V9: Goblin

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Goblin
Description		Goblins are small, green-skinned humanoids that are usually mischievous but often malicious. As their most famous trait is physical frailty, they tend to move in groups for protection, stealing and hoarding anything shiny they can get their hands on.
Roleplay Inspiration		I want to be a squirrely, comedic character with potential for treachery and shenanigans. I love shinies. I’m not durable but I’ve got my wits and dozens of brothers and sisters to avenge me.
Playstyle		Challenge, Melee, Bow User
Class Identifier		Goblin Mask, Green Facepaint, or otherwise be clearly identifiable as a Goblin to other players.
Weapons		Dagger, Short, Small Thrown, Large Thrown, Bow
Shields		Buckler
Armor		None
Garb Bonus		Choice of Garb Bonus Curio. +1 use if Superior Garb Bonus.

Monster Abilities You always get these abilities when you play this monster. Your monster level may increase the amount of uses you receive. Text in italics represents flavor suggestions for the associated abilities. They have no functional impact on gameplay.		Puny - Fragile - (T) Big Family - ⬗ Rally - 1/Life 🌶️Sheer Numbers (T) Goblins may always trigger Rally off the respawn of other Goblins. This ignores the usual restriction against chaining Rally. 🌶️Shiny (T) Immediately before respawning, if the goblin player has a Garb Bonus Curio, they may choose to declare and exchange their current curio for another one from the Garb Bonus Curio list. Whether or not they choose to exchange, all ability uses on their curio are refreshed when they respawn.

⬗ = Does not require Free Hand

♻ = Rest Time

🌶️ = Experimental Rule

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Extra Clarifications

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List of Monster-Specific Abilities

Banish
Simple Summary	Banish: Incant "I banish thy ghostly form" x3 to make an insubstantial target return to base.
Available to	Healer, Monk, Wizard, Curios
Type	Verbal (Offensive)
Range	20ft
Incantation	"I banish thy ghostly form" x3
Effects	Status Effect: If the target is not Insubstantial, this effect fails. If the target is Insubstantial, that status effect is replaced with the following: "Target becomes Insubstantial and is forced to move directly to their base. This effect ends when they reach their base or are at least 100ft away from all living enemies."
Other Details	The previous Insubstantial effect is not returned if Banish is released or otherwise removed.
Reminder	The victim must declare "No longer insubstantial" when the effect has ended.

Break Concentration
Simple Summary	Break Concentration: Incant "I command thee suppressed" to make the target Suppressed for 10 seconds.
Available to	Bard, Monk, Wizard, Curios, Monster (Fairy)
Type	Verbal (Offensive)
Range	20ft
Incantation	"I command thee suppressed."
Effects	Status Effect: Target is Suppressed for 10s.

Confidence
Simple Summary	Confidence: Incant "My power grants thee confidence" to restore a target's ability with a rest timer no greater than ♻20. (If they are resting, add 20 seconds to their rest time.) This cannot restore Confidence.
Available to	Bard, Curios, Monster (Unicorn)
Type	Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range	5ft (Other)
Incantation	"My power grants thee confidence"
Effects	Immediate Effect: Target declares and restores one use of a single ability with ♻ up to ♻20. If they are Resting, they instead add 20 seconds towards the rest timer of a single ability. This cannot be used to restore or contribute rest time towards recovering other instances of Confidence.
Other Details	Confidence can only restore or contribute time towards restoring abilities. It cannot affect resistances or other non-ability effects such as the Rest At Base options.

Heal
Simple Summary	Heal: Incant "The white light of healing hath healed thee" x5 to remove target's wound
Available to	Archer, Druid, Healer, Paladin, Monk, Scout, Curios, Monster (Shroomkin, Unicorn)
Type	Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range	5ft (Any) - Druid, Healer, Paladin, Monk, Scout, Curios 5ft (Other) - Unicorn Self - Archer
Incantation	"The white light of healing hath healed thee" x5
Effects	Immediate Effect: Target restores a wound.

Lay Curse
Simple Summary	Lay Curse: Incant "Death lays a curse on thee" x3 to make the target Cursed for 30s
Available to	Assassin, Healer, Wizard, Curios, Monster (Gorgon, Harpy)
Type	Verbal (Offensive)
Range	20ft
Incantation	"Death lays a curse on thee" x3
Effects	Status Effect: Target becomes Cursed for 30s.

Mend
Simple Summary	Mend: Incant "I make this item whole again" x5 to mend a broken or damaged weapon or shield, or restore one point of armor to a hit location.
Available to	Archer, Bard, Druid, Healer, Scout, Wizard, Curios, Monster (Shroomkin)
Type	Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range	5ft (Any)
Incantation	"I make this item whole again" x5
Effects	Immediate Effect: Choose one at the time of cast: Restore a weapon, shield, or other item carried by the target. Restore 1 point of armor to a single hit location. Must declare which hit location.
Other Details	Caster may hold the item to be affected without taking up a free hand.
V8 Transition Note:	Mend targets the player, not the item being restored.

