D&D MONSTER RANKINGS - GOBLINS

Like a swarm of rats, goblins have invaded my channel today! What are these most classic monsters all about?
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[@lanterns_glow]

Given goblins are the rats of humanoid races in most worlds, their +1 con makes sense. They can survive almost Literally anywhere.

[@Supernaught00]

I concur, doctor.

[@Aristocles22]

Probably just a mechanical thing to prevent them from being too easy for level 1 adventurers.

[@inversenexarus9152]

"Even if you destroy the Demon Lord there will still be goblins. Perhaps if I spent my years searching I find one good Goblin. But in the end the only good Goblin is one that doesn't crawl out of its stinking hole!"

[@ColinPowell-ks1fl]

Sounds like something a goblin slayer would say "Only good goblin is a dead goblin, NOW LETS MAKE THESE GOBLINS GOOD!"

[@abdalln8554]

Goblin Slayer's edginess vs. The Nilbog.

[@StevenMichaelCunningham]

Enter, VERDAN. There is ever & at the very least a individual who is goodly be they mighty, meek or afflicted...

[@arbiterskiss6692]

@@ColinPowell-ks1fl "The only good goblin is a bred goblin." Goblin Slayer, after meeting a sexy goblin lady and taking a new path the lay goblins low.

[@markermage]

@@arbiterskiss6692 Goblin Slayer's world doesn't have goblin ladies. It's why goblins kidnap women of other races.

[@ATinyWaffle]

"Goblins are often one of the very first types of enemies that low level adventurers face." A common mistake for beginners...

[@dannzalbjorklund]

I am going to start running the Pathfinder Rise of the Runelords adventure path, and I am kinda bummed out how goblin heavy the whole first chapter is. I'm trying to think of a way to change the goblins and make them cooler/more interesting.

[@LordDany]

Goblin Slayer vibes

[@therobotFrom94]

My favourite story of Goblins in DnD; we saved a goblin, the DM said he could have a level in rogue, We called him None and for every kill, we would let him take their name and add it to his own but we didn't give him a weapon until after his first kill. Also, the time we crucified a goblin and used him as satnav

[@olivierluisin1790]

And what is his name now?

[@therobotFrom94]

@@olivierluisin1790 well, he didn't last very long so he only gained a couple 😂 I think he ended as None-Arthur-gruntar or something. DM wouldn't let us level him up so he just got merked real fast

[@MichaelJohnson-fr8yr]

I googled what a satnav is and became even more confused.

[@therobotFrom94]

gobbo on a stick pointed to where we needed to go. also used him to detect traps@@MichaelJohnson-fr8yr

[@allster0crowly]

@@MichaelJohnson-fr8yr was thinking satellite navigation meaning they crucified him and threw him so far that where he landed is where they went.

[@alextolleson5548]

Demon Lord tier list? Just an idea. Or maybe a tier list of something in 4th edition. Because honestly, monster variety and lore is one of the greatest strengths of it.

[@blakebailey22]

ooo I like this

[@shadowclaw7778]

Grazz’t is easily the best Demon Lord, A Archdevil that betrayed Asmodeus and being a master manipulator that relies more on subterfuge/diplomacy than raw power?, add in his taste for hedonism, to me he is the memorable one WotC created

[@blakebailey22]

don't forget Beltab

[@witchBoi_Connor]

It would likely be less a tier list and more a top list, as they’re all mastermind creatures with roughly Good damage and unique abilities.

[@Punkfilms4605]

Don't forget Boblin the Goblin

[@David-fd8hy]

We had a Boblin in our campaign... Until the dragonborn threw him into the air and failed to catch him. Long live Boblin...

[@londonprater945]

I really hope you are talking about Boblin from Wallykazam

[@Spiceodog]

It broke my heart when Boblin the goblin betrayed us. Where we not kind? Did we not treat him with the respect of a true friend? Why Boblin the goblin? Wwwwhhhhyyyyy?

[@coreycoffell6219]

Boblin's Burglars...lol

[@UnholyBasil]

1:15 "Whimsical Disney style that always has a happy ending" Remember that German version of Cinderella that had the evil sisters cutting off parts of their feet so that the shoe would fit? You're right Esper, fairy tales are *messed up.*

[@AtaMarKat]

The Story of Suck-A-Thumb: Once, there was a boy who liked to suck his thunbs. His mother told him not to suck his thumbs. He did not listen. So a tailor came, and cut off his thumbs. Now he has no thumbs. Goodnight.

