I
had been planning on saving these until I got them finished (those
tables are what's holding them up so far, but since +Jez Gordon
declared today to be “Awesome Gamer Day, then I should least toss
up a preview for the folks that are interested in this.
First
up, and the most completed, the Mad Bomber. Since I'm going for a
Muppet Show feel for some aspects of this game, I should mention that
goblin bombs are not particularly dangerous, partly due to the
goblins immunity to blunt damage. (it knocks out, rather than
actually injures). When a goblin bomb goes off, there's a smokey
cloud of soot, and most within its radius (around 5 feet) are knocked
back or sent flying a short distance.
The
inspiration for this background is Crazy Harry from the Muppet Show.
This charming fellow would show up, and set off an explosion, and
then there'd be some laughter.
Bombers
do more than blow things (and goblins) up for humorous purposes, They
also contribute to the well-being of Flopsburg by going fishing. A
few well-placed bombs, and there's enough fish for a few days. The
fish is the nearby Tenebrous Loch have adapted by multiplying on a
larger scale than normal, thus preventing a potential loss of food
for the goblins.
Up
next are the Stick-Pokers, whose (potentially dangerous) job is to
poke at things with sticks. (the areas around Flopsburg have a
certain deadliness to them that can not be understated).
Many
of them start out with long sticks, and those that aren't suddenly
gobbled up by any number of unsavory things soon move on to shorter
sticks, learning to rely on quick reflexes to avoid danger. Since
most of them provide assistance to hunters and woodcutters (the
goblins are constantly rebuilding Flopsburg), most soon learn how to
field strip an animal, thus gaining the proficiency in the Survival
skill.
While
that's the general idea of what I have thus far, I'm still
considering other Backgrounds for the goblins, including a
Storyteller/Performer Background.
