TG Setting Design and Discussion

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slap me and kiss me: Apr 1, 2008; You best protect ya neck

gradenko_2000 posted:

Here's a setting-related question: the players have solved the mystery of the missing cows, and have tracked the goblin thieves to a nest of goblin warrens.

They're about to enter a dungeon of, say, 12 rooms/scenes, with maybe two-thirds of those having goblins inside.

How do you create variety within the various goblins so that they're not just varying amounts of "goblin with a sword", "goblin with a crossbow" and maybe "shaman-esque goblin who can throw firebolts"?

Or could this be "enough" and the variation comes from the terrain of the different scenes, in the same way that raiding a human-occupied barracks would similarly only yield variants of pikemen, archers and hedge wizards and still be interesting?

A combination of unique & interactive terrain, goblins with different abilities, and different pets would probably be enough.

Supposing eight rooms:

1 - Goblins with swords
2 - Kennels (Goblin kennelmaster with crossbow and doggos)
3 - Goblin shaman in study - many toxic potions scattered about that result in gas clouds when broken
4 - Goblin archery range - players enter beside the targets, because goblin OHSA standards are very poor - terrain pieces that move up and down the range when triggered by goblins at the firing line
5 - Goblin kitchen - sword goblin and a lot of angry critters that are soon to be lunch
6 - Goblin gymnasium - kettleballs, climbing ropes, and a very physical orc fitness instructor
7 - Walled off room containing a tough beastie that the goblins are afraid of
8 - Goblin Thiever in Chief - tough goblin with lots of flammable papers and fire hazards strewen about

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