[@angrytheclown801]

You also have the Willful Child who for the crime of being stubborn dies. That's the entire story, the child being stubborn, dying, and being so stubborn his hand rises from the grave until his mom hits it with a stick. Then it sinks back into the grave.

[@hippieskye8794]

Still sounds like a happy ending to me

[@davidevans2863]

After the prince finds they have deceived him he cuts their heads off.

[@captainnekomata9969]

Goblin Slayer: Ah Finally. A video I can truly appreciate.

[@krackencrusader403]

this comment needs more attention.

[@bobbaganooch2843]

Only good goblin is a dead goblin... let’s make these goblins GOOD!!!!!!

[@krackencrusader403]

@@bobbaganooch2843 I love you

[@lunatic0verlord10]

To give you an idea of how to kill them, right?

[@rafaelcastor2089]

He would fucking hate it, LMAO

[@freman007]

Esper: I don't think goblins can ever be eradicated. Goblin Slayer: Did someone say, goblin?

[@hippieskye8794]

Goblin Slayer is anti goblin propaganda

[@BlazingAzureTheta]

Hobgoblins are my favorite enemy in 5e. I treat them like even more ruthless spartans.

[@Jackb290]

AzureTheta. do you care if I make Spartan hobgoblins myself ?

[@Smight78]

He raged at the world, at his family, at his life. But mostly he just raged.

[@esperthebard]

Ah raging goblin. The ragiest rager in all of ragetown.

[@arbiterskiss6692]

@@esperthebard You've never seen a grung Barbarian then. High pitched squeaky voice, talks a lot of garbage, beats Alkilith's back to the hole they climbed out of and even riding a hollyphant into the sunset.

[@nathankelley1466]

Its hard not to think that the Barghest should be on the list, even though not really a goblin, its lore is bound to them.

[@esperthebard]

I did consider it, though I'd already covered the barghest in the fiends video.

[@AdamAtYourService]

I love the variety of goblinoids. With each sub-type, you have so many options of how you want to play them. Hobgoblins especially could range from hired mooks to skilled strategists.

[@lukewithann7256]

love how calm his voice is and how the music is absolutely shredding it in the background xD

[@Eliphas_]

FUN FACT: Maglubiyet actually means “Defeat” in Turkish. No wonder they lose a lot

[@esperthebard]

I'm going to surprise my cousin's wife with that next time I see her :D

[@Eliphas_]

Esper the Bard good idea 😄 we used to play a DnD game in Turkish. We faced some Hobgoblins and let one alive so we could question him. The hobgoblin started to talk about Maglubiyet and that how he was great and stuff. But we were laughing 😂 we were like: - Umm... you know, maybe you shouldnt follow that god. There may be a reason that you guys lose a lot... because you know... Maglubiyet... Is there a god called Zafer (means Victory) maybe?

[@badideagenerator2315]

I always imagined bugbears as looking much wilder and leaner, having hunched postures as though they're perpetually ready to pounce, and disproportionately long arms and legs.

[@nonamebrandorangejuice]

Warhammer goblins and gretchin definitely are my favorite esthetically. Something about the ears and nose matched with ramshackle attire really does it for me.

[@JohnMesch]

Oi git back to work you zog

[@babycloud1595]

@@JohnMesch lol

[@darkanglesfallen4558]

Whaaaaaagggggggg

[@babycloud1595]

@@darkanglesfallen4558 ?

[@energyfitness5116]

Phenomenal on the Blood Bowl pitch...at least for the mayhem.

[@johnnonamegibbon3580]

It's also important to remember that Romans and Greeks would change the "K" sound for a "G"G sound. So Kobolis was "Gobolus". Gobolin.

[@ZeeboonInc]

Kobolds also came from the same name, in folklore goblins and kobolds were mostly synonyms.

[@SpecialSoldier109]

Gnome village next to a goblin pit, quest: theyre not violent theyre just having a prank war and the gnomes want your party to do an epic prank on the goblins

[@lawaern3474]

I've never understood why hobgoblins are always armed with swords. Swords are human weapons, best suited for self defence and fighting unarmored foes. Hobgoblins are lifelong soldiers, battleaxes, war hammers, spears and halberds suit them way more. The first two are also cheaper to manufacture.

