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CommonCombat level 3Goblinoid

Goblin Archer

A goblin armed with a crude slingshot.

This scrawny goblin has fashioned a slingshot from driftwood and twine. Its stones are whatever the tide left on the beach, but they can still draw blood. It tries to keep its distance, pelting targets from afar before they can close the gap.

Stats

Hitpoints
20
Melee attack
2
Magic attack
0
Ranged attack
6
Attack speed
0.9
Attack range
12 m
Defences
Slash defence
1
Stab defence
1
Crush defence
1
Ranged defence
2
Magic resistance
1
Poise
100
Movement & awareness
Move speed
5 m/s
Movement speed
3.2 m/s
Aggro range
10 m
Leash range
25 m

Abilities

2
Sling StoneRangedUnparryableweight 85

A river stone let fly from a driftwood slingshot.

Damage
84% of attack
Range
12 m
Projectile
Drag
0
Gravity
9.81
Max Range
16
Piercing
no
Speed
22
Type
stone
Desperate ShoveCrushweight 15

A panicked backhand when enemies get too close.

Damage
100% of attack
Range
0.95 m
Cooldown
3 s

How it fights

Behaviour
Ranged Kite
Patrol
Wander · 5 m
Aggressive on sight
Yes
Ability preference
AbilityWeightShare
Sling Stone8585%
Desperate Shove1515%

Drops

Rolls on Goblin Archer Drops, shared with 2 other creatures.

Guaranteed1 roll · all
DropQuantityWeightChance
Bones1——
Arrows1 roll · weighted
DropQuantityWeightChance
Nothing—2020%
Crude Arrow3–108080%
Currency1 roll · weighted
DropQuantityWeightChance
Nothing—2525%
Gold5–207575%
Main Drops1 roll · weighted
DropQuantityWeightChance
Nothing—5555%
Crude Shortbow12020%
Leather Scraps1–41515%
Bowstring11010%

Movement & spawning

Spawn
Max Instances
3
Respawn Time
25
Respawn Variance
5
Spawn Animation
spawn_rise
Spawn Sound
sfx/creatures/goblin/spawn

Sounds

Aggro
sfx/creatures/goblin/aggro
Ambient
sfx/creatures/goblin/idle
Attack
sfx/creatures/goblin/bow_release
Death
sfx/creatures/goblin/death
Footsteps
sfx/footsteps/light_leather
Hurt
sfx/creatures/goblin/hurt

