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Goblin

The goblins are the only shadow race that seems to make an effort to get along with all the other races. These beings emphasize the value of cooperation within their own race, avoiding the establishment of specialized tribal doctrines or cults, though they do maintain a firmly structured hierarchy in their government.   Goblins regard humans and elves as their worst enemies, dwarves and gnomes particularly so, because they tend to inhabit the same regions as goblins do, and are sometimes angered that the other humanoid races, who might better be aiding or abetting the goblins’ cause by battling them, are instead so occupied with inter-tribal squabbling and power struggles.   Goblins try not to portray themselves as a threat to other humanoids, so as to avoid direct confrontations with them. They are, at the least, generally successful in winning the grudging goodwill of kobolds and bugbears, and are tolerated by other races. Goblins, like kobolds, are respectful of authority figures. Though they may be more accepting of non-goblin leaders than kobolds are of non-kobolds, they also see less need to knuckle under to such rulers, too, and are more likely to draw a line defining what their leaders may expect of them.   For all their tendencies to shy away from the limelight, goblins do desire power over the other races and generally prefer them over kobolds or other small humanoids as slaves and servants. They see torture and other public diversions like it to be instructive to their slaves in pushing home the slave’s proper place in the world.   Goblin chiefs and shamans are usually preoccupied with conquests of territory, and often perform or advocate robbery and theft as a way of gaining those things that goblins and other humanoids should have. In some senses, goblins have a slight inclination toward lawful neutral alignment, though they nearly always retain the part of their evil nature that reflects their desire to loot and to rule others.   Goblin shamans of Maglubiyet often serve as intermediaries between hobgoblin and goblin folk and try to ensure that the former group doesn’t take extreme advantage of the latter. Shamans of the deities governing goblins more exclusively, like those of Khurgorbaeyag, devote their attention to the specific problems and needs of goblins in general and reinforce the oppression of the other races as the best course of action in the long run to ensure the well-being and security of goblinkind.

RPG Datasheet

Goblin

Volo's Guide to Monsters page 119  
Ability Score Increase
Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.
Age
Goblins reach adulthood at age 8 and live up to 60 years.
Alignment
Goblins are typically neutral evil, as they care only for their own needs. A few goblins might tend toward good or neutrality, but only rarely.
Size
Goblins are between 3 and 4 feet tall and weigh between 40 and 80 pounds. Your size is Small.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Darkvision
You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Fury of the Small
When you damage a creature with an attack or a spell and the creature's size is larger than yours, you can cause the attack or spell to deal extra damage to the creature. The extra damage equals your level. Once you use this trait, you can't use it again until you finish a short or long rest.
Nimble Escape
You can take the Disengage or Hide action as a bonus action on each of your turns.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and Goblin.

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