[@Bluecho4]

"Goblins quaff, and Goblins beat Goblins laugh, and Goblins bleat Batter, jabber, whip, and hammer, hooooo! You go, my lad! Ho ho, my lad!" -The Hobbit (1977) Complete Soundtrack, _Down, Down, To Goblin Town_

[@zacharysnyder2520]

I'm goblin these videos up . . . I'll see myself out.

[@k-rodkev-dog7449]

(Hat tip and bow) 😂😂

[@esperthebard]

We don't want to get bugged by your bear profile pic.

[@bambsnaklub4578]

Idk why but whenever I think of goblins I think of the pathfinder goblins. Just something about em makes me like em

[@victorminor1283]

You: You should never be able to kill all of the goblins in an area. Also you: GoBlInS ArEn'T KnOwN FoR HaRdInEsS! This is a well documented and thought out video that I enjoyed but I found that funny.

[@xyxxyyxx]

One goblin might not be hard to kill, but you have to be able to get to all of them.

[@victorminor1283]

@@xyxxyyxx that includes tracking them all, finding them all, dealing with their goblin bullshit. Hardiness isn't defined as your brawn dude. It's your ability to adapt and survive. Goblins under this definition are probably the most hardy of amy race in dnd

[@filipferencak2717]

@@victorminor1283 There's more than one definition of hardy and I'm pretty sure he meant individually.

[@RocKnight11]

What about a 'Classic Hero List' ranking guys like Drizzt, Tanis, Bilbo, Red Sonja, and Conan.

[@malxire]

classic hero list per class, drizzt= warrior?, tanis = ranger, bilbo= rogue , sonya n conan = barbarian

[@jcmick8430]

@@malxire drizzt is a ranger

[@malxire]

@@jcmick8430 yeah i guess that works better

[@georgethompson913]

@@malxire Funilly enough when reading the books conan always came off as more of a rougue than a classic barbarian

[@AGS363]

@@georgethompson913 Yeah, he was almost nothing in common with the character class. I would describe him as fighter/rogue.

[@gmann215]

6:12 wow those goblins look like they absolutely LOVE that spider wig

[@lawaern3474]

17:15 'Bah, you know nothing of my people, or our gods. The Mighty One would never poison his blood, with thine human drink, so frequently that it would swell his gut.' - Greldrerad the Hobgoblin Avenger, after seeing this video.

[@melonboi927]

I love the Pathfinder goblin look because the oversized head,and ears.

[@mrgilgamesh4252]

The comic adventures and settings for goblin mischief are some of the best Paizo have made. And then there's the wonderful alchemist Mogmurch and his bomb song. ^^ Not going to lie, the fact that Goblins are a key race in 2nd edition is a big plus for me.

[@captaink8093]

Personally I don't like the cartoon-ish drawings of goblins I think of them as a green Halfling with pointy ears, and I'd like to point out that goblins with pure red eyes are stupid and creepy

[@mrgilgamesh4252]

@@captaink8093 That's a fair position. But perhaps the creepy factor is intentional? *shrug* There are other forms of goblin that have specialised to suit their roles. It takes a while to find them in the lore, but they do exist. One that always stuck in my mind was an example of a druid they can have which has a kinship with frogs and similar amphibians; the image was a tall, pale-skinned goblin with webbed hands and strange toad-like eyes. They were still red, but I think the fluff said that they would glow silvery-yellow in the darkness, similar to the way frog's eye can when you shine a light over them. Edit: Having checked the d20pfsrd Goblin pages, there are a lot of options to flavour your goblins. Skin tones can range from green, grey, blue, black, red and white. They always have oversized heads, but that's because their jaws are like beartraps. If I remember correctly, they also play a very big role in the initial few issues of the official Pathfinder comic series. I find them fascinating, though that may be because one of my players was a Goblin ranger that somehow managed to tame a nature spirit because it thought it was bear. >

[@chloepechlaner7806]

@@captaink8093 They also dont have lips. They are /supposed/ to be creepy. They're more like wild fire spirits; more like pathfinder gnomes (which are fey) than halflings

[@captaink8093]

@@chloepechlaner7806 my personal opinion buddy

[@Eh_D-Man]

S++ tier: Boblin the Goblin

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

My sister read German translations of the brothers Grimm when I was four. As I grew up I saw that my experience of these stories is much darker and grittier than the other kids

[@nicholasroberts8378]

I have a Hobgoblin Eldritch Knight who was a soldier the 3rd Holy Empire but after the Empire suddenly declared all no common race (any non Humans,dwarfs,elves, or halflings) to be exterminated. Well after a Skyrim like escape Khon as vowed to unite the gobliniod races and burn the empire to the ground and from its ashes build a new Goblin Empire.

