Goblin Cutthroat

Goblin Cutthroat (CR 1)

Neutral Evil - Small - Fey (Goblinoid)

Lore:	Know (Nature)
2		16
Basic DC		Full DC

Initiative

5

Perception:
13	+3
Passive	Active

Ambush:

10+

on a d20

Senses:

• Standard Senses

Movement Types:

Defense

AC

14

Man Def

17

Monster Health
35	17	2
Hit Points	Bloodied	Hit Dice

Saving Throws
Fort:	+0
Refl:	+5
Will:	+0

Strong Against:

Weak Against:

Offense

Size:	Small
5 ft.		5 ft.
Space		Reach

To-Hit

+3

Man Off

+3

Action

0

Points

Standard Attack (Melee):

• 1x Cleaver +3 (1d4/19-20 x2)
  as slashing (physical, common)

Full Attack (Melee):

• 3x Cleaver +3 (1d4/19-20 x2)
  as slashing (physical, common)

Standard Attack (Ranged):

• 1x Short Bow +3 (1d4/19-20 x2)
  as piercing (physical, common)
  (Increment: 30 ft.; Max Range: 300 ft.)

Full Attack (Ranged):

Siege Damage:

• 1x Goblin Gnaw +3 (1d2)
  

Statistics

11

STR

15

DEX

12

CON

10

INT

9

WIS

8

CHA

Skills:

• Perception: 3
• Stealth: 3
• All other skills: 0 (no ranks)

Languages: Goblin

Feats:

• Quick Draw (EFFECT: Draw weapon as a free action, sheathe weapon as a swift action)

Special Abilities

Trapper (Ex)

Once per encounter, in any round in which the goblin cutthroat was not surprised, as an immediate action, the goblin may declare a space that an enemy is currently moving through to be trapped. The moving creature must make a Reflex save, DC 14, or fall Prone. Once triggered, the trap is no longer operable during this encounter, and has no further effect.

Harrying Flanker (Ex)

As part of his move action, a goblin cutthroat may end his movement in an ally's space, and move the ally to the last open space he moved out of in his movement path. Using this ability, goblin cutthroats may take advantage of a single flanking space multiple times each round, even in tight spaces. The movement of the ally to an open space is treated as forced movement, and thus does not provoke attacks of opportunity (though the goblin who used the Harrying Flanker ability may provoke if his movement indicates it).

Goblin Cutthroat

Small green humanoids with oversized heads, brimming with sharp teeth, goblins are known for being aggressive, and, above all, a bit crazy.

Goblins can be found nearly anywhere that food can be had, but like caves, ruins and abandoned areas since they prefer not to have to build stuff if they can avoid it. That is not to say that goblins are stupid, merely lazy. In fact, goblins have been known to lay traps so elaborate that they forget how they work and fall prey to them themselves.

Goblins are not welcome in civilized areas, as they behave somewhat like drug-addled children on their best days. However, they have a fondness for elaborate, tricky things such as clocks and wagons, so they are often found around the edges of towns hoping to steal something interesting when no one is looking. Goblins rarely make massive raids against villages, nor are they prone to large-scale warfare. Instead, they count thievery, stealth, traps and ambushes to be the most honorable way to gain status.

Goblins have a love-hate relationship with fire. Goblins adore fire, but no matter how much it is worshiped, it keeps biting them. That doesn't prevent them from trying, of course. Most goblins will take any opportunity to play with fire, and believe fire to be the greatest of all forces in the Universe (it makes food tasty AND can destroy things!).

In addition to fire, Goblins can be quite manic about any number of things, individually, and can take these ephemeral obsessions to such extremes that they will forget to eat or sleep for days in their quest to master their new fancy.

Goblin Cutthroats are the hunters and food-finders of the pack. Many also fancy themselves cooks, though mostly this is just an excuse to play with fire (an honor that is the source of many squabbles in goblin society). They are proficient trackers, excellent trappers and vicious killers.

Combat Tactics

Goblin cutthroats are experts at ambushes, and prefer to lie in wait for prey to move along trails or roads. They will make use of their trapper abilities to split up groups, and use pre-positioning to have one or more goblins move in from the rear of the prey's line of approach. Those goblins in the front will use the Harrying Flanker ability to take advantage of flanking bonuses repeatedly, as the next goblin moves into the flanking space to attack, displacing the last one to act. They will sometimes even have a reserve of a couple of goblins, using short bows on targets separated by the traps, who will move in to provide new flanks if their attack line gets disrupted.

Out of Combat

While goblin cutthroats don't have any fire-based attacks, they hold fire in awe and ascribe magical properties to it. Given a chance, a goblin will always go out of its way to set things on fire, use fire as a weapon, or generally cause fiery mayhem. If the goblin finds a source of fire, they can spread the fire to flammable materials more quickly than less motivated races, and putting out the fire always takes a little longer than it should. Maybe it really is magical.

Rewards

XP: 400

Treasure: Sellable Goods worth 219 gp.

Weight: 10 lbs.     Volume: 0.4 cu. ft.

Optional Treasure Rules: Roll a d20 on Table 1 below once per encounter (NOT per creature). Any items discovered are in addition to the normal treasure for the encounter.

Table 1: Remnant(s) Found
1 - 10	Nothing Found
11 - 14	1 Languid Remnant (tier 1)
15 - 17	1 Pale Remnant (tier 2)
18 - 19	1 Bright Remnant (tier 3)
20	Roll on Table 2
###	Nothing to see here!
###	Or here. Move along.

Table 2: Remnant(s) Found
1 - 5	3 Languid Remnants (tier 1)
6 - 10	3 Pale Remnants (tier 2)
11 - 14	1 Intense Remnant (tier 4)
15 - 17	1 Blazing Remnant (tier 5)
18 - 19	1 Vital Remnant (tier 6)
20	Roll on Table 3
###	Or here. Move along.

Table 3: Remnant(s) Found
1 - 5	3 Bright Remnants (tier 3)
6 - 8	3 Intense Remnants (tier 4)
9 - 11	3 Blazing Remnants (tier 5)
12 - 14	3 Vital Remnants (tier 6)
15 - 17	1 Prime Remnant (tier 7)
18 - 19	1 Mythic Remnant (tier 8)
20	1 Empyrean Remnant (tier 9)