tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370162161693557709.post2449712224953046842..comments2023-06-08T08:26:07.304-05:00Comments on Advanced Gaming & Theory: Chapter I: The GoblinRipperXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03506064393275174920noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370162161693557709.post-64612831983342659402009-09-06T07:29:05.724-05:002009-09-06T07:29:05.724-05:00This chronicler has obviously lived among the Ruin...This chronicler has obviously lived among the Ruin Rats, but stricrtly as an outsider and thus, he could not get past his own conceit and anthropomorphic stereotypes. Take snuff, for instance. Snuff is the remnant of the time when Goblins were enslaved by Outsiders, who needed to break their internal cohesion into obedient complacency. The purported values of slavery and blind obedience are the result of human misundertanding of the Goblin theology. The key to understanding their world view is the recognition is that Goblins are natural cavern dwellers who can survive in the darkness without fire and who subsist on a diet of small mammals and large insect grubs. Goblins were enslaved by other sentient races that have fled from the surface world to the Underdark. Goblin religion prizes teamwork and sacrifice of one self so that the Tribe will one day live free from the outide overlords. It is not slavery that Goblins worship, but the selfless Service in Jeeb(Goblin) Cause, something different. Goblin filth is another misunderstanding. As species, Goblin metabolism is faster, their bodies are warmer, they can digest raw flesh, and as such, they find clothing, cooking (utensils) and other trappings of Humanity unduly restricting. Also, thereis a misunderstanding regarding Goblin filth, Goblins do not go to the bathroom, were they eat, but they spray to mark their terrotory and dominance, as cats and dogs do, and something so alien to the human race, they the city dwellers are scarcely aware of it. Finally, there is one other point to consider, and that is the undeniable bond of the Goblin tribe and the wolf pack. Wolf is an exremely proud and a hierarchical animal. Goblin wolf rider dominates his mount not with brutality (you can not break a wolf, the way you would break a horse), but through undeniable superiority of the discipline of the Goblin tribe over the Wolf pack. Superior discipline and dedication of the individual Goblin impresses the Wolf and the Alpha Wolves carry Alpha Goblins on their back into victory, while lesser wolves carry merely more dominant and aggressive Goblin riders. A broken Wolf is no good in battle and Goblins who break their mounts do not survive. There is a commonality between the tactics employed by a Goblin band on battlefield and the tactics used by the traditional pack of a dozen wolves when they hunt, with barkers, chasers, interceptors and scouts. Finally, there is an exaggerated notion of political assassination in Goblin community. The chronicler took the shennanigans of the leadership pack of a major Goblin tribe (ranging into thousands, with competing bands and at least ten Heee Barrooo (roughly translates as a dungeon that has been settled and fit for communal living)) and exaggerated this power struggle dynamic to apply to the level of the rank and file Goblins. The again, you can't blame him, for the chronicler has been next to a Cieftan of a major tribe. This chronicler has almost got it right, Goblins are raised communally by a consortium of den mothers, who ever happens to be around, and what the chrinicler saw was the brutal beating of any trace of individuality (called Yeowwww-ruk, egotism) by the tribesmen out of a prospective warrior. Also, Goblis do have family bonds and obligations, especially among the elite. Goblin chieftans are always warriors, but it's their cunning gained from also being shamans, sorcerers, priests, and thieves, that typically gains them an upper hand in power struggles. Also, Shamans, and other tribal specialists, keep it within their family, passing the craft from fatehr to son and marrying among their own number from the other bands, thus forming an elite. Some Goblins will claim that they have thus bred the Hobgoblin, but this is incorrect.Brooser Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08487438364129415650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370162161693557709.post-34649460165295466342009-08-31T09:24:48.507-05:002009-08-31T09:24:48.507-05:00An interesting course to take with the monsters.
-...An interesting course to take with the monsters.<br />--I'll have to let this one soak in.Timeshadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952601433965644275noreply@blogger.com