Big, tough goblins that love to fight, bugbears dominate their smaller goblin kin, and are the champions, picked guards, and muscle for their more clever hobgoblin kin. Bugbears take whatever they want and bully others into doing their work. They hunt for food, eating any creature they can kill, including other goblins. Bugbears stand between 7 and 8 feet tall and weigh in as the largest and burliest of the goblins at 500 pounds. Bugbears are surprisingly sneaky for their size. They sometimes send out their smaller kin to lead overeager adventurers into a trap. If they can’t achieve surprise, bugbears look for chances to flank their foes. Instinct: To bully or eat the weak

• Dominates lesser goblins
• Ambush or flank