Goblin Marshals are captains of goblin raiding parties.
Description[]
Goblin marshals are slightly larger than regular goblins and appear to wield larger axes, wear heavier armor, and carry no shield compared to regular goblins. In actuality, they actually are equipped with the same battle axes and small shields and have the same armor class as regular goblins. They do, however, have much higher Strength.
Since they are not proficient with their battle axes, and are trained in the fighter class, goblin marshals suffer a +2 THAC0 penalty, but their Strength bonus slightly offsets this, making their effective THAC0 21.
Encounters[]
Goblin marshals are only encountered in the main area of Kuldahar Pass and its adjacent canyon to the north. You will encounter only a couple overall on Core Rules, but a half dozen on Hard and ten on Insane. Goblin marshals will also occasionally interrupt rests attempted in either area of the Kuldahar Pass.