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Your world isn't broken—it just needs more life.
In this episode of Goblin Salvage Rites, we dig into why some tabletop RPG settings feel hollow or artificial, and how to fill them with the messy, beautiful chaos of real life. From forgotten alleyways to noisy marketplaces, we're talking about the subtle details that make players feel like they're actually there.

Whether you're a forever GM, a first-time worldbuilder, or just someone obsessed with weird fantasy economies, this one's for you.

🧠 Let's salvage something awesome!

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00:00 - Intro & What Is "Well-Built" Worldbuilding?
02:00 - Iconic Goblins & Patreon Setting Reveal
04:45 - Actual Play Recap: Kingmaker & Blood Lords
12:00 - Using Geb as a Worldbuilding Case Study
14:30 - Hard Worldbuilding vs. Soft Worldbuilding
26:50 - Cutaways, Character Knowledge & Story Control
40:00 - The White Glove Society & Living Lore
54:00 - Hexcrawls, Survival Stories & Player Buy-In
1:08:00 - Ravenloft & The 3 Worldbuilding Spectrums
1:18:00 - Final Thoughts & Goblin Worldbuilding Philosophy

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Rival Academies is here! We do our best to cover all the Player options, but here are just too many!

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Pathfinder Player Core 2 Is Here! We just got our hands on the PDF a few days ago so here is our first take! we plan on making a few more videos on the book later. 

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0:00 Intro
4:20 What we played
11:06 Main topic PC2

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This week we talk about the Hexploration sub-system. Why even use it? how can we make it better?

Hexploration  Archives link: https://2e.aonprd.com/Rules.aspx?ID=1265&NoRedirect=1

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0:00 Intro
2:28 What we played
24:20 Main Topic

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Hey there, goblins! Today we are trying something new, we both made a party of 4 PCs using inspiration from Howl of the Wild. Erik made a party for his Edgewatch game and Robert made a Party for his kingmaker game. Tell us what you think about this format in the commments!


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0:00 - Intro
4:50 - What we played
13:03 - Robert's Party
50:40 - Erik's Party

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Hey there, goblins! Howl of the Wild just dropped, Erik and Robert are diving into each of the ancestry options.


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Hey there, goblins! Howl of the Wild just dropped, Erik and Robert have been pouring over the pdf! This is a new Pathfinder Second Edition expansion book that has a whole bunch of new ancestries, class options, items, monsters and more!

These are the 10+ most exiting things from the book that we think your going to love!

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0:00 Intro
3:25 Robert Asks for feedback
5:36 What we played
19:23 Main Topic

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Hey there, goblins! This week, we're diving into the Stamina Sub system! What is it useful for? What kind of game does it make? How does it work?

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On this Episode Erik and Robert talk about the victory point subsystem, the basis for many other subsystems shown in the GM Core. It is the foundation of allot of game design found in PF2e. We break down the system and show you ways to use it in your Pathfinder 2e games!


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Hey there, goblins! This week, we're diving deep into the world of Pathfinder 2e to cover the new Monster Core! 

These are the 10+ most exiting things from the book that we think your going to love!

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