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3 | ''Hobgoblin'' is a 1981 Problem Novel, as in "based on a social problem". It's not a brand name. It was written by John Coyne which follows Scott Gardiner, a player of "Hobgoblin", an Irish-themed RolePlayingGame as he deals with the death of his father, his mother's new job documenting the history of Ballycastle, and dealing with a new school. |
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8 | * BigBad: [[spoiler:Fergus]]. |
9 | * TheBlacksmith: Conor's role at Ballycastle is to restore the items therein including the weaponry. |
10 | * BrokenAesop: The epilogue of the story implies that Scott's obsession with Hobgoblin was a childish thing which he's since put aside upon starting college. On the other hand, it was skills associated with the game that let him [[spoiler:fend off Fergus when he returns and goes on a killing spree]]. |
11 | * TheDragon: Conor. |
12 | * JerkJock: Borgus and his crew. |
13 | * KnightInSourArmor: Scott doesn't so much want to save the high-schoolers as that he's less than sane at that point. |
14 | * LonersAreFreaks: Played with to some degree. Scott wants little to do with the town of Flat Rock and it's portrayed as unhealthy. However, they wanted nothing to do with him either. |
15 | * NotQuiteDead:[[spoiler:Fergus]] |
16 | * RippedFromTheHeadlines: The book was put out at the same as ''Film/MazesAndMonsters'' to ride upon the Moral Panic of the Egbert incident. |
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