Goblin Slayer....

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They hold grudges and have a culture. At least from what we've seen have a religious beliefs and fetishes: totems, shrines, pillars, etc.
Which is maybe a good thing. When I read the first one after the anime came out, I did not buckle down for what I would be presented to. Like holy shit, that scene with the four women is brutal—weeks of unimaginable torture from truly pissed-off goblins that wanted revenge for their comrades. No wonder they didn't adapt it.

You get a glimpse of that with GS and Priestess at the old Elf tree fort in the anime. You see the Gobs hoppin' 'round doing the "Yatta" dance around a roaring fire....they were burning the spell caster of the all female party at the stake. And if you read the light novel they purposefully cleaved the female sword swinger's favored arm off and busted her other hand just to fuck with her while making her watch them rape and torture the rest of her party. And in the background their Elf ranger was being used as target practice by the Goblin archers....more than likely with her own bow and arrows.

 

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And I'm pretty sure if you watched the anime you know that if GS hadn't been patrolling the farm like the PTSD riddled paranoid autist he is, the farm would've been taken and then the town. All the while the adventurer's had zero clue what was bubbling up just under their noses. The Key through line is Yeah they're Goblins. BUT DO NOT underestimate the little fuckers.

 

[Erika The Magi of Time]

And I'm pretty sure if you watched the anime you know that if UH hadn't been patrolling the farm like the PTSD riddled paranoid autist she is, the farm would've been taken and then the town. All the while the adventurer's had zero clue what was bubbling up just under their noses. The Key through line is Yeah they're Goblins. BUT DO NOT underestimate the little fuckers.

I fully agree with this sentiment in all things.

 

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And I'm pretty sure if you watched the anime you know that if GS hadn't been patrolling the farm like the PTSD riddled paranoid autist he is, the farm would've been taken and then the town. All the while the adventurer's had zero clue what was bubbling up just under their noses. The Key through line is Yeah they're Goblins. BUT DO NOT underestimate the little fuckers.

Indeed, those things learn and adapt hellishly quickly no matter where those things are

 

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Indeed, those things learn and adapt hellishly quickly no matter where those things are

AND they aren't just tiny little bastards. They can range in size drastically with an indeterminate time frame. The Goblin Lord could've only been 1-2 years old. All we see are flashbacks of what it use to be like before it learned and adapted.

 

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You get a glimpse of that with GS and Priestess at the old Elf tree fort in the anime. You see the Gobs hoppin' 'round doing the "Yatta" dance around a roaring fire....they were burning the spell caster of the all female party at the stake. And if you read the light novel they purposefully cleaved the female sword swinger's favored arm off and busted her other hand just to fuck with her while making her watch them rape and torture the rest of her party. And in the background their Elf ranger was being used as target practice by the Goblin archers....more than likely with her own bow and arrows.

Yeah, that's what I was talking about what happened to them. The full female group got gobbed

 

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Yeah, that's what I was talking about what happened to them. The full female group got gobbed

And all it took was one little green bastard with a sling and a rock launched from an elevated position and the female sword swinger not wearing a helmet.

 

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And all it took was one little green bastard with a sling and a rock launched from an elevated position and the female sword swinger not wearing a helmet.

Well besides the fucked up world of GS.
I still want to be in a session in a GS setting. Just not a lot of them from what I've seen, most are pretty high-fantasy with not a lot of grimdark elements.
The one I'm in currently is more eldritch cosmic horror without rape, our current DM is a SAS so I don't blame her for not going there. I switch between my witch and echo knight in the current campaign pending the situation.

 

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Well besides the fucked up world of GS.
I still want to be in a session in a GS setting. Just not a lot of them from what I've seen, most are pretty high-fantasy with not a lot of grimdark elements.
The one I'm in currently is more eldritch cosmic horror without rape, our current DM is a SAS so I don't blame her for not going there. I switch between my witch and echo knight in the current campaign pending the situation.

I played a bit of DnD back in the day but. I'm not up for it anymore. Would rather spend my time on muh' old boomer gun guy stuff.

 

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I played a bit of DnD back in the day but. I'm not up for it anymore. Would rather spend my time on muh' old boomer gun guy stuff.

I remember you saying such before. It's not as easy as it seems for introverts like myself. I hate online games, and the ones in irl are unpredictable. I'm just lucky to be in one that is with people I work with.
I hated the ones before when I was in HS. One where one of the guys tried to steal my debit information for a pizza, and another where this chick had the hots for me and I wasn't really into it.

