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Goblin (Dungeons & Dragons)

Index Goblin (Dungeons & Dragons)

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, goblins are a common and fairly weak race of evil humanoid monsters. [1]

84 relations: Aaron Allston, Adventure (role-playing games), Alignment (Dungeons & Dragons), Andy Collins (game designer), Ari Marmell, Bill Slavicsek, Birthright (campaign setting), Birthright Campaign Setting, Bruce Cordell, Bugbear (Dungeons & Dragons), Campaign setting, Cannon fodder, Cleric (Dungeons & Dragons), Dale Donovan, Dave Arneson, David Cook (game designer), David Noonan (game designer), Dire wolf, Douglas Niles, Dragon (magazine), Dungeons & Dragons, Dungeons & Dragons (1974), Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game, Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set, Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia, Dynamite Entertainment, Fantasy, For Dummies, Forgotten Realms, Frank Mentzer, Frostburn, Gary Gygax, Goblin, Goblinoid, Goblinoid deities, Goblins (webcomic), Gray wolf, Greg A. Vaughan, Hobgoblin (Dungeons & Dragons), Humanoid (Dungeons & Dragons), J. R. R. Tolkien, James Jacobs (game designer), Jason Bulmahn, Jesse Decker, John D. Rateliff, John Eric Holmes, Jon Pickens, Jonathan Tweet, Kobold (Dungeons & Dragons), Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, ..., Magic of Dungeons & Dragons, Monster Manual, Monster Manual III, Monstrous Compendium, Monte Cook, Newsarama, Orc (Dungeons & Dragons), Paizo Publishing, Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Player character, Player's Option: Skills & Powers, Psionics Handbook, Ravenloft, Reverse Dungeon, Robert J. Schwalb, Roger E. Moore, Role-playing game, Skip Williams, Steven Schend, The A.V. Club, The Complete Book of Humanoids, The Orcs of Thar, The Order of the Stick, Tom Moldvay, Tome of Magic, TSR (company), Unearthed Arcana, Wargaming, Warhammer Fantasy Battle, Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons), Wizards of the Coast, Wolfgang Baur, Worg (Dungeons & Dragons), Xvart. Expand index (34 more) »

Aaron Allston

Aaron Dale Allston (December 8, 1960 – February 27, 2014) was an American game designer and author of many science fiction books, notably Star Wars novels.

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Adventure (role-playing games)

An adventure is either a published or otherwise written collection of plot, character, and location details used by a gamemaster to manage the plot or story in a role-playing game.

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Alignment (Dungeons & Dragons)

In the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy role-playing game, alignment is a categorization of the ethical and moral perspective of player characters, non-player characters, and creatures.

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Andy Collins (game designer)

Andy Collins is a game designer whose writing credits include numerous books for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.

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Ari Marmell

Ari Marmell (born March 22, 1974) is an American novelist and freelance role-playing game writer.

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Bill Slavicsek

Bill Slavicsek is a game designer who served as the Director of Roleplaying Design and Development at Wizards of the Coast.

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Birthright (campaign setting)

Birthright is a Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting that was first released by TSR in 1995.

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Birthright Campaign Setting

Birthright Campaign Setting is an accessory for the 2nd edition of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, published in 1995.

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Bruce Cordell

Bruce Robert Cordell (born 1968) is an American author of roleplaying games and fantasy novels.

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Bugbear (Dungeons & Dragons)

The bugbear is a type of fictional monster in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.

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Campaign setting

A campaign setting is usually a fictional world which serves as a setting for a role-playing game or wargame campaign.

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Cannon fodder

Cannon fodder is an informal, derogatory term for combatants who are regarded or treated by government or military command as expendable in the face of enemy fire.

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Cleric (Dungeons & Dragons)

The cleric is one of the standard playable character class in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.

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Dale Donovan

Dale A. Donovan is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games.

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Dave Arneson

David Lance "Dave" Arneson (October 1, 1947Minnesota Department of Health. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935–2002. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. – April 7, 2009) was an American game designer best known for co-developing the first published role-playing game (RPG), Dungeons & Dragons, with Gary Gygax, in the early 1970s.

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David Cook (game designer)

David "Zeb" Cook is an American game designer, best known for his work at TSR, Inc., where he was employed for over fifteen years.

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David Noonan (game designer)

David Noonan is an author of several products and articles for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game from Wizards of the Coast.

