Kobolds as PCs...Why?!

[Tequila Sunrise]

I don't know if this fad has passed, or if it existed prior or since the end of the 3e era, but help me out here...what exactly is the appeal? In terms of their in-game/rp situation, they're cannon fodder. The lowest of the low. They're like high school jock wanna-bes; they think they have a claim to fame because they're scaly like dragons, but even the dragons use them as trainable maggots. In terms of their mechanical situation...well in earlier editions they're blatantly inferior to literally everyone else. In 4e they're roughly balanced with other PC races, but still...meh.

Please, help me understand. I just don't get it.

TS

 

[GMforPowergamers]

Please, help me understand. I just don't get it.

TS

for my group it started in 2e...we just had this underdog thing...

 

[redwing]

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[Fallen Seraph]

Various reasons:

-They have memorable and fun characters, such as Deekin and Meepo.
-They are the underdog who manages to win
-They have humorous personalities and mannerisms
-They have especially from the video-games created a very concrete image for themselves, even down to a "voice" (I am willing to bet most people if they tried to talk like a Kobold would try to do something similar)
-Their cute

 

[the Jester]

Well, there's only been one kobold pc imc that I recall: Federico.

In my halfling campaign, Federico was the clan's dog. They'd adopted him as a young child after the halfling clan defeated (i.e. slew) the kobolds that were Feddie's family, and Mama Flapjacks, the halfling matron, took him in.

Federico was awesome. He was a sorcerer/bard/jester (homebrewed prc). He only had 1st level spells until he was like 8th level or something. He started off with a 1 Str score, and often had to have the halfling barbarian carry him when things got rough, like a thirty degree slope.

The entire group loved him. He was played for laughs and as a fun member of the party whose contributions were strange but awesome. The player did a great job rping him, and he was always a team player. Great character, never annoying once. We played that group for, oh, five years?

 

[Heckler]

And they're waaaay cooler than elves.

 

[Corsair]

how can you not love this face?

http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/MM35_gallery/MM35_PG161b.jpg

 

[the Jester]

I just made a quicklist in Youtube of stuff recommended in this thread, and random things with interesting names that I'm not familiar with that were linked from them.

Added 14 songs by groups named in the thread, plus one or two others (I especially like the name Arch Enemy for a band...)

 

[Aus_Snow]

Jester dude, mayhaps one of those little bastards slipped something into your ale. . .

They're like that, y'know.

 

[the Jester]

Jester dude, mayhaps one of those little bastards slipped something into your ale. . .

They're like that, y'know.

Hahaha, oh certainly.

I won't even state the obvious here...