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let me list the pros and cons of each
Club
+costs nothing
+needs only 1 feat
+Allows for secondary weapon choices due to being str based
-Forces the goblin to run a balanced stat build to get the strength required for power attack
Dogslicer
+Plays to the goblins strengths that being high dex
-Pretty much limited to that weapon
-Requires at least 2 feats to function
So which would you go with?
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That answer is going to depend entirely on what your concept is. What class do you want to play? How much of the goblin's identity is tied to his weapon? How important is his martial capacity?
I like leaning into race flavored options, so I might choose the dog slicer, but it all depends on the above questions.
Fire bomber alchemist. Essentially a pyromaniac thst loves to light their weapon on fire and breath fire out of their mouths
As a person who has played a strength based goblin character, I fully support building around a more balanced ability score spread. The goblin already has enough going for them in the stealth and dexterity department that having slightly higher than average scores in the things they get racial bonuses towards isn't going to be that big of a deal. Instead of being THE BEST at stealth, you just easily keep pace with the other dexterous characters.
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If he's going to focus on fighting with weapons aflame, club makes more visual sense, and having the option to have other weapon choices is a good call.
If, however, the flaming weapon is just meant to be coequal or complimentary to his flame spitting (and bombs?), then I personally lean towards the race thematic feel of the dog slicer. What 2 feats does it need, btw?
Pure mechanics wise, the club, with back up weapons, is likely the better mechanical/tactical choice.
Weapon finesse and piranha strike
What feat do you need for the club, isn't it already a simple weapon?Power attack
Furious Focus might be a good one for you as well, as soon as you can meet the requirements.
If you're going to use a 1H simple weapon a morningstar does a point more damage on average, another damage type and is basically just a spiked club. And you might actually find one in random magic loot.
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How about Torch Bearer(or Firebrand)? Its a light weapon, that does the same damage as a light mace (which is the same as a club) plus 1 point of fire and no penalty for improvised weapon. It's light(in multiple ways I suppose), so Piranha Strike would apply though you need Weapon Finesse still.
There is even an archetype that has something to do with torches. Blazing Torchbearer. Its not amazing, but does have a 1/day no-save Blind for 1 round. The level 4 ability is also not limited per day, and catching on fire is a DC that doesn't scale well.
I've thought about it and 1 i dont know if the flame damage stacks with the damage from fire brand(The discovery not the feat) and 2 dont you need to actually light the thing before hand?
Having a lit torch in hand isn't that hard in many situations. The bigger problem is that it isn't a magic item and never will be.
Why not a Horsechopper? Reach, trip, not fragile, no need for Finesse, more damage than a club.
There is a feat that allows you to use a torch as a weapon.
the description of torch allows you to use it as a weapon.....