Topic: Stone Shoed Goblins

[David Johansen]

I recently discovered that the goblins in George MacDonald's The Princess and the Goblin have very tender feet and their queen wears stone shoes.  I always wondered where this bit of Rolemaster lore originated from so I thought I'd share.  I'd read MacDonald's Phantasies in A Treasury of Fantasy, and the humble knight in tarnished armor is a recurring theme in my games, but wasn't aware he'd written other things.

[Peter R]

Funnily enough I had never noticed that bit of lore until a couple of weeks ago when I used goblins as the villain for the first time in years!

[yammahoper]

In Underground Races stone clogs are standard. Great book.

[David Johansen]

In the story the young hero defeats armed goblins by stomping on their feet.

Now I just have to figure out where the GURPS Merchant / Wanderer Goblins come from.  There's a hint in the first version of GURPS Fantasy, a throw away line about those who have access to a complete history of Goblins and I've been wondering for nearly thirty years.