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<blockquote data-quote="Conaill" data-source="post: 2851212" data-attributes="member: 1264">Don't like kobolds? Goblins it is, then! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />The reason I like the goblin band is to have some &quot;opponents&quot; who are (1) intelligent, and (2) not necessarily out to kill the party. That opens up a whole range of interesting interactions. For example:- The goblin band only intends to use the PCs as bait for the black pudding, so they themselves can escape. They may need to cut down some of the straggler PCs if they get in the way, but their primary goal is to get the heck outtta there. The average hack-and-slash group of PCs will probably wind up taking on the pudding *and* the goblins at the same time... serves them right! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />- Once they've managed to escape, some of the goblins may decide to trail the PCs and see if they can steal some of their loot - The young goblin may serve as a (not entirely thrustworthy) guide for the PCs. Gives the PCs someone to talk to for a change, and allows the DM to interject some clues and/or to elaborate on the history of the cave complex.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Conaill, post: 2851212, member: 1264"] Don't like kobolds? Goblins it is, then! ;) The reason I like the goblin band is to have some "opponents" who are (1) intelligent, and (2) not [i]necessarily[/i] out to kill the party. That opens up a whole range of interesting interactions. For example: - The goblin band only intends to use the PCs as bait for the black pudding, so they themselves can escape. They may need to cut down some of the straggler PCs if they get in the way, but their primary goal is to get the heck outtta there. The average hack-and-slash group of PCs will probably wind up taking on the pudding *and* the goblins at the same time... serves them right! :D - Once they've managed to escape, some of the goblins may decide to trail the PCs and see if they can steal some of their loot - The young goblin may serve as a (not entirely thrustworthy) guide for the PCs. Gives the PCs someone to talk to for a change, and allows the DM to interject some clues and/or to elaborate on the history of the cave complex. [/QUOTE]

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