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2012-10-08, 11:30 AM (ISO 8601)
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"Races of Goblinoids"?
Just a quick question, are there any books that discuss Goblins in a sort of "Races of" format for 3.5? Language, history, religion etc?
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2012-10-08, 12:00 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: "Races of Goblinoids"?
I don't know of anything by WotC.
Of third party supplements, Mongoose's Slayer's Guide to Goblins was written for this with a high fluff focus but Mongoose's usual clumsy implementation of the mechanics that do crop up; it sounds like Dark Quest's Fell Beasts: Goblins was basically written with this goal (but I've never seen the book itself).Last edited by eggs; 2012-10-08 at 12:44 PM.
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They did include a goblinoid prestige class in Races of Stone. But that is the most I have ever seen from official sources outside the Monster Manuals.
Edit: there is a d20 system Dragonlance book called Races of Ansalon that has a chapter on goblins.Last edited by BowStreetRunner; 2012-10-08 at 12:30 PM.
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In sandstorm, the Buka(a type of goblin) have their own section. Most campaign settings metion them. It seems the modern notion is to have them be the common labor of cities, and live off of scraps and knicknacks in the slums.
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2012-10-08, 03:44 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: "Races of Goblinoids"?
all i can say is that they are as smart as humans (no racial Int. modifier) and dumb as an ox according to everything ever written about them (now what does that tell you?).
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There's a homebrew project here that includes fluff as well as crunch.
I believe in the OP it is explained that the thread exists because no such book exists.
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Re: "Races of Goblinoids"?
You may find this useful. You can also ask Afroakuma (via PM or IRC); he's a goblin expert.
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If I recall correctly, there is a section about goblinoids in Race of Faerûn.
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Re: "Races of Goblinoids"?
Eberron has goblins.
It puts... well, it puts more effort into them than any other official source I've seen, at least. It still has the 'As intelligent as humans' with 'forced to become more adaptable to deal with adversity' with 'dumb as an ox' and 'idiotic at the best of times', all in one handy package of '...wait, huh?'
Still, it's more than I've seen anywhere else. Besides that, there's the races of stone prestige class (Stonedeath assassin) and a staff in the arms & equipment guide, and that's about it for goblins. Maglubiyet isn't even in a book, to my knowledge.Beginnings usually happen over trifles... even if it's a coincidence...
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I've found no evidence in any 3.5 source mentioning him that's at all conclusive about what it is. It is not mentalism (ironically), as Ioulaum's longevity requires seeds from the other two fields. Given his background, I'm inclined to say his field specialization was invention.
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Re: "Races of Goblinoids"?
Thank you.
Oh, and to Kantolin: Maglubiyet is mentioned in Defenders of the Faith, the Monster Manual and Complete Divine, though he doesn't ever get the workup in 3.X that he had in 2E.Need a place to hang? Like Discord? Don't mind dealing with a capricious demon lord? Then you're welcome to join our LGBTQ+ friendly, often silly, very geeky server to discuss food, music, video games, tabletop, and much more.
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