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Dire wolf

The dire wolf (Canis dirus, "fearsome dog") is an extinct species of the genus Canis.

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Douglas Niles

Douglas Niles (born December 1, 1954, in Brookfield, Wisconsin) is a fantasy author and game designer.

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Dragon (magazine)

Dragon is one of the two official magazines for source material for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game and associated products; Dungeon is the other.

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Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&DMead, Malcomson; ''Dungeons & Dragons'' FAQ or DnD) is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.

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Dungeons & Dragons (1974)

The original Dungeons & Dragons (commonly abbreviated D&D) boxed set by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson was published by TSR, Inc. in 1974.

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Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game

The Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game is the name of two companion accessories to the second and third editions of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.

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Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set

The Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set is a set of rulebooks for the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy role-playing game.

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Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia

The Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia is a 1991 book published by TSR, Inc., as a continuation of the basic edition of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, which ran concurrently with Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.

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Dynamite Entertainment

Dynamite Entertainment is an American comic book publishing imprint of Dynamic Forces that primarily publishes adaptations of franchises from other media.

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Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction set in a fictional universe, often without any locations, events, or people referencing the real world.

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For Dummies

For Dummies is an extensive series of instructional/reference books which are intended to present non-intimidating guides for readers new to the various topics covered.

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Forgotten Realms

Forgotten Realms is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy role-playing game.

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Frank Mentzer

Jacob Franklin "Frank" Mentzer III (born 1950) is an American fantasy author and game designer who worked on early materials for the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy role-playing game.

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Frostburn

Frostburn is a supplemental book to the 3.5 edition of the Dungeons and Dragons fantasy role-playing game.

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Gary Gygax

Ernest Gary Gygax (July 27, 1938 – March 4, 2008) was an American game designer and author best known for co-creating the pioneering role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) with Dave Arneson.

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Goblin

A goblin is a monstrous creature from European folklore, first attested in stories from the Middle Ages.

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Goblinoid

Goblinoids are a category of humanoid legendary creatures related to the goblin.

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Goblinoid deities

In many campaign settings for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, goblinoids worship a variety of deities.

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Goblins (webcomic)

Goblins - Life Through Their Eyes is a Dungeons & Dragons webcomic written and illustrated by Tarol "Thunt" Stephens.

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Gray wolf

The gray wolf (Canis lupus), also known as the timber wolf,Paquet, P. & Carbyn, L. W. (2003).

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Greg A. Vaughan

Greg A. Vaughan is an American writer who creates material for roleplaying games.

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Hobgoblin (Dungeons & Dragons)

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, hobgoblins are a larger, stronger, smarter and more menacing form of goblins.

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Humanoid (Dungeons & Dragons)

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, humanoid is a type of creature, or "creature type".

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J. R. R. Tolkien

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, (Tolkien pronounced his surname, see his phonetic transcription published on the illustration in The Return of the Shadow: The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part One. Christopher Tolkien. London: Unwin Hyman, 1988. (The History of Middle-earth; 6). In General American the surname is also pronounced. This pronunciation no doubt arose by analogy with such words as toll and polka, or because speakers of General American realise as, while often hearing British as; thus or General American become the closest possible approximation to the Received Pronunciation for many American speakers. Wells, John. 1990. Longman pronunciation dictionary. Harlow: Longman, 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.

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James Jacobs (game designer)

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Jason Bulmahn

Jason Bulmahn is a game designer who has written or contributed to several works.

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Jesse Decker

Jesse Decker is an author, designer, and editor of roleplaying game material.

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John D. Rateliff

John D. Rateliff is an author of roleplaying games and an independent scholar, specializing on the Inklings and in particular Tolkien studies (study of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien).

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John Eric Holmes

John Eric Holmes (February 16, 1930 – March 20, 2010) was an American professor of neurology and writer of non-fiction, fantasy and science fiction.

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Jon Pickens

Jon Pickens is an American game designer and editor who has worked on numerous products for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game from TSR and later Wizards of the Coast.

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Jonathan Tweet

Jonathan Tweet (born 1965) is an American game designer from Rock Island, Illinois who has been involved in the development of the role-playing games Ars Magica, Everway, Over the Edge, Talislanta, the third edition of Dungeons & Dragons and 13th Age, and the Collectible Miniatures Game Dreamblade.

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Kobold (Dungeons & Dragons)

Kobolds are a fictional species featured in the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game.

