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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 7076589" data-attributes="member: 6801228">I like to think, personally, that my players are glad I don't use goblins more often. Even at level 11 in my steampunk world, goblin pirates caused a significant amount of damage to my players (granted, they did have a cannon and out numbered the party by a large number), but I have altered goblins for my own ends.I increased their mental stats up to 10's and 12's and play them as sneaky, conniving and a bit like a special forces assault squad, sometimes I give them better armor too (they have an empire after all).That was all I needed to make these things one of the great terrors of my world. Make them smart and don't make them sniveling cowards. But, if you truly need something else, I've also enjoyed using Gnolls (though they might be a bit much for 1st level characters) and the suggestion of using animals is a good one. I also tend to skip to level 3, just so I can feel confident enough the players can survive a wide variety of enemies. Let's me skip the simple stuff without fear of steamrolling the party, but that is personal preference.</blockquote>