a sub-race of Goblins that have very little known about them. They were originally believed to be part-elf, but this is now confirmed to be incorrect [1]. Gobolfs often tend to suffer from breathing difficulties, and are usually quite submissive. Elves may treat Gobolfs as actual 'people', as they are allowed in the Silvermine Mountains, whereas other Goblins are killed, and not taken as prisoners.

Goblin Culture

Little is known about Goblin society due to their avoidance of most of civil society. They appear to travel in small groups made up of pairs and mostly live off of petty theft, swindling and other similar criminal acts. There appears to be a divide between hobgoblins and Greenskin goblins, due to Hobgoblins lacking the telepathy that is characteristic to greenskins, while still being readable to greenskins. This makes Hobgoblins ever more rejected than Greenskins are.

It is unknown if Goblins ever settle down in towns or other similar civil establishments or if they are purely nomadic. Due to the heavy widespread hatred of goblins from other races, it might be difficult for goblins to settle into towns or cities as other races might. Despite this, goblins appear to have a concept of a family unit, as Buzz Dinglefizz was able to adopted by a hobgoblin family in the story "The Buzz Life", and Pryor and Madelyne, as well as Warren and Terrence are portrayed to have a normal father/daughter and sibling dynamic, respectively, in the fictitious The Many Gobos of Pat. However, considering that these examples are from fiction, their accuracy is debatable.

A particular type of goblins, known as Darken Hobgobs are notable practitioners of blood magic. This form of sorcery is typically forbidden and rare in most of civil society, but is apparently fairly common in the goblin world. This sort of magic requires the use of flesh and blood of other people. As this form of dark magic largely involves lifting and throwing heavy objects enchanted with dark energy, hobgoblins appear to be naturally adept.[2] This blood magic is closely tied to Flesh Weaving.

A more mundane application of this form of dark magic may include the Blood Flame Lantern, stated to have been designed by Goblins.

Cards

Race Cards

Card Name	Ability	Description	Image
Goblin	Pure Greed	Instead of buying items outright at character creation, Goblins can roll against the Game Master to attempt to steal an item instead. If you fail to steal and don't have enough gold to pay for an item, you cannot shop anymore.	File:Race Goblin.png
Elder	Ancient Wisdom	After picking your Class, an Elder may select their Abilities from all available classes and are given 2 additional random Class Abilities	File:Subrace Elder.png
Greenskin	Speciesism	Greenskins always travel in pairs which means you create two characters that share the same Inventory and Stamina. Pick Two Classes and use an Ability slot for your second class. You have 2 Move, Regular, and Anytime Actions that can be used by either Goblin. Greenskins do not have an Unconscious state and instead are killed when damaged below zero Stamina.	File:Subrace Greenskin.png
Hobgoblin	Bulky	You may start with the Halfwit attribute. Doubles the Stamina gained from your Bonus Stamina roll and allows you to pick 1 additional Ability from classes of your Allies that they did not select.	File:Subrace Hobgoblin.png

Companion Cards

Name / Description							Stamina Cost	Image
Goblin							+25	File:Companion Goblin.png
Goblin Companions always come in pairs. They share the same Stamina and can each move when you Move. Goblins have access Bite, Sprint, and Steal.
Bite		Yes			Yes			File:Companion Ability Bite.png
Dart forward up to 3 spaces and attack for 3 damage. If this attack does not miss, you gain an Immediate Bonus Action to use on another Companion Skill other than Bite.
Sprint					Yes			File:Companion Ability Sprint.png
Sprint and shift up to 10 spaces. If you move through the space of another Target, you may push them 1 space out of the way in a direction of your choice.
Steal					Yes			File:Companion Ability Steal.png
Attempt to steal 100 gold from a Target. Critical Hits grant you a random Treasure Item.

Name / Description							Stamina Cost	Image
Gobolf							+25	File:Companion Gobolf.png
Gobolfs are the strange inbetween evolution of Elves and Goblins. They cannot breed and are typically shunned from both elven and goblin society. Gobolfs have access to the Slash, Empower, and Steal Companion abilities.
Slash		Yes			Yes			File:Companion Ability Slash.png
Slash at a Target dealing 5 Damage. Anytime Slash is used as an Immediate Bonus Action, you may use it Three times.
Empower	Yes		3		Yes			File:Companion Ability Empower.png
Empower a Target that causes them to deal double damage with Basic Attacks until end of combat.
Steal					Yes			File:Companion Ability Steal.png
Attempt to steal 100 gold from a Target. Critical Hits grant you a random Treasure Item.

Abilities

Steal

Goblins are naturally skilled thieves, able to steal from anyone or any place.

Telepathy

Greenskins can read any other goblin's mind. Hobgoblins do not have this ability, but can be read regardless. It is unknown if gobolfs share this ability. On the meta level, greenskin goblin pairs share a stamina pool and are played by a single player.

Notable Goblins

Hobgoblin:

• Dankie
• Desnuttes

Greenskin:

• Madelene
• Prior
• Terrence
• Warren
• Greeky
• Marco
• Polo

Gobolf:

• Noxel's Squire
• Shaneil

Trivia

• Goblins can sense fear. [3]
• Goblins are bad at rolling, that's the meta. Really they are just bad. [4]
• Goblins are known to have 3 kidneys. [5]
• Elves and Porcs think Goblin are delicious to eat.
• Goblins are not allowed to be a part of the Tambok's Special Friend Show.
  • Terrence and Warren, originally put into the Tambok Show, have since been removed from the Show.
• Most elves justify their hatred towards goblins with the reasoning that, due to their shared telepathy, they appear to share a hivemind, and thus seem less like individuals and more a dangerous collective of vermin to them.
  • This "justification" only seems to apply to Greenskin goblins. The reason why Elves despise Hobgoblins is unknown.
  • After the reveal of Creation Magic in Okagnoma Guild Hall and how its use requires two mentally connected voices to properly wield it, the Elves' hatred of Goblins may be justified, as Greenskin goblins are one of the only mortal beings (after two-headed ogres) who could conceivably wield Creation Magic. The fact that Goblin telepathy is shared between all Greenskin Goblins makes this potential ability all the more dangerous.
• Goblins are often used in ventriloquist puppets. The same goes for small keen gnomes.
• Interestingly, greenskins seem to appear more often than hobgoblins, possibly indicating that greenskins are either more common, or simply more willing to venture out into the open than hobgoblins.