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Message: <blockquote data-quote="themilkman" data-source="post: 4081920" data-attributes="member: 60908">This problem was easily cleared up by our DM.  The key is the "otherwise indistinguishable" part.  If the DM tells you that the minions look the same as the other kobolds, then I agree that there is something wrong.  Ours was pretty straightforward about saying, "These guys over here, with the slings, look a lot scrawnier than the other ones.  Their armor is in bad shape and it looks like they haven't eaten in a while."  Whereas the soldiers were more along the lines of, "These kobold is burly, for a kobold, with thick armor, a sharp spear.  Each kobold soldier has a collection of small kobold skulls hanging from their belt."  So when the little guys go down in one hit, and the bigger guys need more attention, it makes sense.I don't know how it will work with higher levels.  I'm sure the DM can explain or indicate the differences between minions and other enemies in a way that makes sense and lets everyone know what's happening.</blockquote>