On the seventh day of CRITmas my players got from me... seven goblins swimming. King Shark - DC Comics. Yup. If you get to have sea elves, l get ocean goblins. There is the Koalinth in the Forgotten Realms lore. This is a great example of a simple reskin. Hobgoblins...
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Sixth Day of Critmas
On the sixth day of CRITmas my players got from me, ...Six umbers hulking. There is rumoured to be a goblin city hidden deep in the mountains. Away from the dwarves and other tall folk who would do them harm. Long ago, the ancestors learned how to train the great...
Fifth Day of Critmas
On the fifth day of CRITmas my players got from me, ...five cursed things. Ring of Senicianus Items are super fun. A player often expects that there is the possibility that there could be a cursed magic item. They rarely suspect cursed trinkets. Maybe a doll that...
Fourth Day of Critmas
On the fourth day of CRITmas my players got from me... ...four goblin mounts JacobJacJacob Anderson - Goblin Rider Blink Dog - That last raid on the elf camp was lucrative. Blorp-the-Biter even found some new puppies. Depending on the serious level of your games the...
Third Day of Critmas
On the Third day of Critmas my players got from me, three goblin hags. Three Hag Goblins It's so perfect. It would be unexpected and fun. To make goblin hags, take any of the hags that are in the monster books already. Then just reskin them make them small, add one to...
Appendix: Lit Book Club, Rage of Dragons Discussion Questions.
Warning! Possible spoilers for the book: The Rage of Dragons by Even Winter
Second Day of Critmas
On the second day of Critmas my players got from me, ...two minotaurs. Goblin minotaurs, because why not. Take the minotaur, describe it as a very large goblin with horns who is looking for a good fight. Oooh, maybe they are the muscle to a Goblin Queen or a Crime...
First Day of CRITmas
On the first day of CRITmas my players got from me... ...a goblin with a bag of TNT. I dig Goblins. They are truly underutilized creatures in D&D. Most DMs leave them behind as the players around level 3 or so. Essentially goblins power out. I enjoy reskinning...
Appendix: Lit Book Club Discussion Questions.
Reading the books is most of a bookclub, discussing the book is important too. It allows you to process what it was you read. My goal for Appendix: Lit was to find inspiration for my gaming, I suspect I will learn things along the way—especially because I made a real...