Leprechauns are entirely unrelated to kobolds: Leprechauns come from Irish mythology while kobolds come from Germanic myth. They're not particularly similar: kobolds were house spirits that could provide helpful chores in exchange for food and good treatment, leprechauns were solitary pranksters- the association with rainbows and green Elizabethan clothing is a modern invention. Leprechauns have appeared a few times in D&D over the years, but never to my knowledge as a player character option, only as a monster.
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Find your own truth, choose your enemies carefully, and never deal with a dragon.
"Canon" is what's factual to D&D lore. "Cannon" is what you're going to be shot with if you keep getting the word wrong.
Leprechauns are entirely unrelated to kobolds: Leprechauns come from Irish mythology while kobolds come from Germanic myth. They're not particularly similar: kobolds were house spirits that could provide helpful chores in exchange for food and good treatment, leprechauns were solitary pranksters- the association with rainbows and green Elizabethan clothing is a modern invention. Leprechauns have appeared a few times in D&D over the years, but never to my knowledge as a player character option, only as a monster.
Ah ok, because i am from german and Leprechauns are often translated as irish Kobold in german it may coused me a confusion (it was very effective). The german kobold is also a prankster not to be confused with the Heinzelmännchen who are helpful hausspirits. The most famous Kobold in germany is the Pumukel. Also if a Kobold in german mythe is captured in some kind of trap, they are often bound to serve the person that freed them from it.
Leprechauns are entirely unrelated to kobolds: Leprechauns come from Irish mythology while kobolds come from Germanic myth. They're not particularly similar: kobolds were house spirits that could provide helpful chores in exchange for food and good treatment, leprechauns were solitary pranksters- the association with rainbows and green Elizabethan clothing is a modern invention. Leprechauns have appeared a few times in D&D over the years, but never to my knowledge as a player character option, only as a monster.
That version of Kobolds sounds like the creature known as Brownies
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Once made Maxwell's Silver Hammer come down upon Strahd's head to make sure he was dead.
Always study & sharpen philosophical razors. They save a lot of trouble.
Leprechauns are entirely unrelated to kobolds: Leprechauns come from Irish mythology while kobolds come from Germanic myth. They're not particularly similar: kobolds were house spirits that could provide helpful chores in exchange for food and good treatment, leprechauns were solitary pranksters- the association with rainbows and green Elizabethan clothing is a modern invention. Leprechauns have appeared a few times in D&D over the years, but never to my knowledge as a player character option, only as a monster.
Find your own truth, choose your enemies carefully, and never deal with a dragon.
"Canon" is what's factual to D&D lore. "Cannon" is what you're going to be shot with if you keep getting the word wrong.
Ah ok, because i am from german and Leprechauns are often translated as irish Kobold in german it may coused me a confusion (it was very effective). The german kobold is also a prankster not to be confused with the Heinzelmännchen who are helpful hausspirits. The most famous Kobold in germany is the Pumukel. Also if a Kobold in german mythe is captured in some kind of trap, they are often bound to serve the person that freed them from it.
That version of Kobolds sounds like the creature known as Brownies
DM, player & homebrewer(Current homebrew project is an unofficial conversion of SBURB/SGRUB from Homestuck into DND 5e)
Once made Maxwell's Silver Hammer come down upon Strahd's head to make sure he was dead.
Always study & sharpen philosophical razors. They save a lot of trouble.
Does it? I don’t think I’d come across that (and I’m from the UK too).