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On their quest to find a Dragon Slayer sword in the deeper levels of the dungeon, Iarumas’s party is attacked by a group of bandits. Newbie adventurer Berkanan never expected to have to fight other humans, and for the first time, she tastes the true fear of death. Although they manage to fend the bandits off with the help of Garbage, Berkanan’s feeling of powerlessness continues to torment her…and to make matters worse, the party soon finds themselves under attack by wandering monsters!

To protect the nearby elven village, Goblin Slayer’s party ventures into the dark interior of the jungle, where a goblin nest lies. There, the find an ominous tower rising above the canopy… Fighting their way up and out will put their skills to the test—and when the face a mighty goblin shaman wielding devious sleep-inducing magic, even the most honorable and pious member of the party may be driven to forbidden, sacrilegious extremes!

“I…want to vanquish that red dragon.” In the dungeon, Iarumas and his party retrieve the remains of a large-framed girl, Berkanan. A novice mage, she ran into a fire dragon, an unexpected presence in the shallow floors of the dungeon, and her party was wiped out. In order to overcome her helplessness, Berkanan resolves to defeat this dragon, but her goal is still a long way off…

A high elf, a dwarf, and a lizardman walk into a bar...with a mission for Goblin Slayer! The revival of the dark gods has brought chaos to the lands, with an army of demons closing in on the horizon! However, Goblin Slayer's here for one job and one job only: slaying goblins. Can the new trio gain his trust and win him to their side before the end of the world as they know it...?

There's never a dull moment for Goblin Slayer, as this time, his enemy seeks to strike where it'll hurt him most-Cow Girl's farm! Though he's hopelessly outnumbered, Goblin Slayer prepares to make his final stand. Of course, he could ask his guild mates for help, but who would take on a request with such high risk for such a low reward? Will they rise to his call, or is this the end for Goblin Slayer...?!

A young priestess joins her first adventuring party but almost immediately encounters the most unspeakable horrors. Rescued by an enigmatic warrior called Goblin Slayer, she partners with her savior on his mission to exterminate all goblins-by any means necessary. When rumors of Goblin Slayer's feats begin circulating, there's no telling who might come calling next...

NOW YOU CAN ROLL THE DICE! The Four-Cornered World from the famous Goblin Slayer series springs to life like never before in this tabletop role-playing game. This book contains all the information you’ll need to create characters like Dwarf Shaman, High Elf Archer, or Lizard Priest and embark on thrilling quests for the Adventurers Guild. It also includes two premade scenarios for game masters to run with their players right away. With plenty of skills and spells for every adventuring persuasion and tons of new lore, there’s something for all soon-to-be heroes within these pages!

“Hey kid. When you’re done with these goblins, wanna head west with me?” Side by side with Elven swordswoman, Goblin Slayer ventures deeper into a dank cavern where a wicked wizard waits… His new master and temporary comrade has a date with her destined nemesis, but horrid cadaver puppets and goblins stand in her way—“Leave the corpse and the goblins to me. You go ahead and kill the wizard.”

The Goblin Slayer party launches a counterattack on the goblins that raided the adventurers’ training ground! Even in the tunnel system of his mortal foes, Goblin Slayer is never without a secret plan up his armored sleeve… Once the danger has passed, the crew decides to follow High Elf Archer to the elven village she calls home to attend a wedding…And how could Cow Girl and Guild Girl not come along for this journey when there’s romance in the air?!

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While Goblin Slayer is off hunting goblins, he encounters a mysterious elf fighter. For her own reasons, this blue-haired woman decides to join him on his hunts, and they work together. The payment? Training in the sword from this elf fighter. A standard adventure ends, giving way to days of hard training. When Goblin Slayer and his new acquaintance head for a cave that other adventurers have entered never to return, Chaos is waiting for them...

Solitaire’s latest stunt—filling the sky over Tokyo with a fleet of dirigibles—has the whole town talking, but no one is as shocked as Polka. Emblazoned across each airship is the emblem of the empire he served in his previous life. Could other vestiges of that world be crossing over into this one? However dear to him, the symbol of his homeland has apparently taken on a new meaning, and his connection to it places Polka in the thick of the conflict between Solitaire, the police, and a whole band of dangerous troublemakers! So much for a peaceful life!!

Goblin Slayer makes good on a promise to go on a "proper adventure," but it seems he has a one track mind, as always. He and his companions accept a quest from Sword Maiden that takes them deep into a labyrinthine sewer...

He does not let anyone roll the dice.A grudge match kicks off between Goblin Slayer and the goblin champion who thirsts for revenge. Barred from the use of fire, water, or poison, though, what secret weapon will Goblin Slayer use to dispatch his mortal foes this time? Will the great mystery of the ruins beneath the water be laid bare once and for all…?

The Harvest Festival draws near, and Goblin Slayer plans to celebrate by spending the morning with Cow Girl and the afternoon with Guild Girl. The Guild Hall’s bulletin board is free of goblin-slaying quests, and the city seems to be at peace. Nevertheless, Goblin Slayer feels something is amiss... On the day of the festival, how will he reply to what both women have to say? Within these pages lies the thrilling, stunning climax to Goblin Slayer’s...day off!

