Goblins and other Monsters.

[Lord Ben]

In the MM it says that Goblins breed fast. How fast? Do they reach maturity in like 2 years and have kids by the handful immediately? It makes sense.... I always wondered about that. Plenty of animals are born with enough instincts where they reach maturity in a year or two, why not the same for Goblins? Any official word on this?

IMHO they probably reach maturity in two years and almost every birth is multiple (2-4) with a breeding time of 2-4 months before giving birth. So if a pair of Goblins escape into a cave to raise their young in 4-5 years they'll be a couple dozen and start spreading out.

For Orcs I've always figured they reached it much later, but they breed faster then humans.

Anyone know of any good official references for humanoid culture or any good fansites?

 

[jollyninja]

the 2e humanoids book gives that sort of stuff.

 

[Crothian]

the 2e humanoids book gives that sort of stuff.

So, perhaps we will see more of this in Tooth and Claw???

 

[Lord Ben]

What's Tooth and Claw? A book about monsters and animals? Is it from Wizards?

 

[RogueJK]

What's Tooth and Claw? A book about monsters and animals? Is it from Wizards?

Tooth & Claw is an upcoming handbook from Wizards (like Sword & Fist or Masters of the Wild) which goes into more detail about playing monsters as characters.

It should contain more detailed cultural information for the various monster races, such as Goblins.