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                                                    Dungeon Master’s Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     ally with its attacks. You and your allies can each summon only one avatar as a consequence of this draw. A creature slain by an avatar can’t be restored to life.
Avatar of Death
Medium Undead
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     your choice of History, Insight, Intimidation, or Persuasion. In addition, you gain rightful ownership of a small keep somewhere in the world. However, the keep is currently home to one or more monsters
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Vecna: Eve of Ruin
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     ripping their enemies limb from limb using their razor-studded fists, which are equally adept at slashing foes and crushing the life from them.PoisonCold, Fire, Lightning; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksCrush. The degloth targets one creature currently grappled by it. The target must make a DC 18 Strength saving throw, taking 15 (2d8 + 6);{"diceNotation":"2d8+6
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     her collection. She also gives keys as gifts to those who need them.
Jingle Jangle seeks a quiet life far away from locked doors and the intrigues of the fey courts. She moved to Telemy Hill to enjoy
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     frightened by locked doors!”
Goblins are small, black-hearted humanoids that lair in despoiled dungeons and other dismal settings. Individually weak, they gather in large numbers to torment other creatures.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     of its charges to cast one of the following spells (save DC 18) from it: aura of life (2 charges), aura of purity (2 charges), banishment (1 charge), beacon of hope (1 charge), mass cure wounds (3
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     the years, this curse has spread within the crook, threatening to violently pervert its ancient magic. If this occurs, the Crook of Rao, as it is currently known, is destroyed, its magical matrix
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     pouch, stitched with images of heroes and whimsical creatures. Where the teeth fall, they bring legends to life.
Using the Teeth. While you are holding the pouch, you can use an action to draw one tooth
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     lasts for 24 hours or until you break it.
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The Golden Age of Dhakaan (golden goblin bicuspid)
10 goblin;goblins, 1 goblin boss
When you are hit by an attack and an ally is within 5 feet of you
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Xanathar's Guide to Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     for the sixth time, it is released, and the spell ends. While a soul is trapped, the dead humanoid it came from can’t be revived.
Steal Life. You can use a bonus action to drain vigor from
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . The soul knows only what it knew in life, but it must answer you truthfully and to the best of its ability. The answer is no more than a sentence or two and might be cryptic.
Borrow Experience. 
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     alone, hobgoblin warlords are loath to use these creatures, preferring to keep them around as disposable labor in mines and quarries.
Nasty, Brutish, and Short. Even goblins bully and harass norkers
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     goblinoids, the norkers have developed a peculiar sect of Maglubiyet worshipper. They call him the Great Scourge and believe that mortal life is a cruel test. Those norkers whose skin can withstand
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    A subterranean folk, goblins can be found in every corner of the multiverse, often beside their bugbear and hobgoblin kin. Long before the god Maglubiyet conquered them, early goblins served in the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     court of the Queen of Air and Darkness, one of the Feywild’s archfey. Goblins thrived in her dangerous domain thanks to a special boon from her—a supernatural knack for finding the weak
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     — for goblins, life is short.
Goblins seek to trap and enslave any creatures they encounter, but they flee from opposition that seems too daunting. For miles around their lair, they employ pit
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     appreciation for the finer things!
— Volo
Goblins occupy an uneasy place in a dangerous world, and they react by lashing out at any creatures they believe they can bully. Cunning in battle and
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , and Short. Even goblins bully and harass norkers, as hobgoblins place the norkers at the bottom of the goblinoid ranks, yet the norkers' ferocity, tough hides, and sharp fangs allow them to rise up and
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     defeat and terrible treatment at the hands of other goblinoids, the norkers have developed a peculiar sect of Maglubiyet worshipper. They call him the Great Scourge and believe that mortal life is a
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Deck of Many Things
                                                    
    
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                                                     becomes your enemy. The devil seeks your ruin and plagues your life, savoring your suffering before attempting to slay you. This enmity lasts until either you or the devil dies.
Fool. You lose 10,000 XP
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     own avatar of death. A creature slain by an avatar of death can't be restored to life.
 