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Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

Lake Geneva is a city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, USA.

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Magic of Dungeons & Dragons

Magic of Dungeons & Dragons consists of spells used in the settings of the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D).

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Monster Manual

The Monster Manual (MM) is the primary bestiary sourcebook for monsters in the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy role-playing game, first published in 1977 by TSR.

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Monster Manual III

Monster Manual III is a manual published in 2004 by Wizards of the Coast, for use with the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.

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Monstrous Compendium

The Monstrous Compendium is a series of accessories for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.

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Monte Cook

Monte Cook is an American professional table-top role-playing game designer and writer, best known for his work on Dungeons & Dragons.

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Newsarama

Newsarama is an American website that publishes news, interviews, and essays about the American comic book industry.

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Orc (Dungeons & Dragons)

In the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, orcs are a primitive race of savage, bestial, barbaric humanoid.

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Paizo Publishing

Paizo Publishing is an American publishing company in Redmond, Washington that specializes in game aids and adventures for "the world's oldest fantasy roleplaying game" (Dungeons & Dragons) and its flagship spin-off game and setting, Pathfinder.

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Pathfinder Roleplaying Game

The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game is a fantasy role-playing game (RPG) that was published in 2009 by Paizo Publishing.

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Player character

A player character (also known as PC and playable character) is a fictional character in a role-playing game or video game whose actions are directly controlled by a player of the game rather than the rules of the game.

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Player's Option: Skills & Powers

Player's Option: Skills & Powers (abbreviated SP, or S&P) is a supplemental sourcebook to the core rules of the second edition of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.

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Psionics Handbook

The Psionics Handbook is a sourcebook for the 3rd edition of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game that contains a multitude of rules and options for integrating psionic powers into the D&D game.

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Ravenloft

Ravenloft is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game.

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Reverse Dungeon

Reverse Dungeon is an adventure module for the 2nd edition of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.

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Robert J. Schwalb

Robert J. Schwalb is a writer in the role-playing game industry, and has worked as a game designer and developer for such games as Dungeons & Dragons, A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, and many other RPG supplements.

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Roger E. Moore

Roger E. Moore (born July 11, 1955 in Winchester, Kentucky) is a designer of role-playing games.

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Role-playing game

A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game and abbreviated to RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting.

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Skip Williams

Ralph Williams, almost always referred to as Skip Williams, is an American game designer.

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Steven Schend

Steven E. Schend is a game designer and editor who has worked on a number of products for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game from TSR throughout the 1990s.

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The A.V. Club

The A.V. Club is an entertainment website featuring reviews, interviews, and other articles that examine films, music, television, books, games, and other elements of pop culture media.

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The Complete Book of Humanoids

The Complete Book of Humanoids is a sourcebook for the second edition of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy adventure role-playing game.

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The Orcs of Thar

The Orcs of Thar is an accessory for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, written by Bruce Heard and published by TSR in 1988.

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The Order of the Stick

The Order of the Stick (OOTS) is a comedic webcomic that satirizes tabletop role-playing games and medieval fantasy.

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Tom Moldvay

Tom Moldvay (Thomas Steven Moldvay, Nov. 5, 1948 – March 9, 2007) was a game designer and author most notable for his work on early materials for the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D).

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Tome of Magic

Tome of Magic (abbreviated ToM) is a handbook of rules and guidelines for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.

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TSR (company)

TSR, Inc. was an American game publishing company and the publisher of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D).

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Unearthed Arcana

Unearthed Arcana (abbreviated UA) is the title shared by two hardback books published for different editions of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.

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Wargaming

A wargame (also war game) is a strategy game that deals with military operations of various types, real or fictional.

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Warhammer Fantasy Battle

Warhammer: The Game of Fantasy Battles (formerly Warhammer Fantasy Battle and often abbreviated to Warhammer, WFB, WHFB, or simply Fantasy) is a tabletop wargame created by Games Workshop, and is the origin of the Warhammer Fantasy setting.

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Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons)

The wizard is one of the standard character class in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.

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Wizards of the Coast

Wizards of the Coast LLC (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail stores for games.

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Wolfgang Baur

Wolfgang Baur (born 1968) is an American game designer, best known for his work with Dragon magazine.

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Worg (Dungeons & Dragons)

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, the worg is a wolf-like magical beast.

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Xvart

A xvart - also known as svart and xivort - is a small fictional humanoid creature found in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game.

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References

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