{"id":185,"date":"2015-12-12T06:26:09","date_gmt":"2015-12-12T06:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?p=185"},"modified":"2015-12-12T12:14:03","modified_gmt":"2015-12-12T12:14:03","slug":"while-orcs-are-furnished-with-elaborate-stats-for-furnishing-a-lair-or-caravan-expedition-goblins-get","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?p=185","title":{"rendered":"Goblins!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While orcs are furnished with elaborate stats for building\u00a0a lair or caravan expedition, goblins get short treatment in both\u00a0 <a class=\"ot-hashtag\" href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/s\/%23DelvingDeeper\" rel=\"nofollow\">#DelvingDeeper<\/a> \u00a0and the original game. \u00a0Time to amend I say! Here are some (totally unofficial) ramblings on goblins to tinker with:<\/p>\n<p>The <b>GOBLIN-KIND<\/b> include goblins, hobgoblins, and bugbears. These are found together in underground cave complexes; they see in normal darkness as if it were light but must subtract 1 from morale checks and all other dice when fighting in full daylight or bright light.<\/p>\n<p>Regular goblins are the smallest and most numerous variety, able to ride upon the backs of giant wolves&#8211;albeit reducing their speed to 12&#8243;. Hobgoblins are large and fearless goblins, having +1 morale. Bugbears are the greatest hairy goblin giants but, despite their size and loping gait, they move very quietly and will surprise enemies with a throw of 3-6 on a six-sided die.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Unofficial Stats<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Goblin [AC 8 \u00a0MV 6&#8243; \u00a0HD 1-1 \u00a0AL C],<\/li>\n<li>Hobgoblin [AC 6 \u00a0MV 9&#8243; \u00a0HD 1+1 \u00a0AL C],<\/li>\n<li>Bugbear [AC 7 \u00a0MV 9&#8243; \u00a0HD 3 \u00a0AL C].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Note slightly weaker\u00a0ACs).<\/p>\n<p><b>The Lair<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The goblin lair will be a sprawling cave complex of several levels where 40-400 goblins dwell. 10-60% of these will be hobgoblins and for every 20 hobgoblins there will be an additional 1-6 bugbears. For every 50 regular goblins present there will be an additional 3-30 giant wolves serving as mounts.<\/p>\n<p>If there are fewer than 100 goblins all told the lair is two-thirds likely to be subjugated by a group of ogres, or giants, or by a powerful Necromancer, anti-Superhero, or Evil High Priest; each with his attendant entourage. Otherwise there will be a 4 HD goblin King with all the advantages of a bugbear and a Hero (including the possibility of possessing magic items). He will have a bodyguard of 8-28 mail and shield armored hobgoblins. If there are at least 300 goblins present the goblin King&#8217;s bodyguard will have an additional 1-6 ogres, or 1-6 werewolves, or 1-6 trolls. The goblin treasure hoard will comprise types D+B.<\/p>\n<p><b>Outside the Lair<\/b><\/p>\n<p>10-60% of liar numbers&#8211;excluding the goblin King and his bodyguard (or the lair subjugators)&#8211;are wandering outside the lair at any time (presumably by night). If 60% are found outside the lair then they will be a single army and will include the goblin King and the entirety of his bodyguard (or all the subjugators and their entourages). Otherwise, it is 50% likely that any group outside the lair will be split into two equal subgroups, with a like possibility that each subgroup will be repeatedly split until further subdivision does not occur.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While orcs are furnished with elaborate stats for building\u00a0a lair or caravan expedition, goblins get short treatment in both\u00a0 #DelvingDeeper \u00a0and the original game. \u00a0Time to amend I say! Here are some (totally unofficial) ramblings on goblins to tinker with: The GOBLIN-KIND include goblins, hobgoblins, and bugbears. These are found together in underground cave complexes;&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?p=185\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Goblins!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6hrAz-2Z","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":177,"url":"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?p=177","url_meta":{"origin":185,"position":0},"title":"The Number of Monsters","date":"December 6, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"An opportunity for improvement for the next iteration of #DelvingDeeper is in the number of monsters appearing. #DelvingDeeper V4 assumes around 8 players, whereas recent polls show that 4-6 players is now the norm. 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