Referenced by

2
Venery · 1
Full catalogue record32 fields · straight from the content catalogue
Abilities
Inline
  1. Ability Ref
    —
    Active Frames
    none
    Animation
    attack_bow
    Base Damage
    84
    Cast Time
    —
    Channel Duration
    —
    Channeled
    —
    Condition
    —
    Cooldown
    —
    Cooldown Ms
    —
    Damage
    —
    Damage Shape
    —
    Damage Type
    ranged
    Description
    A river stone let fly from a driftwood slingshot.
    Effects
    none
    Hitbox
    —
    Hurtbox Shapes
    none
    Id
    Sling Stone
    Name
    Sling Stone
    Parryable
    no
    Priority
    1
    Projectile
    Drag
    0
    Gravity
    9.81
    Max Range
    16
    Piercing
    no
    Speed
    22
    Type
    stone
    Range
    12
    Root Motion
    —
    Sound
    sfx/creatures/goblin/bow_release
    Telegraph
    —
    Timeline
    —
    Timing
    Active Ms
    50
    Recovery Ms
    550
    Startup Ms
    250
  2. Ability Ref
    —
    Active Frames
    none
    Animation
    attack_kick
    Base Damage
    100
    Cast Time
    —
    Channel Duration
    —
    Channeled
    —
    Condition
    —
    Cooldown
    —
    Cooldown Ms
    3,000
    Damage
    —
    Damage Shape
    —
    Damage Type
    crush
    Description
    A panicked backhand when enemies get too close.
    Effects
    none
    Hitbox
    Range M
    0.95
    Width Degrees
    130
    Hurtbox Shapes
    none
    Id
    Desperate Shove
    Name
    Desperate Shove
    Parryable
    yes
    Priority
    1
    Projectile
    —
    Range
    0.95
    Root Motion
    —
    Sound
    sfx/creatures/goblin/attack
    Telegraph
    —
    Timeline
    —
    Timing
    Active Ms
    130
    Recovery Ms
    417
    Startup Ms
    170
Refs
none
Aggression
—
Ai
Ability Conditions
Creature Tutorial Goblin Kick
Condition
distance_to_target < 3
Priority
15
Ability Weights
Creature Tutorial Arrow Shot
85
Creature Tutorial Goblin Kick
15
Behavior Overrides
Aggro On Sight
yes
Auto Heal
—
Call For Help
no
Flee At Hp Percent
0
Heal Delay
—
Help Range
—
Show Damage Numbers
—
Track Dps
—
Behavior Tree
Ranged Kite
Disengage After Secs
—
Evasion
—
Patrol
Radius
5
Type
wander
Waypoints
none
Pursuit
—
Audio
Aggro
sfx/creatures/goblin/aggro
Ambient
sfx/creatures/goblin/idle
Attack
sfx/creatures/goblin/bow_release
Death
sfx/creatures/goblin/death
Footsteps
sfx/footsteps/light_leather
Hurt
sfx/creatures/goblin/hurt
Behavior Tree
—
Category
common
Combat Level
3
Description
A goblin armed with a crude slingshot.
Examine
This scrawny goblin has fashioned a slingshot from driftwood and twine. Its stones are whatever the tide left on the beach, but they can still draw blood. It tries to keep its distance, pelting targets from afar before they can close the gap.
Fish
—
Hitbox
Height
1.3
Offset
—
Radius
0.23
Shape
capsule
Icon
icons/creatures/goblin_archer
Id
Goblin Archer
Impact
Mass Scale
—
Material
flesh
Residue
blood
Verb
none
Inheritance
—
Loot
Loot Table
Goblin Archer Drops
Xp Rewards
Combat
0
Hp
0
Skills
none
Venery
6
Loot Table
—
Mechanics
none
Metadata
Added Version
0.1.0
Notes
Weaker tutorial version of the goblin archer (combat level 3 vs 8). Reduced HP, ranged attack, and defenses for new players. No poison arrows — keeps the encounter simple. Teaches players how to deal with ranged enemies and close gaps. Does not call for help.
Tags
humanoid, ranged, kiter, tutorial
Venery Category
goblinoid
Zone
tutorial_island
Model
models/creatures/humanoid/goblin
Movement
—
Name
Goblin Archer
Phases
—
Recovery
—
Resistances
—
Respawn
—
Spawn
Max Instances
3
Respawn Time
25
Respawn Variance
5
Spawn Animation
spawn_rise
Spawn Sound
sfx/creatures/goblin/spawn
Stats
Aggro Range
10
Attack
2
Attack Range
12
Attack Speed
0.9
Crush Defense
1
Immunities
none
Leash Range
25
Magic Attack
0
Magic Resistance
1
Max Hp
20
Move Speed
5
Movement Speed
3.2
Poise
100
Ranged Attack
6
Ranged Defense
2
Slash Defense
1
Stab Defense
1
Status Immunities
—
Variation
—
Visuals
Animations
Attack Bow
ShootSlingshot
Attack Bow Special
ShootSlingshot
Attack Kick
Attack1Daggers
Basic Attack
ShootSlingshot
Combat Idle
IdleAimSlingshot
Death
DeathSlingshot
Hit
GetHitSlingshot
Idle
IdleSlingshot
Idle Alt
IdleSlingshot
Run Forward
RunSlingshot
Stagger
GetHitSlingshot
Strafe Left
StrafeLeftSlingshot
Strafe Right
StrafeRightSlingshot
Walk Backward
WalkBackwardsSlingshot
Walk Forward
WalkNormalSlingshot
Appearance
—
Boss Bar
—
Lock Target Height
0.8
Nameplate Height
1.6
Parts
Body, Slingshot, Stone
Pitch To Velocity
—
Scene
res://entities/creature/types/goblin.tscn
Xp Rewards
—
Designer's note

Weaker tutorial version of the goblin archer (combat level 3 vs 8). Reduced HP, ranged attack, and defenses for new players. No poison arrows — keeps the encounter simple. Teaches players how to deal with ranged enemies and close gaps. Does not call for help.

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