Pass Without Trace
Simple Summary	Pass Without Trace: Incant "I pass without trace" to become Invulnerable - you must return to base.
Available to	Archer, Assassin, Druid, Scout, Curios
Type	Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range	Self
Incantation	"I pass without trace"
Effects	Status Effect: Target becomes Invulnerable and is forced to move directly to their Base. They may end this effect any time they are at least 100ft away from living enemies by declaring "I return to the physical world" x2. This effect also ends if they reach their base.
Other Details	🏃This ability can be cast while moving.

Rally
Simple Summary	Rally: Incant "I have returned with aid" while you or an ally is respawning to cause you both to respawn. You become Severed. You can't use this if you took a death, or if either of you are respawning due to another use of Rally.
Available to	Paladin, Monster (Goblin)
Type	Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range	5ft (Any)
Incantation	"I have returned with aid"
Prerequisites	Can only be used while the caster is dead. Can only be used as either the caster or an ally within 5ft respawns. Cannot be used if the caster is dead because they ‘Took a Death’
Effects	Immediate Effect: If the caster is the one respawning, the target ally immediately respawns as well. If the ally is the one respawning, the caster immediately respawns as well. Secondary Effect (Status): The caster becomes Severed until they respawn again.
Other Details	This ability can affect dead players. Only one player may respawn with Rally for each normally respawning player. Respawns caused by Rally do not trigger other instances of Rally.

Release
Simple Summary	Release: Incant "From thy bindings thou art released" x5 to remove any number of status effects from the target other than Severed.
Available to	Bard, Druid, Healer, Paladin, Scout, Wizard, Curios, Monster (Unicorn)
Type	Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range	5ft (Any) - Bard, Druid, Healer, Scout, Wizard, Curio 5ft (Other) - Paladin, Unicorn
Incantation	"From thy bindings thou art released" x5
Effects	Immediate Effect: The target's status is restored; any number of status effects are removed.
Reminder	This cannot remove Severed and does not affect players who are Cursed.

Reload
Simple Summary	Reload: Incant "Now I pause to go reload" x5 with no enemies within 10ft to become Invulnerable and go pick up your equipment. To end this, you must be 10ft away from living enemies and either at the location you entered Reload or at your Base, then incant "I return to the physical world." x2.
Available to	Archer, Curios, Monster (Gorgon)
Type	Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range	Self
Incantation	"Now I pause to go Reload" x5
Prerequisites	Cannot be used while there is a living enemy within 10ft.
Effects	Status Effect: Caster becomes Invulnerable and may move around to collect equipment that they own or have permission to collect. To end the effect, the caster must be at least 10ft away from living enemies and either at their base or the location where the effect began and declare "I return to the physical world." x2.
Other Details	The caster may freely seek and collect equipment outside the game boundaries. The caster must avoid influencing or obstructing combat and interactions between living players. Reload is intended to help players retrieve their equipment, particularly projectiles, without worry of counter-play. To that end, Reeves are encouraged to remove this effect from players who are unreasonably delaying their collection, their return, or are otherwise not adhering to the spirit of the effect.

Renew
Simple Summary	Renew: Incant "Thy boon and blessing shall be renewed" to restore someone's enchantment-granted Resistance or Ability with ♻20 or less.
Available to	Bard, Druid, Healer, Paladin, Curios, Monster (Unicorn)
Type	Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range	5ft (Other) - Bard, Druid, Healer, Paladin, Unicorn 5ft (Any) - Curios
Incantation	"Thy boon and blessing shall be renewed"
Prerequisites	Cannot be used while there are living enemies within 10ft.
Effects	Immediate Effect: Target declares and restores an effect or ability granted by an enchantment. That ability or effect must have a ♻ value that is no greater than ♻20.

Rescue
Simple Summary	Rescue: Incant "Live and fight another day for thou art rescued" to make the target Invulnerable, heal them, release them, and send them back to base.
Available to	Druid, Healer, Paladin, Scout, Warrior, Curios
Type	Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range	5ft (Other)
Incantation	"Live and fight another day for thou art rescued"
Effects	Immediate Effect: Target restores any wounds and removes any number of status effects. Secondary Status Effect: Target becomes Invulnerable and forced to move directly to their base. The target may end this effect any time they are at least 100ft away from living enemies by declaring "I return to the physical world" x2. This effect also ends immediately if they reach their base.
Reminder	This cannot remove Severed and does not affect players who are Cursed.

Shake It Off
Simple Summary	Shake It Off: Incant "I shall overcome" while under an enemy effect. After 10s, you're released from any number of effects. You can use this no matter what, unless you're dead or cursed.
Available to	Barbarian, Paladin, Warrior, Curios, Monster (Werewolf)
Type	Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range	Self
Incantation	"I shall overcome"
Prerequisites	Can only be used while affected by an enemy status effect.
Effects	Status Effect: After 10 seconds, the caster is affected as per Release.
Other Details	This ability can be used regardless of ability to cast, and will affect the caster unless they are Invulnerable, Cursed, or Dead

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Trivia

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