[@vishnu79]

My last campaign, we were playing a 5-6 player module with 4 players, so the DM allowed us a lot of leeway when creating our characters. I created a Lawful Neutral Hobgoblin Paladin of Tempus (Oath of Conquest, obviously) who was asked by a cleric of Tyr to aid the village against the local cultists mostly because the cleric was out of options and Kurac (my paladin) was returning to Waterdeep and passing through. Obviously, there were some issues with local society and law enforcement, and the party were very leery of him, but we ended up doing quite well for ourselves. Was possibly the best campaign I ever was in, especially after we introduced a paladin of Tyr (we recruited a 5th person later on) and he kept trying to figure out what "my scam" was, but couldn't. Because there wasn't one.

[@brohogany9920]

Although they are generic greenskins, I love warhammer goblins.

[@theworstcatholic7247]

"Shoud they be eradicated like cockroaches" Goblin Slayer intensifies. "Or do you they have a chance for redemption." Goblin Slayer "And he lost me."

[@felixrivera895]

While magic the gathering has an interesting array of good and bad goblins, I'm most fond of the red/yellow skinned ones experienced in 5e. It gives them a more distinct racial aesthetic. Also Hobgoblis have a culture that makes them more interesting than the other two, if you find the literature.

[@gr8gr0n4]

you've only touched the tip of the iceberg of mtg goblins. one plane has a whole race of cyborg scavenger goblins. they get weird

[@LibrarianOfLeng]

Or the Akki of Kamigawa

[@jamesadamsfl]

Giving Goblins increased Constitutions makes sense when you remember that they eat garbage. The Pathfinder Goblin art fits the hyper-stylists aesthetic of the game in general. I will say I like the design of Goblinoids in 5e best, since the art makes them all look somewhat related (similar ears and noses, for example). I’ve always had mixed feelings about Bugbears (their name sounds like a joke for one thing), but I’m using them and the other Goblinoids as a major ancestry in my newest homebrew settings in place of Orcs, and so far it’s working out.

[@RoninCatholic]

Nilbogs used to just always automatically be healed by direct HP damage of any sort, but harmed by healing. (There's also a variant called a Llort, trolls who as soon as they are injured have degeneration that causes them to rapidly start taking more damage every turn until they die, then being trolls they eventually heal back up to just above death, and then die again over and over)

[@lawaern3474]

I can't wait until my party encounters the Steelmarch Legion Remnant hiding in the sewers of waterdeep. I can't even imagine how they will react to the nilbog the hobgoblins are forced to tolerate. *The brightly dressed creature parades, around the room. And you swear one of the motionless guards twitches*

[@LegionAngel00]

The modern goblins are very different from mythological goblins, who had almost no breeding, innate invisibility, and a prank version of prestidigitation, who were not generally murderers, those that were are known as red caps and Hobs were housekeeper spirit

[@BaronNate]

Drizzt once met a goblin in a short story that was intelligent. It was a really good read. If you haven't read it, I wont spoil it for you, but the goblin makes Drizzt think back to his OWN people and how they are viewed as monsters. That maybe there are other races with good and smart creatures in it, but can't be that way in their own society. He left Menzoberranzan for that very reason. If you get a chance, its a very short tale, look it up, its worth the read.

[@patrickdees5256]

What's funny, during one of my brothers first playing, he actually made 2 bugbears and 2 goblins joined the group. These four defend the Phindalin while the party were away.