Avatar of Death
Medium undead, neutral evil
Armor Class 20 Hit Points half the hit point maximum of its
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Acquisitions Incorporated
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    The verdan owe their existence to chaos. Descended and transformed from a large clan of goblins and hobgoblins, those who became the verdan were simply living their lives, doing goblinoid things. But
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     of the goblins were places of terror to the new creatures those goblins became, and the verdan quickly fled to the surface and into the sunlight.
When they arrived in the new lands of the surface
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                     picks and hammers in deep mines and blazing forges, a commitment to clan and tradition, and a burning hatred of goblins and orcs—these common threads unite all dwarves.
Short and Stout
Bold
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     up the adventuring life might be motivated by a desire for treasure—for its own sake, for a specific purpose, or even out of an altruistic desire to help others. Other dwarves are driven by the
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Neither bugs nor bears, bugbears are the hulking cousins of goblins and hobgoblins. With roots in the Feywild, early bugbears resided in hidden places, in hard-to-reach and shadowed spaces. Long ago
                                                
                                            
                                                
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Life Span
The typical life span of a player character in the D&D multiverse is about a century, assuming the character doesn’t meet a violent end on an adventure. Members of
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     being held in the “eating cave” (area H6). About fifteen goblins currently dwell in this hideout. Strange Goblins. Recently, strange goblins have sometimes joined the Cragmaws in their roadside ambushes
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    What the Cragmaws Know Cragmaw goblins the characters capture can be persuaded to divulge the following information: Bugbear Leader. Their leader is a bugbear named Klarg. Klarg reports to King Grol
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Mercenaries, private guards, Watch soldiers, and members of the Flaming Fist number among just a few of the many soldiers on the streets of Baldur’s Gate.
War has been your life for as long as
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     usually gain access to friendly military encampments and fortresses where your rank is recognized.
BALDUR’S GATE FEATURE: CITY GUARD
You may choose to currently serve in either the Flaming
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
                                                    
                                                
                                            
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Fewer than twenty goblins currently dwell in the lair. 
Their leader is a bugbear named Klarg. He answers to King Grol, chief of the Cragmaw tribe, who dwells in Cragmaw Castle. (The goblins
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     players record this gain on their character sheets. What the Goblins Know
 If the characters capture or charm any of the goblins here, the goblins can be persuaded to divulge some useful information
                                                
                                            
                                        
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Cultural Chameleon
Before becoming an adventurer, you spent much of your adult life away from your homeland, living among people different from your kin. You came to understand these foreign cultures
                                                
                                            
                                                
