Ice/Snow variants for Hobgoblins and Bugbears?

[Goolpsy]

Difference between Cold subtype, and Cold resistance
They both resist cold, but only the first takes double damage from opposing element (Fire)

Cold resist 1 or even 5 seems Perfect, and not the sleightest unbalancing.

 

[Klaus]

Just say they hail from cold terrain and that gives them level 1 portection from cold (as per Frostburn).

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