The Goblin Slayer party sets out for the elven village, after getting a wedding invitation from High Elf Archer! And with such an exciting event promised at the end of the adventure, it would be cruel to leave Cow Girl and Guild Girl behind! But bringing civilians along means deeper danger when goblins strike… Especially if the reports of a goblin seen riding atop an enormous beast near the elven village are true!

Spring has arrived, and Goblin Slayer's party is on the job guarding a vineyard as part of a goblin hunt. This vineyard happens to belong to the Temple of the Earth Mother where Priestess was raised, and one of the nuns most dear to her has become the subject of a disturbing rumor involving goblins...Priestess is anguished by the cruel whispers, and a hesitant Goblin Slayer comes to a decision-one that may involve shady characters who operate under cover of darkness!

HE DOES NOT LET ANYONE ROLL THE DICE. Summer is here, and Female Merchant pays Goblin Slayer and his party an unexpected visit at their usual tavern to make them a proposal. Her next trade route will take her through the vast eastern desert where goblins now run rampant, and she would like the party to escort her. They accept her request, and the group promptly sets out for the arid eastern borderlands with its different cultures, vicious traps, harsh climate, and shadowy desert figures. How will our heroes fare in this unforgiving foreign territory...?

THE DIE IS CAST.After his sister is brutally murdered during a goblin raid, a young boy swears vengeance upon the creatures who killed not only her but also the rest of his village. Five years later and now a novice adventurer, he is by chance reunited with his childhood friend, another survivor of the massacre. Despite his inexperience, crude battle gear, and low rank, the boy sets off alone on a mission to defeat a nest full of goblins-thus begins the origin story of how he came to be known as Goblin Slayer!

The die is cast. During one of his usual raids, the young man who has come to be known as Goblin Slayer discovers a ring that glows with a mysterious, fiery light. In his quest to identify it, he’s introduced to Arc Mage, an eccentric wizard who lives on the edge of town. She enlists Goblin Slayer’s help in revising the Monster Manual, a task the Guild has entrusted to her. It just so happens that the article she’s been assigned to write is about…goblins. Arc Mage and the young Goblin Slayer’s ongoing research takes them to the ends of the earth, where they eventually reach an ominous, dark tower…It’ll take some teamwork to get all the way to the top!

THE DIE IS CAST. Guild Girl summons Goblin Slayer to discuss his promotion—and introduces him to a beautiful woman in men’s clothing: the proctor who will oversee his exam! This colleague of hers doubts Goblin Slayer’s accomplishments, which consist entirely of slaying goblins, and she has come all the way from the capital to test him herself. Goblin Slayer soon ends up in an impromptu adventuring party with Examiner where he gets a glimpse of her spiked chain weapon and her history in the Dungeon of the Dead. Together, they hunt down a growing horde of goblins attacking a nearby village and plunge straight into the nest!

When the party happens to overhear two girls begging for help at the tavern, they decide to lend a hand.With these rookie adventurers in tow, they start heading toward the chamber within the Dungeon of the Dead where the rest of the girls’ party is awaiting rescue—only to find the scruffffy men lying in wait as well...

The party descends to the second floor of the Dungeon of the Dead for the first time to put an end to the newbie-hunters—the real scruffy men. But to even have the chance to fight these heinous creatures who have all but renounced their humanity and are capable of going toe-to-toe with the strongest adventurers in the Fortress City, they must find a way to conquer monsters that cannot be slain via conventional means...

The party has put down the scruffy men, ending once and for all the corrupted adventurers who had become the scourge of low-level Dungeon-delvers. These six heroes have no intention of resting on their laurels, though. Their quest is not one of money, fame, or mere good deeds—they intend to defeat the Dungeon of the Dead itself ! To do so, they must venture ever deeper, to the third floor, where a mysterious new threat awaits…!!

In the abyssal slumber of death, the past flicks by like the lights of a magic lantern… Down, down in the depths of the Dungeon of the Dead, in the innermost of the third floor, six heroes meet their match against frightful masked men. A sharp steel blade passes through a swordsman’s throat, and memories of his master through his dying mind…Is this the end of our heroes’ mission to defeat the Dungeon once and for all?!

Deep in the unexplored reaches of the dungeon, a corpse is discovered—one that shouldn’t exist. After Iarumas is resurrected, his memories of life before death are gone, and he spends his days delving into the dungeon to retrieve the bodies of dead adventurers. Can they be revived as well? Or will God reduce them to piles of ash on the altar? Either way, Iarumas collects his finder’s fee. And though his skills earn him some grudging respect, he’s also scorned for this cold, utilitarian attitude. The living keep their distance—Iarumas consorts primarily with the dead. That is, until he meets Garbage, a feral young swordswoman who’s the sole survivor of a massacred party. With Garbage by his side, Iarumas ventures deeper, scouring the dungeon for clues to his past, avoiding monsters, traps, and the inevitability of a permanent ashen demise.

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Goblin Slayer and his examiner infiltrate the goblin lord’s lair and attempt to save a girl being held hostage—but Goblin Slayer takes a nasty hit to the head in the process…!! Will the two of them be able to make it out, or will his promotion exam end in something far worse than failure?! Meanwhile, having stumbled into a legendary sunken city, Young Warrior’s party comes across a group of fearsome non-prayers carrying out a grotesque ritual. These rookies are clearly in way over their heads—but luckily for them, they’re fighting alongside someone who sees this sort of thing as a light warm-up…