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Tathral
Acolyte
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 Posted - 12 Nov 2005 : 02:40:51
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I'm looking to find some lore on goblins so I can use them as PCs. Why goblins? They're as a good halfling alternative as I can find, and I was getting tired of iconic, jolly, short people. I'm looking for anything that expands on the "Goblins as PCs" in the MMI, anything about the goblinoid Pantheon (I believe that F&A mentions one, but doesn't give the specifics), any info on when goblins started appearing in the realms (again, F&A says something about portals, but not much more), and any place that has subrace stats for goblins (eg, the [blue?] goblins that are mentioned in "Beyond the High Road").
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Kes_Alanadel
Learned Scribe
USA
326 Posts |
Posted - 12 Nov 2005 : 03:09:56
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The Blue I believe is in the XPH...but other than that I can't help much...sorry.
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Ack! I seem to have too much blood in my coffee stream!
When did 'common sense' cease to be common? |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 12 Nov 2005 : 03:17:41
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| Monster Mythology and On Hallowed Ground has info on the pantheon. |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
1378 Posts |
Posted - 12 Nov 2005 : 04:00:04
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Old Legends and Lore also has a kickin' write up of Maglibuyet - who looks very awe-inspiring in his pose - but nothing compared the the craziness of Yeenoghu!
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Still rockin' the Fey'ri style. |
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warlockco
Master of Realmslore
USA
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warlockco
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
7915 Posts |
Posted - 12 Nov 2005 : 04:29:07
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Originally posted by warlockco
Oh, and there was a 2E book that had information on humanoid races as characters, but I can't think of what it was called.
The Complete Book of Humanoids. :) Reverse Dungeon also let you play goblins. |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
Scribe for the Candlekeep Compendium |
Edited by - Kuje on 12 Nov 2005 04:29:42 |
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warlockco
Master of Realmslore
USA
1695 Posts |
Posted - 12 Nov 2005 : 04:48:37
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Originally posted by Kuje
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Originally posted by warlockco
Oh, and there was a 2E book that had information on humanoid races as characters, but I can't think of what it was called.
The Complete Book of Humanoids. :) Reverse Dungeon also let you play goblins.
Thanks, that is what I thought it was, but it was too obvious, so I disregarded it |
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Mumadar Ibn Huzal
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 12 Nov 2005 : 07:43:37
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Originally posted by Tathral
(eg, the [blue?] goblins that are mentioned in "Beyond the High Road").
Xvarts is what you are looking for here I believe. I can't recall having seen them in 3e stats... |
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warlockco
Master of Realmslore
USA
1695 Posts |
Posted - 12 Nov 2005 : 08:44:20
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Originally posted by Mumadar Ibn Huzal
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Originally posted by Tathral
(eg, the [blue?] goblins that are mentioned in "Beyond the High Road").
Xvarts is what you are looking for here I believe. I can't recall having seen them in 3e stats...
A new subrace of Goblins was introduced with the Psionics Handbook, the Blue, which is a Psionic Goblin, who is generally blue in coloration.
Xvarts if I recall correctly from the old lore were related to Kobolds. |
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Darkheyr
Learned Scribe
264 Posts |
Posted - 12 Nov 2005 : 09:51:51
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| Demihuman Deities holds a nifty bit of information too. Unless I'm confusing the english name of the book. |
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 12 Nov 2005 : 14:51:07
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| Xvarts will be updated for 3.5 in the next issue of Dragon, the yearly "Campaign Classics" issue, which apparently is going to have a section on old edition monsters updated for the first time. |
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warlockco
Master of Realmslore
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Goblin Lore
