Homebrew Half-Goblin Species Details

An impromptu repair job forced the carriage carrying Lord and Lady Edarius to come to a stop in the slums of the capital. The nighttime air billowed quietly against the curtains separating them from the rest of the world. The abrupt sounds of the horses caused both nobles to startle to alarm, as the handle of a knife broke through the window. A bright yellow eye peered in from beyond the curtains, narrowing at the sight of Lady Edarius' pearl necklace and whispering something in Goblin.

Two half-goblins wearing black masks and cloaks wrenched open the door at once, one coming into the carriage with them branding the knife. Reaching out to the Lady's neck, they cut off the expensive pearl necklace before diving out of the carriage. Neither noble could react before the two thieves scrambled up the side of a dilapidated building, jumping off across the rooftops and being lost in the darkness of the night.

 

Through the years of wars waged and fought by the goblins, many instances of interaction between humans and goblins have occurred. In some rare cases, hybridization occurs in the form of the birth of half-goblins. These people are often pariahs in both societies they draw lineage from, seen as monsters by humans and liabilities by goblins. Despite this, the combination of human ingenuity and ambition with goblin tenacity and fury leads to these half-goblins to be exceptionally adaptable and constantly striving for greater things. Half-goblins, often too rare to form communities of their own and too ambitious to settle for their lives as outcasts, are usually drawn to lives as adventurers.

Scrawny and Beastly

Half-goblins are obvious in their goblin heritage, with their large ears and fanged teeth making it clear. However, their faces and body shapes are more notably human. Half-goblins stand around 4 to just over 5 feet tall, weighing 80-160 pounds. Their eyes are usually more goblin-like than human-like. Half-goblin skin ranges from light-golden brown to dark olive hues. Their hair, if they grow any, is usually black or dark brown.

An Uneasy Life

The rarity of half-goblins lead to them being generally distrusted in human society, where they are seen as monsters. Many that live among humans live in slums of large cities, or in poor border towns nearby goblin territory. The ones living around goblin territory are often reluctantly allowed, though in some cases goblins may see their larger and more ambitious kin as natural leaders whenever hobgoblins or bugbears aren't present. Either way, half-goblins often live in poor conditions. Within human society, those that don't end up as criminals usually take jobs as unskilled laborers, so the life of an adventurer is appealing to most half-goblins. It also allows them to find communities of misfits and mold-breakers of their own, where they are more likely to be accepted.

Half-Goblin Names

Half-Goblins often take names from whichever society raised them, but some in human societies will choose to take goblin names anyway, to honor their heritage.

Male Goblin: Klolb, Gnic, Slazurid, Aduk, Grashird, Piodok, Kyq

Female Goblin: Chesx, Iardath, Fliafs, Feal, Lene, Wotzasx, Josxia

Spite and Animosity

The life of a half-goblin is often one of distrust, especially among humans. However, that distrust is often mutual, with half-goblins fearing acts of violence or persecution due to their heritage. Many half-goblins take great offense to how they are viewed by society, and try to take matters into their own hands. Tenacious and used to adapting to circumstances, half-goblins seek to prove the world that hates them wrong, and achieve glory, retribution, appreciation, wealth, or whatever else that drives them.

Half-Goblin Traits

Your half-goblin character has certain traits derived from your goblin and human ancestries.

Ability Score Increase

Your Constitution score increases by 2, and one ability score of your choice increases by 1.

Age

Half-goblins mature slightly faster than humans and reach adulthood around the age of 14. Few half-goblins make it to old age, but they can live up to around 70 years.

Alignment

Half-goblins raised in goblin territory are usually neutral evil, but ones raised in human territory are often torn between their human and goblin lineage. They aren't often good-aligned, and have an aversion to lawful alignments due to their mistreatment by society.

Size

Half-Goblins are smaller than most humans, ranging from 4 to just above 5 feet tall, and weighing 80-160 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

Thanks to your goblin blood, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. 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.

Resourceful

You gain proficiency with one skill of your choice.

Spiteful Attack

Living under everyone's disdain has made you incredibly prepared for retaliation. When you target a creature which has dealt you damage previously with an attack or spell, you can channel your rage to roll the attack or spell with advantage. Once you use this trait, you cannot use it again until you finish a short or long rest.

Nimble Escape

You can take the Disengage or Hide action as a bonus action on each of your turns.

Languages

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