 

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A little thought experiment.... Given what we know of the Goblins in the GS universe how would a modern day prepper (Keep in mind that said prepper is based in your location and their equipment would be limited by the local laws in your area) fair against a horde like we saw in the Goblin Lord story arc ?

 

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A little thought experiment.... Given what we know of the Goblins in the GS universe how would a modern day prepper (Keep in mind that said prepper is based in your location and their equipment would be limited by the local laws in your area) fair against a horde like we saw in the Goblin Lord story arc ?

Well, if Goblin Slayer had a longer preparation period. He'd probably commit several guerrilla tactics, attempted at saving those women so they can't grow in numbers, traps that lead to whatever location they're going, poison aquifers and rivers, etc. Just prolong their suffering till they either gave up or all died.
I myself know how to set traps (including ones that are technically war crimes). I know how to make gases, powders/irritants, makeshift suppressors (added if I can get to my drill press to work again), small explosives, and really, I'd just arm myself and the boys go full on Toyota Truck War of these pukeskins.
Hell, I'd steal some tactics from eco terrorists when it comes to their riders: just some trees and piano wire.
When you think about what you could do to them, there's no rules. Blind them or deafen them permanently. I'd flirt with the idea of digging one way tunnels that lead to nowhere; somewhere along the way, I'd set some noise trap that'll destroy their eardrums—like what Vietcong did American GIs.

 

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A little thought experiment.... Given what we know of the Goblins in the GS universe how would a modern day prepper (Keep in mind that said prepper is based in your location and their equipment would be limited by the local laws in your area) fair against a horde like we saw in the Goblin Lord story arc ?

Just imagine a squad of Delta Force Operators, Navy Seals, Marine Recon/Veteran Raiders, or Rangers could do to a 100 of these things. They'd make the Gobs' lives hell, like god shitting on their very existence.

 

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Just imagine a squad of Delta Force Operators, Navy Seals, Marine Recon/Veteran Raiders, or Rangers could do to a 100 of these things. They'd make the Gobs' lives hell, like god shitting on their very existence.

For me (in keeping with the same timetable that we see GS having to work with) I would have about 12 to 24 hours (stretching it with 24) worth of prep time. And keeping it limited to myself and the assets I have on hand. My best bet would be to insure my mainline rifles are dialed in, clean, and all magazines are loaded. I would then look at the most likely avenues of approach and place clearly identifiable range markers at known intervals. Then (time permitting) dig a solid fighting position outside of my home, keeping the house as my last fallback position, where the bulk of my supplies and arms would be situated to force the Gobs into a siege. Starting out I would have the old A2 and 2-extra 20 round mags (the rifle would be loaded first with a 30-round mag) and my carry piece with one extra magazine (my intent would be to evac from the forward position as the horde grew closer 150-200 yards and weren't dissuaded by the opening salvo) the goal would be to stall them with the first 30-round mag if possible. If such were not possible with the first 30-round mag, I would preform an orderly one man fighting retreat until the horde was stalled due to their losses or my first 20-round magazine was emptied (policing mags as I would go for possible later use). Once back inside my home if the stalling attempt failed I would reload the expended mags to the best of my ability and leave them for later. I would then take up the J.A.T. and it's support pouch as my main response arm. Along with my Mossberg 500 A (stoked with #4 buck as my man portable area denial option in the case of riders or sections of the gob's front line advanced faster than expected). While it might seem too clunky of an affair. The shotgun could be set aside propped against the window or otherwise within reach when needed. The J.A.T. would be put to use for instances of engaging targets outside of effective shotgun patterning distances. As cold as this would sound I wouldn't hold my fire on meat-shields if the gob's attempted to use them,as I would consider it a mercy to end their suffering to the best of my ability under the circumstances. The 12 gauge with slugs would also be used as Anti-Big Goblin medicine.

 

[Erika The Magi of Time]

If anyone is interested in jumping back into DnD and has discord please let me know by the 15th, I am running a custom setting and system so it will focus more on creativity and freedom than a set system or core rulebook.

