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 GLoGtober Day 3 is all about GOBLINS! Today I thought I'd throw together some gobbo themed tables. Enjoy!

Art by Tony Sart


1d20 Goblin Job / Profession / Background (and bonus starting item)

  1. Nest Kicker (iron-toe boot)
  2. Snot-Shoveler (shovel)
  3. Ratkeep (bait)
  4. Gangboss (fancy hat) 
  5. Tinker (tweezers)
  6. Sad Sapper (wire cutters)
  7. Tripper (camo blanket)
  8. Surgeon (rusty handsaw)
  9. Soup Chef (iron skillet) 
  10. Latrine Attendant (towel) 
  11. Squig Herder (lasso) 
  12. Scout (horn) 
  13. Pirate (longcoat) 
  14. Assassin (pocket sand) 
  15. Filch (silk gloves) 
  16. Firestarter (flint and steel) 
  17. Miner (stick of dynamite) 
  18. Cannonball (iron-helmet) 
  19. Witch (cauldron) 
  20. Siege Trooper (ladder) 


And here are two bonus tables made with the help of the lovely Patrons in the Bards And Nobles Patreon-exclusive Discord server: 

1d10 things the goblin was using as a weapon

  1. The femur of a wolf
  2. Poop-stick
  3. A rat tied to a stick, swung like a morning star
  4. A sock full of coins
  5. Another, smaller goblin
  6. Strips of leather woven in with shards of stone and bone
  7. +4 Saber of Frostburn (looted off of a distracted adventurer who met their untimely death at the hands of a swarm of goblins)
  8. A rusty butter knife
  9. An iron skillet
  10. Wasp Nest attached to a tree limb

1d5 Goblin Fashion Trends
  1. Creatively hanging rodents on belts and bandoliers. The more they have on at once in a single bundle, the more impressive. The boldest of goblins up the ante with live rodents.
  2. Some Goblins, especially those of a higher stature, like to build up their ear wax until it's visible. Once visible they paint it with various fluids.
  3. Wearing the dogtags and soiled undergarments of porcelain rank adventurers they murdered.
  4. Stilts
  5. Long toenails, often decorated with chiseled designs at the tip, or even pierced with rings

Comments

  1. SunderedWorldDMOctober 3, 2020 at 8:35 PM

    One can only imagine the horrors a latrine attendant in a goblin city has beheld... well, no matter, they very well may be able to take out their aggression by swinging around a smaller goblin as a weapon! With a few more entries, this could be an absolutely flawless Goblin NPC Generator. Thanks so much for sharing!

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    1. SunderedWorldDMOctober 3, 2020 at 8:36 PM

      Also, don't think the pun in the title went unnoticed. Is that show even still going?

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    2. Brian V. MolinaOctober 4, 2020 at 5:00 PM

      Haha! Thanks, I'm glad someone noticed. That makes me feel validated.

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