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Would Tasloi be Goblins or Small-sized Tabaxi?
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<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 8513712" data-attributes="member: 20323"><p>When I ran Tomb of Annihilation, I interpreted the tasloi as a tribe of Batiri goblins.</p><p></p><p>Here are the takeaways from my writeup:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tasloi are simian goblins with a penchant for trap-making whispering among the treetops, living alongside <strong>su-monsters</strong>, carnivorous <strong>apes, </strong>monkeys, and spiders. They are the animal-husbanding treetop-whispering bogeyman sort of goblins.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">All Tasloi goblins can speak with primates and su-monsters, have a Climb speed of 30 feet, Animal Handling +3, and are typically equipped with nets. Some expertly wield vine whips with which they can Grapple or Shove at reach.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Tasloi inhabit the jungles south of Omu. They evaded enslavement by the monarchs of Omu for decades if not centuries.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Known for their high-pitched whispery voices echoing in the canopy, the Tasloi were regarded with terror by the old Omuan civilization. The glint of cat eyes in the jungle was considered an ill omen of the Tasloi.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Living in treehouses and platforms connected by vine bridges, they train <strong>giant wolf spiders </strong>to assist in construction and protection, while they ride <strong>giant wasps </strong>into battle.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Their favored strategy is to set up obvious escape routes from the lairs of dangerous jungle predators, which they line with traps ranging from spiked pits to darts poisoned with giant wasp venom.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Whatever god the Tasloi used to worship was replaced by veneration of Acererak’s bearded devil symbol which their Queen Draggaknuckles (<strong>goblin boss</strong>) found carved into jungle ruins near Omu. In fact, Draggaknuckles triggered a <em>glyph of warding </em>in the ruins which cursed her face to be locked in mockery of the silently screaming bearded devil symbol, impeding her speech and forcing her to rely on hand gestures and sycophantic “interpreters.” The goblins refers to this deity as Great Face, sketching crude depictions of it on the trees and offering their queen pantomime of the Great Face as a form of homage, much to Draggaknuckles’ chagrin. <em>Remove curse </em>breaks the queen’s curse and she will gratefully welcome those who freed her.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 8513712, member: 20323"] When I ran Tomb of Annihilation, I interpreted the tasloi as a tribe of Batiri goblins. Here are the takeaways from my writeup: [LIST] [*]Tasloi are simian goblins with a penchant for trap-making whispering among the treetops, living alongside [B]su-monsters[/B], carnivorous [B]apes, [/B]monkeys, and spiders. They are the animal-husbanding treetop-whispering bogeyman sort of goblins. [*]All Tasloi goblins can speak with primates and su-monsters, have a Climb speed of 30 feet, Animal Handling +3, and are typically equipped with nets. Some expertly wield vine whips with which they can Grapple or Shove at reach. [*]The Tasloi inhabit the jungles south of Omu. They evaded enslavement by the monarchs of Omu for decades if not centuries. [*]Known for their high-pitched whispery voices echoing in the canopy, the Tasloi were regarded with terror by the old Omuan civilization. The glint of cat eyes in the jungle was considered an ill omen of the Tasloi. [*]Living in treehouses and platforms connected by vine bridges, they train [B]giant wolf spiders [/B]to assist in construction and protection, while they ride [B]giant wasps [/B]into battle. [*]Their favored strategy is to set up obvious escape routes from the lairs of dangerous jungle predators, which they line with traps ranging from spiked pits to darts poisoned with giant wasp venom. [*]Whatever god the Tasloi used to worship was replaced by veneration of Acererak’s bearded devil symbol which their Queen Draggaknuckles ([B]goblin boss[/B]) found carved into jungle ruins near Omu. In fact, Draggaknuckles triggered a [I]glyph of warding [/I]in the ruins which cursed her face to be locked in mockery of the silently screaming bearded devil symbol, impeding her speech and forcing her to rely on hand gestures and sycophantic “interpreters.” The goblins refers to this deity as Great Face, sketching crude depictions of it on the trees and offering their queen pantomime of the Great Face as a form of homage, much to Draggaknuckles’ chagrin. [I]Remove curse [/I]breaks the queen’s curse and she will gratefully welcome those who freed her. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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