[@thepanzieman]

"A VILE FORCE OF DARKNESS HAS ARRIVED"

[@josephstalin7458]

It was inevitable

[@tefnutstemple7433]

It is terrifying (Also I was gonna do that one Stalin)

[@josephstalin7458]

@@tefnutstemple7433 it was inevitable

[@sassyviking6003]

I Have always loved hobgoblins and One of my favorite characters to play is a hobgoblin. I would rate them much higher than the rest and would argue they are far more flexible. They are strict, and disciplined. They can coexist with other humanoids if they deem it furthering their cause. They are also not just as intelligent, but one could argue even more intelligent than humans on average based on their bonus to int. But they are less creative that other races, painfully rigid and logical, seeing little value in arts or other such frivolity. And as you have said with regular goblins, they too represent an ugly reflection of humanity, but not the small craven wretch, but malice given purpose. They are the embodiment of what human evil can do when organized. But in this they are also the most dangerous for they are not wantonly destructive. The walk as speak as we do, they can even live among us. They in many ways are us if we observe how many dominate and imperialist nations operate in the modern world.

[@Veyoun]

Best Goblin Picture?.... Absolutly the one with the Hedgehog Sling .. poor Kithkin/Hobbit/Halfling who gets shot by that ^^

[@vinx.909]

poor hedgehog too

[@JB-ym4up]

The porcupine balista isn't as portable.

[@thegnarledpirate9198]

When one of the boys become famous and get a tier list of all his best to worst looks.

[@TheJPKaram]

I have placed infront of my players a nilbog, very memorable, they struggled so much and a lot of hilarious scenarios happened He also almost stole the bow of the archer before running of leaving him unarmed in the dungeon

[@pzalterias5154]

I love the design of bugbears. It reminds of some goblins from The Edge chronicles. If you're looking for original goblins, read it : there is hammerheads goblins, flat-head goblins, long-haired goblins (looking quite like the bugbears)... This serie is so inspirationnal if you're looking to create strange races and worldbuilding.

[@ericgieskieng4262]

Few characters have provided me with as much fun as my goblin evangelical trickster priest of Nilbog.

[@NicolasPine]

Bugbear is considered a goblin? WAT?

[@debreczeniarpad9956]

Goblinoid. Aka darkblooded.

[@حَسن-م3ه9ظ]

They're goblinoids, so they're part of the same family The term "bugbear" is used to discribe a generic scary monster, a "bugge" is an old term for a goblin or a scary thing and "bear" is the kind of animal these monsters are discribed as resumbling

[@g3heathen209]

Swish, smack! Whip, crack! Smash, grab! Pinch, nab! You go, my lad! Ho, ho! My lad! The black crack! The back crack! The black crack! The back crack! Down down to Goblin-town Down down to Goblin-town Down down to Goblin-town You go, my lad! Ho, ho! My lad! Goblins quaff, and Goblins beat Goblins laugh, and Goblins bleat Batter, jabber, whip and hammer, hooo! Yo go, my lad! Ho, ho my lad! Below, my lad! Ho, ho!

[@Lammmbo94]

At the start I forgot I was watching a dnd video and thought I was listening to an inspirational speaker talk about my inner demons

[@alpharius282]

I really like the idea of goblin artificers. Tinkering with magics and machines typically beyond their understanding. MTG of course has a lot of representations of this. maybe a group of goblins stumble into a dormant or abandoned warforged mine. After a few years they may not have become skilled with this new technology but at least more dangerous and complex.

[@joedatius]

I really like 5es depiction of the hobgoblins, it really puts alot of focus on the lawful aspect of them and shows them as commanders with stern and disciplined looks, well maintained armor and weapons, it really gives you the idea that with the right circumstances a good enough hobgoblin can make as a great threat even to more experienced adventurers

[@Shade400]

And now it's gone. Thanks wizards

[@joedatius]

@@Shade400 whats gone?

[@Shade400]

@@joedatius they heavily changed hobgoblin lore in the lstest book

[@joedatius]

@@Shade400 I looked up the changes and it doesn't actually change anything about what i've said or how they're used. the lore changes to them being fey creatures in ancient times is only a slight deviation and is so far in the past that none of the goblinoids have any clue about it and the rest of their lore is unaffected so no worries none of it is gone.

[@NamelessKing1597]

17:08 it’s for the poison resistance not the HP

[@vinx.909]

one thing you chould/should do with the nilbog: when the party kills the weak spell caster, turn a random goblin into the new possesed one and become a nilbog. now they have to work like the goblins. let the jester do it's thing and focus on your own work instead.

[@dragonheart1236]

Honestly, I really like the leg design on the 5th edition Bugbear

[@JohnnyFerno]

No idea if it's possible, but I would love to see a Golem tier list.

