Editing Hobgoblin (section)

===Kingdoms of Kalamar===
Hobgoblins got a major promotion as one of the core playable races in [[Kingdoms of Kalamar]]. Unfortunately, as KoK was written for 3.0 by a bunch of hacks who somehow thought that 3e would take all the "warriors dominate at low levels" elements of [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] and turn this into flat-out [[Fighter]] supremacy instead of doubling down on [[Linear Warriors, Quadratic Wizards]], their stats are generally regarded as being really crap.

The Tellene Hobgoblin first appeared as PC option in the KoK Player's Guide, where they were largely identical to the 3.0 hobgoblin... save for the fact they got a new +2 racial bonus to Listen & Spot checks, and that they escaped the +1 [[Level Adjustment]] by suffering a -2 penalty to ''all three mental stats''.

Tellene Hobgobs subsequently got their own racial [[splatbook]] which offered up five different subraces to play as... are they any better than the original? Well...

;Krangi
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::+2 Dexterity, +2 Constitution, -2 Intelligence, -2 Wisdom, -2 Charisma
::Medium Size
::Base speed 30 feet
::Darkvision 60 feet
::+2 racial bonus to Listen and Spot checks.
::Racial Weapon Proficiency: Proficient in the use of Short Sword, Halfspear, Longsword, Dagger, Crossbow, and Javelin.
::Racial Armor Proficiency: Proficient in the use of Light Armor and Medium Armor.
::[[Favored Class]]: [[Fighter]]
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;Kargi
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::+2 Dexterity, +2 Constitution, -2 Intelligence, -2 Wisdom, -2 Charisma
::Medium Size
::Base speed 30 feet
::Darkvision 60 feet
::+2 racial bonus to Listen and Spot checks.
::+4 racial bonus to Hide checks.
::[[Favored Class]]: [[Fighter]]
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;Kors
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::+2 Dexterity, +2 Constitution, -2 Intelligence, -2 Wisdom, -2 Charisma
::Medium Size
::Base speed 30 feet
::Darkvision 60 feet
::+2 racial bonus to Appraise checks dealing with armor, weapons, and raw metals.
::+4 racial bonus to Hide checks.
::[[Favored Class]]: [[Fighter]]
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;Dazlak
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::+2 Dexterity, +2 Constitution, -2 Strength, -2 Intelligence
::Medium Size
::Base speed 30 feet
::Darkvision 120 feet
::+2 racial bonus to Survival checks in Desert environments.
::Energy Efficient: A Dazlak requires only half the amount of food and water to survive that a human does, and can operate for 48 continuous hours without penalty
::[[Favored Class]]: [[Fighter]]
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::+2 Strength, +2 Constitution, -2 Dexterity, -2 Intelligence
::Medium Size
::Base speed 30 feet
::Low-light Vision
::+2 racial bonus to Listen, Spot and Search checks.
::+2 racial bonus to Survival checks made to deal with the weather.
::[[Favored Class]]: [[Fighter]]
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Tellene is also home to the [[Half-Hobgoblin]], who is at least competing with the [[Half-Orc]] for "crappiest racial stats of 3e".