Goblins? : V

» Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:22 pm

Do you think there will be some form of goblin in Skyrim? I really liked them in Oblivion (hell I even wrote a paper over them) and I just want some primitive form of NPC that could have wars with each other...

» Sat Oct 23, 2010 4:10 pm

It'd be nice. I'm sure they'll be back.

» Sat Oct 23, 2010 3:24 pm

why would they take out the goblins.
they were so common that im pretty sure they would return

» Sat Oct 23, 2010 1:19 pm

Sure, unique stuff hurts my brain

» Sat Oct 23, 2010 1:30 pm

Goblins and Rieklings

» Sun Oct 24, 2010 4:05 am

I wanna say we've already seen a picture of a goblin, but it could be a dunmer. In the Game Informer magazine, there's a screenshot of the pc stabbing a blue-greyish male. The dude looks more goblin than dunmer to me, something about the proportions feel far enough "off" to not seem like an elf. Elves tend to have more... well, human proportions in the limbs to body department. We can't see the head though and the body looks a tad larger than what I remember seeing in Oblivion ( though, I tend to play an Altmer so that could be the cause of that). Dunno.

» Sun Oct 24, 2010 3:07 am

I searched out this topic rather than starting a new one.

I love goblins and I've always been intrigued by their treatment in ES. Far from mindless dungeon fodder. An expansion of their importance could be really interesting. Actual communcation and trade would be assume.

» Sat Oct 23, 2010 10:48 pm

Where else would we have constant supply of lockpicks?

» Sat Oct 23, 2010 6:47 pm

Where else would we have constant supply of lockpicks?

Funny but seriously as a tribal society they should be explorered in more depth. If Argonians thought they had it rough try being a Goblin. You're sitting in your cave roasting a rat when some [censored] comes thru once a week killing, looting, and soultrapping your friends and neighbors. Thats gotta svck.

» Sun Oct 24, 2010 2:54 am

Im curious as to the paper you wrote about goblins.
What did you write about?
Do you maybe have it online and if so, could you provide a link please?

I love reading fanfiction and that kind of stuff

Yes, I would like to see goblins in Skyrim. They were neat in oblivion with their rat farms and shaman staves.

» Sat Oct 23, 2010 5:36 pm

As long as they fix the level scaling, by all means!

» Sat Oct 23, 2010 7:26 pm

I liked the Tribunal goblins. They were actually a challenge. Oblivion goblins were very easy.

» Sat Oct 23, 2010 7:26 pm

Goblins play a big part in Nordic tales, so if Bethesda used Norse-mythology for inspiration they would most probably make a return.

» Sun Oct 24, 2010 5:33 am

New unique type of semi-intelligent creatures that fits Skyrim's climate, geography and lore.

» Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:07 pm

I think Goblins (and/or Rieklings) would also be a good intermediate enemy to level with when rats and such get to be too easy.

» Sat Oct 23, 2010 7:44 pm

Goblins can come back if they aren't level scaled.

» Sat Oct 23, 2010 3:29 pm

I'd rather reiklings. Draugrs are just zombies as far as gameplay goes, but with a different name, history and palette to fit the setting better. Reiklings would fight like goblins, but be unique to Skyrim (and solstheim, if you get down to it, of course).

» Sat Oct 23, 2010 7:15 pm

Intelligent Goblins! That are often hostile, but wouldn't mindlesly attack everyone on sight.

» Sat Oct 23, 2010 5:58 pm

Considering from what we know that trolls are still totally uncivilized and giants will probably more or less live alone, I'm assuming we'll have Goblins, Rieklings, or who knows what else in the game as a nomadic trapper society. If it's Goblins again specifically though, I hope we see the return of their http://uesp.net/wiki/Tribunal:Durzogs hounds from Tribunal.

» Sat Oct 23, 2010 11:45 pm

Im curious as to the paper you wrote about goblins.

Yeah, me too. What kind of paper?

» Sat Oct 23, 2010 11:31 pm

It would be cool if goblins had developed over the 200 years. Be cool to see goblin traps near their lairs. Bear trap-like, hiding in grass or a suspicious looking patch of snow. Goblin mini-cities. No? Yes? I dunno, it seems like a great idea to me.

» Sun Oct 24, 2010 5:15 am

It would be cool if goblins had developed over the 200 years. Be cool to see goblin traps near their lairs. Bear trap-like, hiding in grass or a suspicious looking patch of snow. Goblin mini-cities. No? Yes? I dunno, it seems like a great idea to me.

Finding a goblin city in the middle of some forgotten cave, now that would be awesome :drool:

» Sun Oct 24, 2010 3:54 am

Goblins are nice. Give us more of these types of humanoid creatures, and make them vary in appearance. Make some fat, some skinny.. and give them different faces.

» Sun Oct 24, 2010 7:29 am

As long as those darn Goblin Warlords aren't ten levels above me again.

» Sun Oct 24, 2010 2:58 am

I would rather see Rieklings.