[@JohnMesch]

Esper, yet again a well researched and put together video. Keep them coming.

[@014matt]

i gotta say i like the pathfinder goblins. not too sure why, maybe it's because pathfinder was the first system i actually played, maybe it's because i like the pathfinder flavor of goblins. i think the design perfectly captures all things goblin. they're small and ugly, pitiful and terrifying, yet cute in how energetic and dumb they are. they're afraid of horses and dogs (wolves are NOT dogs), they think reading steals the thoughts from your head, and they love, and i mean LOVE, fire and food. they'll eat up to 14 meals a day if unrestrained, and if given the opportunity, will ALWAYS prefer tactics that involve setting things on fire, using the word "tactics" loosely.

[@shadowhell8378]

How about Goblin rider= base goblins on tame wolves. Increase movement and a bite attack in addition to a weapon attack. Bugbear beast master= bugbear with other beasts like owlbear, wolves and so on. Goblin king= any goblin but chosen by the head goblin god making them the strongest, smartest and the ability to organise all goblin kind into a somewhat functional army and lead them somewhat effectively.

[@wazzlesmo]

In my last campaign, my group of 5 all died to 3 goblins in their second encounter. It was hilarious for me so I had to deus ex machina them.

[@TheMightyBattleSquid]

30:43 wild you can still fool yourself into believing that after we went over the goblin mages in this VERY video. Denial is a powerful thing 😂

[@gratuitouslurking8610]

I mean, there is certainly a charm to the goblin with it's more 'evil' ascetic filed down a bit. One need not look further than things like Warcraft's incarnation to see that kind of thing. They are still shrewd and diminutive, physically frail but with a cunning intellect, but they have far more focus on that cunning and intelligence with the crafting arts than completely screwing up their local environment. To the point that after the Second War for Azeroth, the goblins split apart from the Orcish Horde for a while and went full-tilt into their mercenary and inventive ways. Other franchises and homebrewed worlds also give similar presses for goblins to be heavily alchemy related, though perhaps still shrewd and self-centered in their own ways. Honestly, I'm having a bit of a blast with a homebrewed settlement of goblins I created as a side area for an obgoing Pathfinder campaign. The main settlement is ran by what you'd expect from Pathfinder basic goblins (Lamasthuian cult acts as the primary lead, severe hatred of 'pinkskins' and other surface dwellers, a growing space crisis, etc) but there's a side group that I created that were goblins who were basically bandits, who realized toughening up and growing stronger was the way to go. Whereas the goblin setup we use gives a -2 to STR for +4 DEX, I've instead modded it to +2 S/+2 D/-2 I, and debating modifying the stealth-based Racial bonuses of this template for something strength related. End point, these lot at their higher-tier NPC points will be lugging around 2-handers even if they aren't going to be the most witty of conversation.

[@portawop9]

I still remember the first boss fight in Baldur's Gate:Dark Alliance for PS2, fighting a bugbear chieftain leading kobolds in the sewers. And a bit later, fighting the Beholder crime lord whose thugs mug you at the start of it.

[@jordanwhite8718]

I remember that game too. I can never find a good let’s play of any of the dark alliance games.

[@Skullkaiser]

Esper I once had a player make a goblin mage who wanted to help his people so whenever the party came across goblins the mage would transport them to his cave system and then called upon them to take down the final boss of the campaign which I made the bad decision of allowing it and had about 2 million goblins take down Unther the chaos god.

[@Porphyrogenitus1]

> Exist as bandits or raiders/shadowy, mucky dens away from the bright lights of civilization The goblins didn't make the move to Vegas. Their lair is still the Black Hole in Oakland-Alameda County Colosseum. They all carry tiny cameo portraits of Al Davis in the pockets of their ragged cloths, amid all the detrius and scraps they have scavenged. They call this portrait their presssious, and long for a return of the mystique they claim it once imparted upon their desperate kind.

[@thegayghost872]

How about a Fey tier list?

[@esperthebard]

I'm highly considering this for an upcoming video!

[@yanderenejoyer]

@@esperthebard Shame there's such a lack of Fey compared to other types of monsters...

[@anderslundtoft2315]

Then please draw something from 4th edition if they had more fey creatures, we need more in 5 e!

[@Sophia-vk5bq]

@@yanderenejoyer I feel like they're saving up for a new, fey themed book.

