Villians: Goblins

Villains are a crucial part of any story—including those told at the table. This post, and other villains post like it, pick a monster from the Monster Manual for 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons to discuss in detail. It starts with an examination of its stats as shown in the Monster Manual, followed by how it behaves in combat and general tactics the party can use. It also goes into various ways to use the monster as a villain in a campaign.

For the second addition to this series I played around with wanting to use some weak monster that is rarely given much of a spotlight as the main villain in adventurers. I considered Kobolds and Threekreens, but eventually decided on Goblins. Goblins are more iconic, yet I've found them underused as substantial villains.

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