u/Ostrava_Alant

Something I noticed while reading the Year One manga is how often others mention how much of a natural Scout or Ranger he is, and how he always responds dismissive about that.

With his conversation with the Examiner specifically it came off to me that Goblin Slayer has been trying to be something he is not in order to be the greatest threat to Goblins possible. And by doing that he may be Squandering his Potential as an adventurer.

With his skills at Tracking, Stealth, Trap Making, and most noticeably Ranged combat, he really does feel way more like a ranger. His throwing skills alone are so good even when he was a Steel rank that far more experienced characters are impressed by it, honestly he seems more deadly at range than in melee.

What do you guys think? Is Goblin Slayer sacrificing his potential to be the best at killing Goblins? How do you think he would have turned out if he pursued his strengths?

I made Goblin Slayer as he was at the start of Year One in the official Goblin Slayer TRPG!

Let me go over the decisions I made on each step of the process!

For Race obviously I picked Human. (Giving him Encumbered Action and Throwing Weapons as Adventerer skills. And Long distance movement as a General Skill)

For Ability Scores I did not roll for them, instead I used the fixed Values for the Human Race. Now there is an extra point you can increase to your primary and I chose Technique for his diligent training.

After that was History.

For Origin I picked Hunter. This was easy as it has been said multiple times that Goblin Slayers father was a hunter and that he picked up some knowledge from him and his sister.

(This gave him the Ranger Class)

For past I picked Orphan. Again pretty easy since after the tragic Goblin attack he was left with no family at a young age. Though I could also understand choosing Destitute.

(Orphan gave him the Perseverance Skill)

And for Encounter I picked Friend for Cow Girl.

For Status I used the standard 5, 7, 9 instead of rolling. 9 went to life force, 7 went to Movement Speed, and 5 went to Spell uses.

CLASSES: 1 LEVEL FIGHTER, 1 LEVEL RANGER

For the classes I wanted to be as true to the manga as possible and in the images above it was very clear he had muti-classed in fighter and ranger. Now since his origin already gave him the Ranger class I only need to spend 1,000 exp on getting the fighter class. This means that even though I have enough exp to keep growing I decided to stop for accuracy.

Now if you wanted to spend the rest of the EXP I would recommend a level in Scout as many people who meet Goblin Slayer recognize that his talents and skills draw him to be a natural as a Scout. And use the last of the exp to level up Ranger.

I also used the 10 Advancement Points you get on the two standard skills for any Adevnturer. Anticipate and Hardiness.

Felt like those fit him well as is but you could pick others instead like Alert or Parry.

For equipment I went as close to the shopping scene in chapter 2 of year one as possible, luckily it was just the first recommended set for any fighter.

\-Shortsword

\-Leather Armor

\-Round Shield

\-Healing Potion

And there you go! Goblin Slayer as depicted in the first few chapters of Year One! Hope you guys find this useful or fun! Let me know if you want to see other characters made in the TRPG!

Out of the characters in the main series or spin offs, which one would you most like to see in the future?

Personally I think it would be cool to see Fighter come back! Mostly as a way to advance Priestess as a character, how would see feel meeting the only surviving member of her original party? I know see thinks about her rookie team often and even keeps tabs on Fighter but actually talking with her is a whole other thing and I think it could really have a strong effect on her.

And It would just be nice to see how she is doing. Whether she is back to being an adventurer, teaching others her martial arts like her father, or doing her own thing.

But that's just my top pick personally! There are so many other characters I would love to see again! Which one would you choose to return?