[@michaelfreeman3189]

Why so much hate for WoW Goblins? They really do fit into the world they belong to. I like them as a counter to the Alliance's Gnomes. They are mostly designed as player characters which really does set them apart from a traditional Goblin.

[@jondeoliveira8248]

WoW goblins are nothing like they used go be. In Warcraft 2, they were much more like Warhammer Goblins, with echoing voices, and suicidal tendencies.

[@SquirrelGamez]

I agree 100% about the aesthetics, though to be fair with the WoW goblin, they are a playable race and fit their universe. As for Goblin PC stats in 5e, keep in mind +2/+1 is the standard of the edition. Can't go and give them a -2.

[@spacewarsfight281]

I've been waiting for this episode ever since I discovered your channel thank God that you made

[@esperthebard]

The prophesy has been fulfilled!

[@thevoidcritter]

I remember one Halloween AL event at my local game store. A bunch of level 5 characters almost died to a nilbog who was mind controlling some children, because he kept using the kids as human shields and we all kept failing our Charisma saves. Anyway, I fuckin love nilbogs.

[@BlueDavrial]

I can understand preferring more unique goblin designs, but I don't understand how you can like goblins while hating their most iconic appearance of green, big nose, bald/little hair. It's iconic for a reason

[@travislee4588]

Its also deeply based in antisemitic propaganda

[@joedominguez8064]

I’ll never forget when my two best friends and I first did a sample encounter as written and died to a pair of drunken goblin sentries 😂 turns out having only two instead of four party members and completely miscalculating the hit point totals for everyone involved made a big difference in the encounter difficulty 😅

[@ailyn2930]

What about the koalniths from saltmarsh? they're a bit simplistic but have a fun aestetic. There's also the Booyag goblin variants that are described in the flavor text in volo's guide, each of those has pretty good mechanics and flavoring

[@Razzrazz90]

I created a random encounter of a wandering Hobgoblin NPC called Corn Bob the Corn Hob who always just "happens" to pass by the party at the weirdest of times and offers free corn to the party with a genuinely honest southern charm. Suffice to say, he sorta became the team's mascot.

[@JB-ym4up]

Sometimes old age is fun, I heard hobgoblin Iron Chef. Your time starts now, secret ingredient is villagers !

[@AwesomeCoolParker]

Best monsters in D&D. Great video, good sir!

[@FinallyAlone]

"GOBLINS ARE WEAK TO FIRE AND ICE BOTH!"

[@Coco-qk8sg]

Idea for a video. Anything ooze like. All things slimmy and terrifying 😁 love the channel, keep on rolling

[@leosmith-moores1213]

"Bones will be shattered, necks will be ring! You'll be beaten and battered; from racks you'll be hung! You will die down here and never be found! Down in the deep of Goblintown!" - The Great Goblin, the Hobbit

[@danc6167]

Yeeaaahhhh my favourite fantasy race! Goblins are top shelf

[@ded2thaworld963]

Ahhh freaking always loved goblins. They were my favorite as a kid just starting dnd and wanted a goblin character so bad back then

[@Zilegil]

Canonically most goblins have yellow, orange or even red skin. Just like the 3.5 artwork Green, white, and black skinned goblins also exist Many also have horns, fur or even scales I feel like someone, if they haven’t, should do a brief set of inked and coloured pieces illustrating the different types of goblin you get in different regions. I’m sure with some imagination you should get some pretty cool variety not just in clothes, colour and appendages, but also size and body shape. Some might be stockier or skinnier or taller. Maybe some have additional arms or small wings, which allows limited flight similar to a chicken

[@DeggaTheDev]

I love playing as a goblin. I have Dink, a NG collage of valour Bard. She's a young little one who grew up in the streets. She wears disguises to preform as a halfling in the pubs. She's modeled after Link armed with a sword, shield, and ocarina.

[@esperthebard]

When she gets excited over ale/wine/etc. at a tavern: "Dink drink dank drank!!"

[@Porphyrogenitus1]

I like how you used the term cravens in this video. Very apt!

