It’s a rat-eat-rat worldĪ goblin’s behavior is centered around who they can dominate and who dominates them. The party could be the thing you cheat the world for.Īnd if you do want to betray the party, clue in your DM so it can be a memorable and exciting moment. Even evil characters need to fulfill basic social needs. Use your backstory hooks and your reason to adventure to give your character a reason to be with the party, to care about them. Sure, cheat them out of some money by playing with a stacked deck while at the inn, maybe ask them for money in exchange for helping them up a cliff. Here is the key to playing an evil character: Don’t be a jerk to the other players. You could try to control people by demanding service in exchange for your heroic efforts. You can do things like demand cash upfront, or cheat people.
You can be evil without necessarily twirling your mustache and killing randos in each town, just by playing with non-good motivations. By defeating the red dragon, you open the path to dominate the townsfolk, by rescuing the child you gain fame and fortune and so on. Perhaps your goblin, or any evil character, is with this group and helping achieve the mission because doing so would be to their ultimate advantage. Instead of seeing it as heroic, selfless, or whatever other positive attributes, play with a reason why they are on this adventure that is self-centered. One way you can rationalize why your character would choose to save a town from a red dragon, or rescue an imperiled child, or do anything remotely self-sacrificing and heroic is to reframe that decision. While you could play the opposite of a traditional goblin, and be a goblin with a heart of gold, it may be more interesting to play into the goblin-ness. Let’s start by examining how to incorporate a character from an “evil” race into a D&D 5e campaign.Īssuming your DM approves the choice of playing a goblin, it’s up to you to decide how your goblin got mixed up with a bunch of adventurers instead of sticking with their tribe. Playing an “evil” race within a heroic campaign Both smarmy and evil, comical and cruel, goblins make fantastic enemies and many have met their end at the point of some adventurer’s blade.īut what if you wanted to play as a goblin? Let’s explore how you can roleplay a goblin in all their gobby-gobbiness.įor more guides to roleplay your favorite race, check them out here: elf, half-elf, half-orc, lizardfolk, human, dwarves, halflings, dragonborn. Goblins are one of my favorite races, and one of my favorite words. Per special request by a reader, this week we’ll be examining how to roleplay goblins.
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