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Goblin Overview ^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

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Goblins can be found throughout the multiverse in their subterranean lairs. Before Maglubiyet conquered them, they lived in the Feywild and served the Queen of Air and Darkness, an archfey.

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Goblins are small… selfish humanoids that lair in caves… Individually weak, goblins gather in large… numbers…

Goblinoids. Goblins belong to a family of creatures called goblinoids [along with] hobgoblins and bugbears…

Malicious Glee. [Goblins are] motivated by greed and malice, [and] celebrate the few times they have the upper hand…

Leaders and Followers. Goblins are ruled by the strongest or smartest among them… Goblin bosses are easily ousted, and many goblin tribes are taken over by hobgoblin warlords or bugbear chiefs .

Challenging Lairs. Goblins festoon their lairs with alarms… to signal [encroachment by] intruders. Those lairs [have] narrow tunnels and bolt-holes that [larger] creatures can't navigate… allowing [goblins] to flee or… surprise their enemies.

Rat Keepers and Wolf Riders. Goblins have an affinity for rats and wolves, raising them to serve as companions and mounts…

Found in Adventures

Goblin Pantheon

Maglubiyet. ^[2] Maglubiyet… is the greater god of goblinoids. …He is worshiped not out of adoration but fear.

Khurgorbaeyag. ^[4] Goblins once had many gods, but the only one who survived Maglubiyet's ascendancy is cruel Khurgorbaeyag, known as the Overseer. Khurgorbaeyag drives his worshipers to be the masters of others…

Habitat

Forest, Grassland, Hill, Underdark, Underground ^[6] ^[7]

Goblin Articles

Goblins as Characters

Goblins as Creatures

10 Goblins

Monster	Size	Type	Tags	Alignment	HP	CR	Habitat	Marked	Source
Chucklehead (Individual)	Medium	Humanoid	Goblinoid, Goblin, Goblin Boss	Neutral	21	1	Forest, Grassland, Hill, Underdark, Underground	Canon, Pointer	Varied, TWBtW, MM5e
Dungus (Individual)	Small	Humanoid	Goblinoid, Goblin	Neutral Evil	7	1/4	Feywild, Forest, Grassland, Hill, Underdark, Underground	Canon	Varied
Goblin Overview		Overview	Humanoid, Goblinoid, Goblin				Forest, Grassland, Hill, Underdark, Underground	Canon, Pointer	Varied, SRD5, MM5, MotM, VGtM
Goblin	Small	Humanoid	Goblinoid, Goblin	Neutral Evil	7	1/4	Forest, Grassland, Hill, Underdark, Underground	Canon	SRD-OGL v5.1
Goblin Boss	Medium	Humanoid	Goblinoid, Goblin, Goblin Boss	Neutral Evil	21	1	Forest, Grassland, Hill, Underdark, Underground	Canon, Pointer	Monster Manual (5e)
Goblin Weird	Small	Humanoid	Goblinoid, Goblin	Chaotic Neutral	18	1	Forest, Grassland, Hill, Underdark, Underground	Noncanon, User Creation	Rlyehable
Granam (Individual)	Small	Humanoid	Goblin, Commoner	Neutral	4	0	Forest	Canon	Varied, TWBtW, SRD5
Kak (Individual)	Small	Humanoid	Goblinoid, Goblin	Neutral Evil	7	1/4	Feywild, Forest, Grassland, Hill, Underdark, Underground	Canon	Varied
Nilbog	Small	Humanoid	Goblinoid, Goblin	Chaotic Evil	7	1	Forest, Hill, Underdark, Underground	Canon, Pointer	Volo's Guide to Monsters
Spoorx (Individual)	Small	Humanoid	Goblinoid, Goblin	Neutral Evil	7	1/4	Feywild, Forest, Grassland, Hill, Underdark, Underground	Canon	Varied

Sources and Notes

SRD5:
- Wizards RPG Team. SRD-OGL v5.1 (5e 2014) (2015.05.06). Wizards of the Coast. Licensed: OGL.
- Wizards RPG Team. SRD-CC v5.1 (5e 2014) (2024-05-09). Wizards of the Coast. Licensed: CC-BY.
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Christopher Perkins, et. al.. Monster Manual (5e) (5e 2014) (2014-09-30). Wizards of the Coast. p. 165. Licensed: © Wizards of the Coast (used under 'fair use' clause). ↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2
Jeremy Crawford. Monsters of the Multiverse (5e 2014) (2022-05-17). Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0786967872. p. 20. Licensed: © Wizards of the Coast (used under 'fair use' clause). ↑
Mike Mearls, et. al.. Volo's Guide to Monsters (5e 2014) (2016-11-15). Wizards of the Coast. p. 40. Licensed: © Wizards of the Coast (used under 'fair use' clause). ↑ ^4.0 ^4.1
MotM p.20 paraphrased. ↑
habitat - Dungeon Master's Guide (5e) p.302-305 ↑
habitat (Underground) - user:Rlyehable (unofficial) ↑

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[srd5-1] SRD5:
Wizards RPG Team. SRD-OGL v5.1 (5e 2014) (2015.05.06). Wizards of the Coast. Licensed: OGL.

Wizards RPG Team. SRD-CC v5.1 (5e 2014) (2024-05-09). Wizards of the Coast. Licensed: CC-BY.
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[2] Wizards RPG Team. SRD-OGL v5.1 (5e 2014) (2015.05.06). Wizards of the Coast. Licensed: OGL.

[3] Wizards RPG Team. SRD-CC v5.1 (5e 2014) (2024-05-09). Wizards of the Coast. Licensed: CC-BY.

[mm5.165-2] Christopher Perkins, et. al.. Monster Manual (5e) (5e 2014) (2014-09-30). Wizards of the Coast. p. 165. Licensed: © Wizards of the Coast (used under 'fair use' clause). ↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2

[motm.20-3] Jeremy Crawford. Monsters of the Multiverse (5e 2014) (2022-05-17). Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0786967872. p. 20. Licensed: © Wizards of the Coast (used under 'fair use' clause). ↑

[volo.40-4] Mike Mearls, et. al.. Volo's Guide to Monsters (5e 2014) (2016-11-15). Wizards of the Coast. p. 40. Licensed: © Wizards of the Coast (used under 'fair use' clause). ↑ ^4.0 ^4.1

[motm.20p-5] MotM p.20 paraphrased. ↑

[dmg5hab-6] tat - Dungeon Master's Guide (5e) p.302-305 ↑

[rlyhab-7] tat (Underground) - user:Rlyehable (unofficial) ↑

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