[@samwagner7837]

Is it bad that all my friends that have played dnd with me as the gm have agreed that Im a goblin

[@jeannietraverso903]

My best friend played a game with her boyfriend and one of his friends to kind of get used to playing with her bard, when they came upon a pack of bugbears. They, of course, took 'em out, so they were looking around for loot, when my friend asked if there were any bugbear babies around, and her boyfriend said there was one in a den. And my friend up and adopted it, so that her bard could raise him to be a force of mass destruction. To combat this, her boyfriend had someone steal the baby from her, and now it's a running joke with us that her drow bard's backstory is that he is now looking for the bugbear baby that was stolen from him.

[@horaciogabrielgiuntonialva4204]

Orcs are indeed in other many works goblinoids as well, moreover in tolkien books from which are based the original RPG's orc are emparented to goblins.. being the later actually a subrace forming from the moast weakling amongs them. So I never new why Wizard of the Coast put orc out of the subspecies. I belive maybe in later editions they should regain their emparental status in D&D. Greetings

[@vinx.909]

i don't think that hobgoblins are more advanced socially then goblins, instead it just has a different shape. hobs are militiristic, clear leadership hierarchy. goblins are more a tribe, a clan, a group of people, not soldiers. a social situation is a lot harder when one isn't as clearly above another. i'd also much rather run a social encounter with goblins then with hobgoblins. what hobgoblin would go against their orders? goblins though, they are not bound by loyalty or anything like that, leaving them with much more options. my very first session ever was against goblins where my character spoke goblin which was a great help in getting combat to be easier by simply having more of them just leave instead of continuing to fight us (which was a good thing because we were not doing well).

[@aramislima902]

Agradeço mil vezes pelo vídeo. Sou um novo DM do Norte do Brasil e sempre fiquei intrigado com o potencial de roleplaying e de lore dos goblinoides, tanto que a campanha que comecei agora estrela como a ameaça principal uma invasão massiva do Rubro Império de Ferro, uma autocracia liderada por um hobgoblin senhor da guerra supremo, contra um reino anão/humano, e rapaz, está sendo divertido. Vim nesse vídeo pegar ideias para interpretar os antagonistas e conseguir ideias de como dar um buff a eles, e até agora já tive a ideia de dar algumas habilidades de um fighter de 3° nível para os oficiais hobs e patient defense para o sombra de Ferro. Thanks and keep it up with the good work!

[@clavicusvonhammar7479]

The blue goblins of the EGA version of Quest for Glory 1 are one of my favorites, after Warhammer. I would also like to recommend the third party supplement book Ultimate Bestiary: Revenge of the Horde, as it adds a lot of lore and depth to horde type creatures, like goblinoids, gnolls, and kobolds, along with higher level versions so they stay a threat even at high levels.

[@gamemasterscrafters2135]

Pathfinder Goblins look the coolest imho. Funniest looking

[@trevynlane8094]

I like to switch up the weapons and tactics of my humanoid monsters to throw in a few curve balls at my players. Also, with goblins and kobolds, you can't have enough booby traps and pets. For example: the party gets ambushed in the woods by 3 standard goblins in three trees, a goblin ranger 2 with a pack pet wolves (3), and a few (3) pit traps and log/rock fall traps (3). The pit traps and wolves tie up the party while the goblins pummel the party with arrows from concealed hides in a few trees. The ranger shoves rocks/logs on the party if it looks like they are winning against the pets and continues to pelt them with arrows from a small hill on the other side.

[@devin5201]

33 minutes!? How many goblins are there!?

[@maddocmonkey]

surprisingly there are many old tales about how good goblins are like the hobgoblins .

[@NataliaNeeSama]

please make a ranking "of the divine", like who out of the gods, rulers of hell, demon lords, Bahamut, Tiamat, etc etc has the best potential and tell us more about their lore and behaviour.

[@Kaizensan1775]

Give a look over the Kenzer & Co's 3.5 HobGoblins. They flesh out their society and flavor quite nicely. Also, PathFinder 2e goblin deserves another chance . They are directly linked with fiends in their creation myth, which may lead to their red eyes 👀 when reflected by fire 🔥light . Yet the ones I find most enjoyable are the trailed & furred Monkey Goblins. Sadly the PF2 Hobgoblin is weakened being closer tied to the Goblin. The better path is to build on Kenzer & Co's version.

[@generaldreagonlps6889]

I love goblins. I still need to create a mighty roman style hobgoblin empire.

[@Grinnar]

I'm gonna use a bunch of these in an upcoming season 2 of the campaign I've been running.