{"name":"Goblin Dog","level":"1","rarity":"","alignment":"Green","size":"medium","traits":"Animal","type":"creature","imageid":"","about":"Goblins\u2019 eponymous pets aren\u2019t true canines at all, but rather large, blunt-nosed rodents with thin bodies and long legs. As cowardly as they are ugly, goblin dogs prefer to lurk behind bushes or in deep shadows, pouncing upon lone or wounded prey. Goblin dogs frequently lair and roam in packs, but they are likely to flee from a fight if injured, even if it means abandoning their pack-mates. \r\n\r\nGoblin dogs take their name from their long association with goblins, who breed the beasts as guard animals and mounts. Most goblins take issue with the name, as the average goblin is appalled at the suggestion that these, their favored mounts, have anything at all to do with actual dogs. Of course, being goblins, they haven\u2019t bothered to come up with their own, unique name for goblin dogs.\r\n\r\nEven the most pampered goblin dogs have itchy mange and prolific dander that tenaciously affects those who come in contact with them. This \u201cgoblin pox\u201d causes itchy hives and festering sores that are as unsightly as they are irritating and\u00a0distracting. Goblin dog dander causes allergic reactions in nearly all other creatures that don\u2019t share the goblin dogs\u2019 terrible hygiene\u2014with the notable exception, of course, of goblins, who remain entirely immune to the disease regardless of cleanliness.\r\n\r\nHunger can drive goblin dogs to bouts of uncharacteristic violence; many goblins purposefully starve their pets to make them more aggressive in battle. Goblin dogs subsist on whatever organic material they can scavenge, and they particularly enjoy fresh carrion. Although goblins are far from picky eaters, they value goblin dogs as pets because the noisome animals will consume food that even goblins won\u2019t dare to eat. \u201cWill it eat?\u201d is one of several games goblins enjoy playing with their goblin dog pets, where a wide range of mouth-\r\nsized morsels (not always edible or safe to consume) are dangled before a goblin dog\u2019s snout. \u201cWill it die?\u201d is often a game played after \u201cWill it eat?\u201d Goblin dogs who survive the second game earn renown for their digestive prowess and often become favored tribal pets treated better than most of the rank-and-file goblins.","perception":"[roll:1d20+6 |+6]; low-light vision, scent (imprecise) 30 feet","languages":"","skills":"Athletics [roll:1d20+6 |+6], Stealth [roll:1d20+7 |+7]","str_mod":"+3","dex_mod":"+2","con_mod":"+2","int_mod":"-4","wis_mod":"+1","cha_mod":"-1","items":"","ac":"17","st_fort":"+8","st_ref":"+8","st_will":"+5","st_notes":"","hp":"17","immunities":"","weaknesses":"","resistances":"","speed":"40 feet","melee":"[pf:1a][b]jaws [\/b][roll:1d20+9 |+9], [roll:1d20+4 |+4]\/[roll:1d20-1 |-1], [b]Damage [\/b][roll:1d6+3 |Piercing] plus goblin pox\r\n\r\n[pf:2a][b]Scratch [\/b] (manipulate) The goblin dog vigorously scratches itself, exposing all adjacent creatures to goblin pox.","ranged":"","abilities":"[pf:ra][b]Buck [\/b]DC 17\r\n\r\n[b]Irritating Dander [\/b]A creature that hits the goblin dog with an unarmed attack, tries to Grapple it, or otherwise touches it is exposed to goblin pox.\r\n\r\n[pf:ra][b]Juke [\/b][b]Requirement [\/b]A creature must be mounted on the goblin dog. [b]Trigger [\/b]The rider issues a command to the goblin dog. [b]Effect [\/b]The goblin dog Steps before following the command.\r\n\r\n[b]Goblin Pox [\/b](disease) Goblins and goblin dogs are immune to goblin pox. [b]Saving Throw [\/b]DC 17 Fortitude; Stage 1 sickened 1 (1 round); Stage 2 sickened 1 and slowed 1 (1 round); Stage 3 sickened 2 and can't reduce its sickened value below 1 (1 day).","spells":"","rituals":"","description":"","jsondata":"","tags":"N, medium, animal, 1","isShared":"on","templateId":"5003","blockId":"819641","world":"f10ab956-7990-4a3e-8e28-6ffb37472cda","folder":""}