A Review of the Role Playing Game Supplement Tribes Most Foul: Goblins

Tribes Most Foul: Goblins by Creighton Broadhurst is a role playing game supplement published by Raging Swan Press for use with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. As such, it is covered by the Open Game License and some parts are considered to be Open Game Content as a result.

The supplement is available from DriveThruRPG as a 14-page PDF for $1.99 although it was purchased at a reduced price as part of a special bundle. Two pages are the front and rear covers, one page is an ad, two pages are the front matter, one page is the Credits, Stat Blocks by CR and Foreword, one page is on Reading Stat Blocks and one page is the Open Game License.

The Foreword explains that this is the first in the Tribes series for a year as the supplements were becoming too niche for most GMs to use in their campaigns. It suggests using 100% Crunch: Goblins to flesh out stats.

There are three different goblin tribes detailed. Each follows a standard layout; a brief overview of the tribe, details on society & organisation, ecology & lairs, combat & tactics, notable personalities and tribal lore. Sidebars gives the tribe’s roster, advice on using them in a campaign and stat blocks for leaders.

The Goblins of the Black Fur are led by a barghest that live in a sinkhole. The warriors have to kill a wolf to get its fur to prove their skill.

The Goblins of the Cloven Skull live around plundered tombs and a stone circle, led by a goblin druid that has linked to the circle. This tribe has some really nasty habits when it comes to brains. They enjoy eating them, trepanning victims until they die and, in some cases, remove part of the brains, living victims alive yet mindless as living larders.

The Goblins of the Gouged Eyes live in natural caves of some cliffs. They have a fiendish taint and gouge out the eyes of victims before sitting them loose to be hunted down.

Tribes Most Foul: Goblins in Review

The PDF is well bookmarked with everything but sidebars linked. The Contents is less thorough but is hyperlinked. Navigation is excellent for the length. The text maintains a two-column format and appeared to be free of errors. There are some stock black and white images. Presentation is decent.

Two of the goblins are decent but not hugely stand-out. They are interesting but not spectacular in nature. The gouging out the eyes of victims for one is a bit different, but none really compare to the vile nature of the Goblins of the Cloven Skull. These are really, really nasty, and much more interesting. Tribes Most Foul: Goblins is a decent little supplement and it can be found by clicking here.