Homebrew Kobold (2024) Species Details
Some of the smallest draconic creatures in the multiverse, kobolds display their draconic ancestry in the glint of their scales and in their roars. Legends tell of the first kobolds emerging from the Underdark near the lairs of the earliest dragons. In some lands, kobolds serve chromatic or metallic dragons — even worshiping them as divine beings. In other places, kobolds know too well how dangerous those dragons can be and help others defend against draconic destruction.
Whatever their relationship to dragons, kobold scales tend to be rust colored, although the occasional kobold sports a scale color more akin to that of a chromatic or a metallic dragon. A kobold’s cry can express a range of emotion: anger, resolve, elation, fear, and more. Regardless of the emotion expressed, their cry resonates with draconic power.
Kobold (2024) Traits
As a Kobold, you have these special traits.Creature Type
You are Humanoid.
Size
Your Size is Small (about 2–3 feet tall).
Speed
Your Speed is 30 feet.
Darkvision
You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You discern colors in that darkness only as shades of gray.
Draconic Cry
As a bonus action, you let out a cry at your enemies within 10 feet of you. Until the start of your next turn, you and your allies have advantage on attack rolls against any of those enemies who could hear you. You can use this trait a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.
Kobold Legacy
You learn one cantrip from the sorcerer spell list, choosing Charisma, Intelligence, or Wisdom as the spellcasting ability for this cantrip.
Little Trapper
The kobold's long history of dwelling in dungeons and setting up a plethora of dangerous traps have made them rather skilled trap-setters. Kobolds gain advantage on any check made to set up a trap, whether it's premade or improvised.
Languages
Your character knows at least three languages: Common plus two languages you roll or choose from the Standard Languages table. Knowledge of a language means your character can communicate in it, read it, and write it. Your class and other features might also give you languages.
The Standard Languages table lists languages that are widespread on D&D worlds. Every player character knows Common, which originated in the planar metropolis of Sigil, the hub of the multiverse. The other standard languages originated with the first members of the most prominent species in the worlds of D&D and have since spread widely.
| 1d12 | Language | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| — | Common | Sigil |
| 1 | Common Sign Language | Sigil |
| 2 | Draconic | Dragons |
| 3-4 | Dwarvish | Dwarves |
| 5-6 | Elvish | Elves |
| 7 | Giant | Giants |
| 8 | Gnomish | Gnomish |
| 9 | Goblin | Goblinoids |
| 10-11 | Halfling | Halflings |
| 12 | Orc | Orcs |
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