Kobold (D&D Homebrew)

This article is dedicated to homebrew content regarding Kobolds.
==5th Editon==
==Basic Dungeons and Dragons==
Basic Dungeons and Dragons doesn't go into a lot of detail regarding Kobolds. It gives enough to feature them and establishes that they have a tribal government with tribes consisting of up to 60 members. It has their alignment as Chaotic, states they hate Gnomes, and that they are evil beings. They have Infravision (Infra-Red sight) rather than the Dark Vision of latter editions. They live underground and prefer to ambush opponents.
===How does the Chief come to power?===
Being Chaotic (and Evil) it's safe to assume that, given the HP of the Chieftain the Kobolds are ruled by the biggest of them who gained power through force with others in the tribe willing to- should they ever match the chieftain's size- take that power for themselves. Chaos favors change, and evil favors the self over others- so the Chieftain is a big bully who bosses the tribe around for self benefit. Being chaotic beings the tribe would like to be free of the Chieftain's tyranny but each willing to impose that same tyranny on the others if it meant living as well as the current Chieftain. There isn't any real law so much as 'might makes right'- big person pushes little ones around.
=== Alignment ===
Kobolds in Basic are stated to be Chaotic creatures though as with anything a DM can modify the alignment. They are often depicted as either slaves or tyrant ruled tribals. The chief tends to have multiple females in their chamber with other males and females living in a common area (BD2). The society seems a bit like that of a rat population with an alpha male having dominance over the group dwelling horde. Some may find these as indicators of a Lawful Evil government and indeed, latter editions changed Kobolds from beings of a Chaotic alignment to beings of a Lawful (though evil) alignment. Their hatred for Gnomes is part of their Evil though fear is too- fear leading to hate of anyone who is not a Kobold.
===Why do they Hate Gnomes?===
It's not stated in Basic Dungeons and Dragons why the Kobolds hate Gnomes and thus it's up to a DM to come up with a reason- which could be mindless bigotry but a good story is more entertaining.
=== Kobold Player Characters ===
Being a Basic Dungeons and Dragon's Kobold certainly means having the lowest hit points of any other player character. A Level 0 Kobold being equivalent to the standard Kobold of Basic and thus having 1/2 a d6 in HP. The Kobold class would have Infrared vision. DM's may decide to give the Kobold some thief abilities with Dexterity as the prime requisite for the class. Kobold player characters if chaotic might be former slaves who value their freedom more then loyalty to the rest of the party; except other Kobolds. That is assuming the lore of the world is close to that of basic D&D. As with other player characters Level 9 to 10 should see a Kobold player character gain leadership over a stronghold if expert rules are applied to one's game. In the Kobold case it would be leadership over a tribe, the equivalent of a chieftain.Category:D&D
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