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Suggested Characteristics
Anthropologists leave behind the societies into which they were born to discover what life is like in other parts of the world. They seek to see how other races and civilizations
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . Galifar ended the practice of slavery, and these goblins are now citizens of the Five Nations. Gifted goblins can be found in all walks of life, and goblins served in the armies of the Five Nations during the Last War.
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    City Goblins Goblins dwell in most of the major cities of the Five Nations. When humans first came to Khorvaire, they enslaved many goblins and built their cities on the foundations of Dhakaani ruins
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                     homeland, content to dwell in small, tight clans. These tabaxi hunt for food, craft goods, and largely keep to themselves.
However, not all tabaxi are satisfied with such a life. The Cat Lord, the divine
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     result every few days that pass in the campaign to reflect your ever-changing curiosity.
Tabaxi Obsessions
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My curiosity is currently fixed on …
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A god or planar entity
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     the goblins complaining about their leader in Common: “Hope the others made it back, else Ruxithid’s gonna have our heads!”
 Currently, three goblin psi brawlers (see appendix A) remain at the camp
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , this shard is part of the obelisk the Sawplee goblins seek. A few days ago, goblins used crude mining supplies stolen from the Miner’s Exchange to hack the shard from the cornerstone, damaging the
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     room. The forge is currently stoked to a white-hot state. A silver bowl, about a foot wide, sits in the fire. Four goblins stand around the room admiring the bowl.
 One of the goblins wears topaz
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    The Prize Taras Susak  When the characters enter the room, adjust this text depending on whether the goblins are surprised. If they’re surprised, they are standing around the bowl and not looking at
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     masters if bloodshed and treasure are assured. Goblinoids. Bugbears are often found in the company of their cousins, hobgoblins and goblins. Bugbears usually enslave goblins they encounter, and they
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     bully hobgoblins into giving them gold and food in return for serving as scouts and shock troops. Even when paid, bugbears are at best unreliable allies, yet goblins and hobgoblins understand that no
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     possess for the duration of this adventure.
Knight. You gain the service of any of the NPCs in the “Hirelings” section not currently with the party, who appears in a space you choose
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     drops to 0 hit points, whereupon it disappears. If anyone tries to help you, the helper summons its own avatar of death. A creature slain by an avatar of death can’t be restored to life.
Star
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     building bristles with steaming pipes and whirring devices, and it is currently under siege.
 Amid clanging metal contraptions, goblins try to breach the structure, impeded by gadgets that spin, snap
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     the gnome Tatina Rookledust is under attack by ten goblins and—standing well back from the chaos—their hobgoblin leader. The goblinoids wear dark armor with a spiral symbol—the same colors and symbol
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     (1d8 + 2) — 4 Ghouls (1d4 + 1) 3–4 — Ogre (1) 5–6 5 Goblins (1d6 + 3) 7–8 6 Hobgoblins (1d4 + 2) 9–10 7–8 Orcs (1d4 + 2) 11 9–10 Wolves (1d4 + 2) 12 11–12 Owlbear (1)  Stirges. These flying predators
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     flee once combat is joined. Goblins. The goblins know the location of Cragmaw Castle and can provide directions if they are captured and threatened. Each one carries a pouch containing 1d10 cp
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     goblin. North and west of the higher bridge, resting in the snow, are three large, wooden cages, currently empty.
 The wooden cages were built to hold the polar bears that pull the goblins’ wagons
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     tower is where Chief Yarb-Gnock stands to address the goblin tribe. No goblins are on it currently, although it sees a fair amount of traffic. A rickety wooden ladder runs from the platform to the
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     character. This leaves him free to attack a character who reaches the mesa top. If he does not currently control the orrery, he attempts to regain control. Mutating Goblins. During the fight
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , where a broad sandstone rise is lit by sheets of green flame that scour the ceiling. Thin shelves of eroded rock emerge from the center of the rise to create a large central mesa. Ten other goblins
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Portents of War Sanbalet and his smugglers have little interest in the larger goings-on of the region. They most highly value gold, drink, and the freedom that comes with pursuing a life of crime
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . They have no concern for the implications of their actions, which could be a precursor to war. The smugglers currently run weapons for a clan of lizardfolk living near Saltmarsh whose queen, Othokent
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Ranger I spend a lot of my life away from civilization, keeping to its fringes to protect it. Don’t assume that because I don’t bend the knee to your king that I haven’t done more to protect him than
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     enhancing your roleplaying experience.        I’m a monster. Are you going to try to kill me? Didn’t think so. Go kill some goblins or something. On second thought, goblins aren’t monsters — they’re people. So maybe you should call yourself a people killer.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     by Breland, Galifar had never tamed this wild region. It had long been a haven for host of creatures. Gnolls, orcs, and goblins are the most common, but ogres, trolls, harpies, minotaurs, medusas
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     it was not part of the Treaty of Thronehold. Most people believe that it can’t last—that even the Daughters can’t hold this disparate alliance together—but currently it is stronger than ever. Droaam
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     impoverished underclass found in slums and ghettos. However, gifted goblins can be found in all walks of life, and goblins served in the armies of the Five Nations during the Last War. The Ghaal’dar The
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    Goblinoids The goblinoid species—including goblins, hobgoblins, and bugbears—were once the dominant civilization in Khorvaire. The goblinoid Empire of Dhakaan ruled most of Khorvaire for thousands of
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , and now when the Mighty One calls for it, even their souls are forfeit. It is this realization that drives them to dominate other creatures whenever they can — for goblins, life is short. Goblins seek
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    Goblins Goblins occupy an uneasy place in a dangerous world, and they react by lashing out at any creatures they believe they can bully. Cunning in battle and cruel in victory, goblins are fawning
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Floon Blagmaar Floon, a native Waterdavian in his early thirties, is a handsome fellow but not very bright. He used to work as an escort in festhalls but is currently unemployed. Several months ago
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     drinking and carousing. He gets by on his looks and doesn’t know what to do with his life, and has shown little interest in working for a living. Game Statistics Floon is a chaotic good Illuskan human commoner with an Intelligence of 7 (−2) and a Charisma of 13 (+1). He speaks Common.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    1. Goblin Bazaar In this monstrous market live forty goblins. Half of them are guards, and the other half are traders. The goblin boss and his retinue lurk in area 1e. 1a. Bazaar Side Entrance
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     cartoonish goblin heads drawn in charcoal.
 Noise. Banging noises can be heard to the north. (The goblins in area 1b are building a wooden stage there.)
 1b. Auction Hall The goblins are erecting a
                                                
                                            
                                        





