Gribble Sootstep

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Small Humanoid (goblinoid, alchemist, limping), Chaotic Evil

Armor Class 13 (leather armor)

Hit Points 36 (8d6+8)

Speed 30 ft.

STR 8 (-1)

DEX 14 (+2)

CON 12 (+1)

INT 10 (+0)

WIS 12 (+1)

CHA 8 (-1)

Saving Throws Dex +4

Skills Stealth +6, Perception +4

Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14

Languages Common, Goblin

Challenge 3 (700 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2

Keen Senses. The goblin has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks relying on sight, hearing, or smell.

Alchemist's Mischief. The goblin's potions always misfire in unpredictable ways. When he uses or throws a potion, roll a d6 to determine the misfire outcome.

Actions

Multiattack. Gribble Sootstep makes two dagger attacks and one Bottled Misfire.

Dagger. Melee weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4+2) piercing damage.

Bottled Misfire. Ranged weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6+1) bludgeoning damage. A fragile bottle filled with bubbling alchemical brew. The moment it shatters on a surface or foe, its contents take the opposite effect of what was intended.

Environment Forest, Hill

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Lore & Description

Appearance

A squat goblin with a crooked limp and a patched cloak. One boot is cobbled from scraps, and a belt clinks with vials labeled in a hasty mess. His eyes glint with reckless curiosity as he cackles at the prospect of his latest 'misfire'.

Behavior & Origins

Gribble Sootstep longs to be a famous master alchemist, but his inventions are delightfully disastrous. He travels with a small gang of goblins, hawking potions that seem powerful—until they do the opposite of what the label promises. A wobbling limp marks him as a stubborn survivor of a past mishap, and his alchemical toolkit is a chaos of bubbling brews, cracked glass, and misdirection. Adventurers quickly learn to think twice before trusting a bottle Gribble hands them, for in his world the opposite of a cure is just as likely as the cure itself.

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Generation Info

Original prompt:
"A limping goblin alchemist whose potions work but always in the wrong way."

Created: Feb 2, 2026
Modified: May 22, 2026