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  1. #1
    Bearcat
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    Elves, Dwarves and Orogs oh my.

    > I'd like to hear some thought on goblins to be specific as my players
    >who are based in Roesone will soon be exploring the Goblin Tower. I am
    >trying to come up with names for the different varities of the goblins
    >other then small, average and huge. I have considerd using some of the
    >unseeelie fairies from celtic and welsh cycles and myth but haven't
    >found anything that really sings to me. I also am looking for some
    >inttersesting cultural bits to through in. SI if any of you want to
    >trun your creative minds in that direction for a few moments and fire
    >off a couple of thoughts it would be most apprecative.


    How about tikmiris(tick-MEE-REECE), miris, and
    chockmiris(chalk-MEE-REECE)(little people, people, big people) or tikmutzis,
    mutzis(moo-TSEECE), and chockmutzis (little us, us and big us)?
    I you're wondering, these words come from the goblin "dictionary"
    that is present on my web page. It includes grammar and pronunciation rules
    as well as roughly 250 words. Address, as always, in the signiture.

    Bearcat
    lcgm@elogica.com.br
    Come visit Bearcat's Birthright Homepage at:
    http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Cavern/6204

  2. #2
    Gary V. Foss
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    Elves, Dwarves and Orogs oh my.

    > At the moment I see the goblins as something like the old TV series
    > klingons. they have a sense of honor but it only applies to those who
    > are strong enough to earn thier respect they will lie cheat and steal
    > from those weaker then they are and not consider it to be dishonorable
    > behavior. I realise this isn't an earth shattering thought or anything
    > I just thought I'd throw that out as my current starting point.

    I'd go with the Klingon analogy as far as the "survival of the fittest" philosophy
    goes, but I'd make them more degenerate and greedy. (And less inclinded to wearing
    glittery clothes.) RW analogies leap to mind, but I'm going to refrain for fear of
    offending someone, so how about the Ferrengi (SP?) on ST:TNG or Tolkien's orcs?

    - -Gary

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    Rasmus Juul Wagner
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    Elves, Dwarves and Orogs oh my.

    Kyle Foster wrote:
    >
    > Hello all,
    >
    > I've noticed we spend alot of time discussing the virtues and faults of
    > elves but we really bring up any of the other races and the Cerillian
    > version of them which is always slightly different then the convetional
    > AD&D version.
    >
    > I'd like to hear some thought on goblins to be specific as my players
    > who are based in Roesone will soon be exploring the Goblin Tower. I am
    > trying to come up with names for the different varities of the goblins
    > other then small, average and huge. I have considerd using some of the
    > unseeelie fairies from celtic and welsh cycles and myth but haven't
    > found anything that really sings to me. I also am looking for some
    > inttersesting cultural bits to through in. SI if any of you want to
    > trun your creative minds in that direction for a few moments and fire
    > off a couple of thoughts it would be most apprecative.

    I think BR is brilliant in seeing Goblins as a race, rather than a
    monster. Of course, they should have backed it up with rules in the main
    book. I also think the exact situation of a lone goblin in human lands
    needs to be treated. Is he despised and killed, or merely despised and
    harassed, or merely despised?


    >
    > At the moment I see the goblins as something like the old TV series
    > klingons. they have a sense of honor but it only applies to those who
    > are strong enough to earn thier respect they will lie cheat and steal
    > from those weaker then they are and not consider it to be dishonorable
    > behavior. I realise this isn't an earth shattering thought or anything
    > I just thought I'd throw that out as my current starting point.

    My view of goblins cast them as completely without honor. Goblins
    refrain from doing whatever they want only out of fear of the
    consequences. I do, however, see them as fiercely loyal to the goblin
    race, specifically the survival of women and children.


    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    "Preemptive Retribution"

    Rasmus Juul Wagner
    Technical University of Denmark
    c958650@student.dtu.dk
    www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Stadium/7859
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  4. #4
    DKEvermore
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    Elves, Dwarves and Orogs oh my.

    In a message dated 98-05-19 12:41:26 EDT, you write:

    > My view of goblins cast them as completely without honor. Goblins
    > refrain from doing whatever they want only out of fear of the
    > consequences. I do, however, see them as fiercely loyal to the goblin
    > race, specifically the survival of women and children.

    I agree. In fact they might have a deep-seated form of nationalism from
    waaaay back in the days that they rebelled and fought their way free from
    elven slavery (according to the timelines). Maybe someone with a little time
    on there hands could send in a Player's Secrets for one of the Goblin domains
    to Dragon magazine... hmmmmmm....

    - -DKE

  5. #5
    Kyle Foster
    Guest

    Elves, Dwarves and Orogs oh my.

    Hello all,

    I've noticed we spend alot of time discussing the virtues and faults of
    elves but we really bring up any of the other races and the Cerillian
    version of them which is always slightly different then the convetional
    AD&D version.

    I'd like to hear some thought on goblins to be specific as my players
    who are based in Roesone will soon be exploring the Goblin Tower. I am
    trying to come up with names for the different varities of the goblins
    other then small, average and huge. I have considerd using some of the
    unseeelie fairies from celtic and welsh cycles and myth but haven't
    found anything that really sings to me. I also am looking for some
    inttersesting cultural bits to through in. SI if any of you want to
    trun your creative minds in that direction for a few moments and fire
    off a couple of thoughts it would be most apprecative.

    At the moment I see the goblins as something like the old TV series
    klingons. they have a sense of honor but it only applies to those who
    are strong enough to earn thier respect they will lie cheat and steal
    from those weaker then they are and not consider it to be dishonorable
    behavior. I realise this isn't an earth shattering thought or anything
    I just thought I'd throw that out as my current starting point.

    Thanks,
    Kyle
    - --
    "Some People Fly and some of us worry
    I'd risk it all to have wings,
    I know if I try I'll get where I'm going
    keeping my eyes on the sky"
    QueensRyche "Some People Fly"

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