Goblinoids

Keith and Kristian are joined by Don Bassingthwaite, author of The Dragon Below and Legacy of Dhakaan trilogies of Eberron novels, to study the culture and history of the Dar.

Time Markers

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:02:17 – Readings:

The Dragon Below Trilogy

The Binding Stone

The Grieving Tree

The Killing Song

Legacy of Dhakaan Trilogy

The Doom of Kings

Word of Traitors

The Tyranny of Ghosts

Dragonshards – Heirs of Dhakaan

Dragonshards – Strike Force: Dhakaan

Dragonmarks: Goblins

Eberron Dhakaani goblin vocabulary dictionary

00:05:54 – Advanced Goblins

00:08:33 – Humanized but Still Very Different from Humans

00:16:30 – Lawful Nature Contrasted with Orcs

00:18:44 – Dhakaani Lacking Faith-based Magic

00:24:02 – Don’s Inspiration for Legacy of Dhakaan

00:25:22 – The Feel of Cultural Depth

00:26:16 – Physical Presence of Goblinoid History

00:29:51 – For GMS

00:30:35 – Don’t Fall Back on Traditional Lore

00:31:25 – Goblinoids Don’t See Themselves as Villains

00:32:20 – Ancestral Dhakaani Ruins and Artifacts

00:35:57 – Subvert Assumptions

00:38:02 – Goblinoids as a Playable Race

00:40:30 – Goblinoid Character Concepts

00:46:56 – Advice for Visiting Rhukaan Draal

00:50:25 – Concepts to Explore Further

00:53:57 – Slavery in Darguun

00:58:43 – Wrap Up