Kobolds as Player Characters:

These creatures appear as small bi-pedal lizard

creatures with the nose of a dog. Known best for their
cunning trapmaking, their strength in numbers with
their pack tactics, whilst they are small, Kobolds are
dangerous to underestimate.

Kobold Traits: Kobold characters receive a number of

ability modifiers and features based on their race and
subrace.

Ability Score Increase: Your Dexterity score increases by

2

Age: Kobolds reach adulthood by age 14 and though the

life of a Kobold normally prevents it, they can live to be
over a century old.

Alignment: Kobolds live in clans, which tend to follow

leaders of great strength and power, most often an evil
dragon of some sort. As a result, kobolds are typically
lawful evil in allignment, but this is not always the case.
In the Faerun, sometime after the great plague of
Neverwinter setting, the Dripping Fang clan, led by a
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Kobold bard named Deekin Scalesinger became part of
the first human and kobold community in the realm.
Size: Kobolds are rarely any taller than 3 feet. They are
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any commonly eaten meat or vegetable matter raw
without hindrance, but can also easily stomach other
things as well. As a general rule, if a creature is made
of some form of flesh or vegetation, A kobold can eat
it. That is unless a creature has a spell-like ability or
power that could cause harm to the Kobold. For
example, a kobold would not want to try eating a Gas

small in size. Spore, given its death burst ability, or an ooze given the
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damage it causes to others on contact.

Speed: Though they are smaller in size, kobolds are still
quick on their feet, with a base movement speed of 30 Sub-Races:
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feet.
Languages: You can speak, read and write Common and
Draconic
Artisans: A reflection of their intelligence, Kobolds have
a greater potential for being civilised than would first
appear. Kobold society consists of a variety of different
roles based on the needs on the clan and some are quite
capable craftsmen with the potential to be much more
constructive than they usually are. Most clans however,
live in caves and utilise poor quality resources to achieve
the outcome needed. As a result, much of a Kobold
craftmans potential is lost. However, one thing Kobolds
always put a great deal of care and effort into crafting are
their traps, which are well known amongst adventurers to
be some of the most creative and deadly in existence.
You gain proficiency in one set of Artisans tools of your
choice. You gain advantage when using artisans tools for
the creation, maintenance and enabling of traps.
Iron Stomach: Though not all Kobolds have immune
systems as tough as the Cave Dwellers, they all have one
thing in common, that is their ability to eat almost any
food and not become sick as a result. They can consume
Kobolds as adventurers are typically rare, but those
who are a cut above the standard within their tribes,
typically fall into three main subcategory of Kobold,
the most common being the Cave Dweller, followed by
Urd and more recently, better known in the Faerun
setting, the Scalesinger.
These subraces often become powerful leaders within
their tribe eventually during their lives, but sometimes
to get there, some of them leave to see the world,
seeking adventure, sometimes returning as powerful
agents of change amongst their less travelled kin,
some of which are unaware of the world beyond their
cave walls.
Cave Dwellers:
The most common of the Kobolds, this is the majority, which
are known for their darkvision, who dwell in the caves and are
typically known for their pack tactics, trapmaking and their
strong immune systems.
Ability Score Increase: Your Constitution score increases by 1
Darkvision: You can see in dim light within 60ft of you
as if it were bright light, and in darkness a if it were
dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only
shades of grey.
Pack tactics: Cave dwellers in particular learn to
defend their caves as best they can through the use of
pack tactics. Whenever fighting the same enemy
within 5 feet of a Kobold companion, a Cave Dweller
Kobold gains advantage on its attacks.
Sunlight sensitivity: Cave Dweller Kobolds find
sunlight very overwhelming. They receive disadvan-
tage on attack roles whilst they fight in direct sunlight
or if their enemy is standing in direct sunlight.
Stong Immune System: Cave Dweller Kobolds really
live in appalling conditions that don't seem to phase
them, known to hide their eggs in steaming piles of
dragon dung, eat spoiled meat on a regular basis and
use poisons and other harmful substancesto enhance
their traps, Cave Dweller Kobolds have a natural
tolerance against disease and poisons. You gain
resistance against damage by non-magical poison and
disease.
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(Variant) Shallow Cave Dweller: An alternative, some
Cave Dwellers may live more in the open in shallow
caves on the ridges of hills and cliffs. As a result, they
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have developed differently to their cave dwelling
brethrin who often rely on the tight spaces of their
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caves to fight effectively with their pack tactics.
Instead whenever these Kobolds take the dash action,
they ignore difficult terrain. They also receive advan-
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tage on any Dexterity (Acrobatics) rolls relating to
climbing. However, these variants have neither
sunlight sensitivity, nor pack tactics, though they still
retain their darkvision and Strong Immune System
Features.
Urds:
Of all the Kobold subtypes, Urds often become the most
powerful within their tribes. Said to be blessed by
Tiamat, with superior maneuverability and strength,
Urds often become leaders of their tribes, despite the
significant jealousy they provoke from them.
Ability score increase: Your Strength score increases by
1 throw against fear effects.
Flight: You gain a flight speed equal to your base land
speed. Anything that either temporarily or permanent-
ly alters your base land speed also alters your flight
speed.
Survivor: Though they often end up as leaders of their
tribes, the road before an Urd is often rough, who often
finds itself unable to rely on its jealous kin. As a
result, Urds are used to having to venture out from
their communities to hunt for their own food. Fortu-
nately, due to the Kobolds natural dexterity combined
with the Urds wingspan, this is never a difficult task for
them. In any location where you can find at least small
insects, rodents or greater, you can automatically
provide yourself enough to eat every day. Additionally,
when eating in this way, in situations where water is
scarce, you only need half the required daily amount of
water, the other half, you get from your food. Perhaps
ironically, it is the way in which Urds are treated by
other Kobolds rather than their wings that often drives
them to becoming the fiercely independent leaders of
their tribe.
Scalesingers:
A rare variant of Kobold, the term is native to the
Faerun setting, referring originally to the famous
Kobold bard Deekin. His surname since his passing has
become something of a title, which is being more
frequently used as new generations of Kobold aspire to
be something more.
Whether the term Scalesinger is relevent in other
settings is unimportant compared to what it
represents. These kobolds are often different to their
brothers and are said to represent a potential in
Kobolds as the versatility that is often seen in Humans.
One defining feature about Scalesingers, is their love
of life, art, music fun and games.
Ability score increase: You increase one of your
mental ability scores by 1.
Creative Thinkers: One thing noticible about
Scalesingers is their ability to appreciate the finer
things in life. Whether they are particularly intelligent
or not, a Scalesinger typically has an interest in some
form of intellectual or creative pursuit, many are
musicians, some appreciate a good game. Contrary to
what many would believe, a Scalesinger does his best
to play fair and despises cheating in any game as it
detracts from the beauty of what it is. You gain
proficiency in a gaming set or a musical instrument of
your choice.
Brave: Idealistic, naive, stupid or loyal? Scalesinger
Kobolds will fight to the death against any foe of any
size or power. You gain advantage towards saving
Lucky: Much like Halflings, Scalesingers seem to be
able to turn the worst situations into successes.
Whenever a Scalesinger rolls a 1 on an ability check, a
save or a skill check, they may re-roll it.