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Kobolds. These ratty, lizardy little creatures are featured in countless D&D adventures. In editions of the past, they were even available as a playable race, allowing players to adventure out as these conniving little rascals. Here is my take on kobolds as a playable race for 5e, with two distinct subraces: the trap-obsessed kobolds of the warrens, and the urds, the flying kobolds blessed by Tiamat.

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January 25, 2016 10:08 am UTC
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Ok, so the winged kobolds are fine. They are more than fine. At-will flying at level 1 is a very powerful, potentially gamebreaking tool. Warren kobolds, however, have nothing to off-set that, and there is very little reason to ever choose warren kobold over urd. What's your thought about giving warren kobolds Pack Tactics to make them look more enticing? Personally I don't think it would make them in any way gamebreaking, since the kobold base race seems relatively weak (compared to PHB PC races).

Another thing. A curiosity, kobold base speed is 30ft. I know you're pulling it from Monster Manual, but other Small PC races have base speed of 25ft. Just a thought.

Lastly, I want to try and implant a thought in your head. Namely, a third subrace option. Dragonwrought kobold, with scales the colour of their dragon ancestor, resistance to the corresponding damage, and maybe an extra cantrip or something. Just an idea, use it or not as you see fit. (I was going to put one in my kobold guide,...See more
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Taylor K January 25, 2016 2:22 pm UTC
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I would agree that Warren kobold is underwhelming as it is right now compared to the Urd, but I don't think that a flying speed is gamebreaking. Aarokochra have it and they're way stronger than the kobolds presented here, and that's official WOTC stuff.
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Ricky G January 25, 2016 4:33 pm UTC
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I would never give a player race pack tactics. It's simply too powerful to have all the time, and in limited form it feels too weak. It's a feature that I've never seen a solid middle ground for. I did have an idea for allowing them to use the Help action as a bonus action against a creature when an ally is within 5 feet of the same creature, but that overlaps with the Mastermind rogue subclass' crowning feature.

Kobolds having 30ft speed is a race feature. As a player race, they've never had a speed penalty.

I originally did have dragonwrought kobolds as a subrace, but as they are from a 3.5e splat book and don't have much foundation in 5e lore yet, I've decided not to have them yet. I may add them in at some point.
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steve E March 05, 2016 11:20 pm UTC
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don't know if this is "canonical" or not but in the tyranny of Dragons online comics Kobolds have different colored skin in the colors of chromatic dragons.
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