GX.Sigma
Adventurer
Kobolds like making traps. Kobolds don't have to be good at making traps.They love devious and cruel traps, yet most of them have clawlike hands that don't really look capable of deft and nuanced movements that trap building might call for.
Yeah, I think Jon's way off-base. Kobolds have had a relatively consistent look from 2e thru 4e with only minor updates each time. Making a drastic change would ruin that. If anything, bring elements of the older ones into the design.
And you shouldn't give them a prehensile tail just because the art director thinks prehensile tails are cool.