zondag 18 september 2011

We Be Goblins! - The face behind the random encounter

We all know them, the random encounters that spice up the dull backroads of a beat-down forrest or the stench of a too average sewer. But what stories lie behind these poor creatures that we kill for a few copper pieces and some XP?

We be goblins
The great folks at Paizo let us take a look behind the screens, and let us experience what it is like to be a random encounter. This adventure is an adventure for four (or more, just add water) 1st level goblin characters, for Pathfinder.

We be goblins paizo cover pathfinder

The adventure begins in the village of the Licktoad goblins of Brinestump Marsh. They have found some treasure that has them excited beyond the max: Fireworks! The goblin that found the treasure has been exiled from the village for writing (bad, bad, bad, stealing words from poor goblins heads, that cannot be tolerated). A party is gathered to follow the map of the exiled goblin to a shipwreck full of fireworks.

In the course of the adventure the heroes fight lots'o'legs, cannibalistic goblins, and, mostly, themselves. Armed with their dogslicers and filled with visciousness they go on their path to seek out this great treasure.

Paizo Goblin

What follows is a great adventure that lends itself perfectly for an evening of beer-and-pretzel gaming. We had so much fun with it that we decided to start up a series of oddball campaigns*), and make this one a continuing campaing. You can download the adventure here for free (or buy the print version).The adventure serves as a preview for both Pathfinder Player Companion: Goblins of Golarion and the Jade Regent adventure path. After this adventure, I'm very much looking forward to both these products!

*)I will blog about the oddballs later, they will include Army Ants, Gamma World, Turtles, Kobolds ate my baby and more...