Hobgoblin

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Hobgoblin

Humanoid

One thing my woman said to me,
You're almost human

Humanoid creatures reason and act much like humans. They typically stand upright and have two arms and two legs.

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goblinoid

Bakemono	Bugbear	Eloko	Fastling	Goblin
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tribal

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Tortle

Habitats

grasslands, prairie
rare

grasslands, steppe
rare

forest
uncommon

hills, forest
uncommon

taiga
rare

tundra
rare

mountain, montane forest
rare

grasslands, cave
rare

forest, cave
rare

taiga, cave
rare

coast, temperate
rare

coast, subarctic
rare

Gehenna 1
rare

Gehenna 2
uncommon

Gehenna 4
rare

Gehenna 5
rare

Size: Medium

Type: Humanoid

Form: biped

Temper: malicious, rapacious

# App:

Lair:

Diet: omnivore

Combat Dice: 0

Hit Points: 15 + 1d6

Attack Rank: 0

Passive Defense: 0

Active Defense:

Damage Reduction: 0

Role: soldier

Ground:

Climb/Arboreal:

Flight:

Swim:

Benthic:

Burrow:

Ethereal:

Actions/Abilities/Traits: (D&D 5e)

Actions/Abilities/Traits: (D&D 5e)

Action

Dagger

Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage.

Action

Multiattack

The hobgoblin soldier makes two melee attacks.

Action

Shortsword

Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) slashing damage.

Action

Spear

Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., or range 30/60 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage, or 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage if wielded with two hands.

Reaction

Counterattack

If the attack roll made against the hobgoblin soldier results in a 10 or lower, the hobgoblin soldier may make an opportunity attack against the attacker.

Special

Coordinated Attack

The hobgoblin soldier can add 1d4 to its attack rolls for each non-incapacitated hobgoblin ally within 5 feet of the target, up to a maximum of 3d4.

Special

Protector

All allies within 5 feet of the hobgoblin soldier add +1 to their AC for a maximum of +1.

Actions/Abilities/Traits: (d20)

Actions/Abilities/Traits: (d20)

Action

longsword

4 (1d8+2/19-20)

Actions/Abilities/Traits: (OSR)

Actions/Abilities/Traits: (OSR)

Special

|Bravery|Sneaky|Temperate Hills|Environment

You gain a +3 bonus to saves against fear effects.

Special

|Bravery|Sneaky|Temperate Hills|Environment

Hobgoblins gain a +4 racial bonus on Stealth checks.

Action

1 weapon

1-8 or weapon

Action

weapon

1 * weapon (1d8 or by weapon)

Special

Hobgoblin king and bodyguards

A 5HD (22hp) king and 1d4 4HD (3d6hp) bodyguards live in the hobgoblin lair. The king gains a +2 bonus to damage rolls. A thoul may sometimes be found among the king's bodyguards.

Actions/Abilities/Traits: (Pathfinder 1e)

Actions/Abilities/Traits: (Pathfinder 1e)

Action

Feat 1

Toughness

Action

Feat 2

Weapon Focus (longsword)

Action

Melee 1

longsword +4 (1d8+2/19-20)

Action

Ranged 1

longbow +3 (1d8/×3)

Elite soldiers serve as the personal guard for high-ranking officers.

The wealthy (and morally flexible) members of the civilized world often search far and wide for hobgoblin bodyguards, rumored to be the best in the world.

5e SRD

Larger and nastier relatives of goblins. Dwell underground, but commonly seek prey above ground.

OSE

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D&D 2e Monstrous Manual

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