Discord -
A Boy Named Sue#3981

There are 4 players already and do not expect an invite if I think you will shit stir, expect for me to ask for your dox and holding onto it. The server this is set in has many doxed individuals from the chicagoland area who are not used to cow culture and I will not tolerate attempts to milk or provoke anyone. I will shark you and find out your most embarrassing secrets if you attempt to, so please only join if you are willing to trust me with your dox as insurance.

 

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If I were fighting as a mounted (Utility Class ATV) militiaman on my own. The first thing I would do time permitting is scout for the location of the horde and engage them with hit and run tactics hopefully causing the entire force to follow or at the least split said force that can then be diverted and taken on a wild goose chase. If successful in locating and splitting their force I would attempt to double back and use that extra time to reinforce my position.

 

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For me (in keeping with the same timetable that we see GS having to work with) I would have about 12 to 24 hours (stretching it with 24) worth of prep time. And keeping it limited to myself and the assets I have on hand. My best bet would be to insure my mainline rifles are dialed in, clean, and all magazines are loaded. I would then look at the most likely avenues of approach and place clearly identifiable range markers at known intervals. Then (time permitting) dig a solid fighting position outside of my home, keeping the house as my last fallback position, where the bulk of my supplies and arms would be situated to force the Gobs into a siege. Starting out I would have the old A2 and 2-extra 20 round mags (the rifle would be loaded first with a 30-round mag) and my carry piece with one extra magazine (my intent would be to evac from the forward position as the horde grew closer 150-200 yards and weren't dissuaded by the opening salvo) the goal would be to stall them with the first 30-round mag if possible. If such were not possible with the first 30-round mag, I would preform an orderly one man fighting retreat until the horde was stalled due to their losses or my first 20-round magazine was emptied (policing mags as I would go for possible later use). Once back inside my home if the stalling attempt failed I would reload the expended mags to the best of my ability and leave them for later. I would then take up the J.A.T. and it's support pouch as my main response arm. Along with my Mossberg 500 A (stoked with #4 buck as my man portable area denial option in the case of riders or sections of the gob's front line advanced faster than expected). While it might seem too clunky of an affair. The shotgun could be set aside propped against the window or otherwise within reach when needed. The J.A.T. would be put to use for instances of engaging targets outside of effective shotgun patterning distances. As cold as this would sound I wouldn't hold my fire on meat-shields if the gob's attempted to use them,as I would consider it a mercy to end their suffering to the best of my ability under the circumstances. The 12 gauge with slugs would also be used as Anti-Big Goblin medicine.

Good thing you remember to zero your weapons. Goes a long way from being annoyed at your weapon's presumed aperture, however, don't forget your wind is also a factor in for accuracy. But I'm pretty sure ya do so no matter.
I love the preparation you got here, but I got three competent buddies, one of them in the Marines to help with killing as many as possible within 24hrs. Sure, it might seem to be stupid at first, but keeping them busy and making them tired, next to possibly fighting a battle that'll be more than just a few minutes can really put a dent in morale. Remember, there was more than one battle of the somme and it can take longer than 5 months.

 

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If I were fighting as a mounted (Utility Class ATV) militiaman on my own. The first thing I would do time permitting is scout for the location of the horde and engage them with hit and run tactics hopefully causing the entire force to follow or at the least split said force that can then be diverted and taken on a wild goose chase. If successful in locating and splitting their force I would attempt to double back and use that extra time to reinforce my position.

Classic. Divide and conquer, w/ some helter-skelter.

 

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Good thing you remember to zero your weapons. Goes a long way from being annoyed at your weapon's presumed aperture, however, don't forget your wind is also a factor in for accuracy. But I'm pretty sure ya do so no matter.
I love the preparation you got here, but I got three competent buddies, one of them in the Marines to help with killing as many as possible within 24hrs. Sure, it might seem to be stupid at first, but keeping them busy and making them tired, next to possibly fighting a battle that'll be more than just a few minutes can really put a dent in morale. Remember, there was more than one battle of the somme and it can take longer than 5 months.

Understood. I was just laying out what I could do if forced to take on such an enemy force alone.

 

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Understood. I was just laying out what I could do if forced to take on such an enemy force alone.

Gotcha. If I had to face them alone, my best bet would be attacking them first before they get to my house or alternatively my father's property which is in a wide-open field. Great for driving and taking potshots from a distance.
My goal if I was alone, would run these things ragged and kill at least five of them every hour.
My tactic would be to remind the goblins that the battle starts when I say it does, and I make it go as long as possible.