When using a Goblin Fanatic you need to complete at least 3 moves before you can activate another player.
(took me my first game and a lot of frustration to realise this).

In my last game my fanatic failed his precarious position roll and jumped into a pit.
OK you might say - he's only a goblin - but in this case he had not completed 3 moves
AND the game would not let me activate any other player.

So clock just runs down until I turned over.