Homebrew Loot Goblin Species Details

Shorter than the average goblin, with a smaller torso and longer limbs, Loot Goblins can hid within there chests for protection or to remain undetected. The chest is to them as a shell is for a hermit crab. As the Loot Goblin grows, it finds a larger chest to live within. They are typically timid, but react violently when their chests are disturbed, causing quite a few to be mistaken for mimics. They primarily live in abandoned dungeons and cellars, where no one will disturb them and there are plenty of chests to live within. Only the bravest few will leave these dungeons, lacking the natural instinct that fearfully kept them from the outside world. 

Age: Loot Goblins, like regular Goblins, reach adulthood at 8 years old, and live up to 60 years.

Size: Loot Goblins are usually 3 to just under 4 feet tall.

 Alignment: Loot Goblins are typically neutral, choosing to hide rather than confront their foes. Those seen outside the dungeons are typically Neutral Good or Chaotic Neutral. Evil aligned Loot Goblins are rare, and usually the result of the abuse of Nobles who keep them as pets.

 

Loot Goblin Traits

Living their entire lives inside a dungeon, some of these dark dwellers brave the world to see what they don't know. Of course, not without their homey chests to hide within.

Fury of the Small

When you damage a creature with an attack or a spell and the creature's size is larger than yours, you can cause the attack or spell to deal extra damage to the creature. The extra damage equals your level. Once you use this trait, you can't use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

Ability Score increase

Your Dexterity Score Increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.

Darkvision

You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Box Trick

You can use a bonus action to hide inside your chest, becoming incapable of moving yourself. How well you are hidden and if you successful avoid detection is up to the DM, but come on, it just like MGS.

It takes a full action to get out of the chest, and you cannot move after getting out until your next turn. 

Languages

You speak, read, and write in Common and Goblin.

A Strong Home

When taking immediately lethal damage, you can halve the damage taken at the cost of shattering the chest you reside inside.