Koblold PC?

[0-hr]

I've been playing a kobold wizard for a few weeks now (started at 3rd level) and it seems fairly well balanced. Closer to a +1 ECL than a -1 ECL in my opinion. Of course, my primary purchase for starting out the character was a Hewards Handy Haversack...

 

[Darklone]

That's why they tend to be sorcerers. Spellbook is too heavy

 

[Christian]

Personally, I consider Kobolds as written to be an ECL -1 race. Yes, that,s right, ECL minus one.

Really? Compare a kobold War1 to an orc War1, or better yet, a kobold Sor1 to a human Sor1, and tell me again why the kobold is such a sucky race.

The stock kobolds are commoner classed, thus the low CR. This is done purely for backwards compatibility.

Celebrim, I think you're right-the MM kobolds are Commoners. I guess a first-level commoner should be CR 1/6 ... That should help work out experience in case someone in my game ever beats up on an angry mob of commoners. Let's see-Com1 is CR 1/6, so Com2 should be CR 1/3, Com3 will be CR 1/2, Com4 will be CR1. With levels >3, Commoner characters will have a CR of level-3. Yeah, that looks about right ...

 

[Angelsboi]

DO NOT ALLOW THIS!!!!!!!

As a DM i created a Kobold Barbarian and his lover, a kobold Sorcerress.

If the player puts a high cha and high dex, it could be disasterous.

Say he has an 18 Dex and takes Mage Armor and Shield for his spells.

10 + 4 (Dex) + 2 (Size) + 4 (Mage Armor) + 7 (Shield) + 1 Natural Armor = AC 28 at 1st level

This could be bad. VERY VERY bad

 

[Yellow Sign]

Humm, Thinking about building a kobold bard

 

[Darklone]

Friend of mine had a kobold bard henchman. Was very funny

Hey, what's the problem about that kobold sorcerer with AC28? Mine has it and still he gets beaten up. Sidestepping a shield is not that hard for enemies either.

And kobold barbarians with -4 strength? Naaah. Kobold fighter/rogues are much worse.

 

[0-hr]

I've been looking for some good on-line art for kobolds and haven't had much luck. I'm looking for something that I can use a base to modify for my own PC, so if you know of anything, post a link here would ya? Much appreciated

 

[Skaros]

DO NOT ALLOW THIS!!!!!!!

As a DM i created a Kobold Barbarian and his lover, a kobold Sorcerress.

If the player puts a high cha and high dex, it could be disasterous.

Say he has an 18 Dex and takes Mage Armor and Shield for his spells.

10 + 4 (Dex) + 2 (Size) + 4 (Mage Armor) + 7 (Shield) + 1 Natural Armor = AC 28 at 1st level

This could be bad. VERY VERY bad

Don't allow what, exactly? PCs as kobolds? If so, then you probably shouldn't allow halflings either! All kobold has over halfling (for AC) is a +1 natural armor bonus

-Skaros

 

[Christian]

The stock kobolds are commoner classed, thus the low CR. This is done purely for backwards compatibility. YMMV using it.

Well, this is at least close to working. The kobold entry in the SRD compared to a kobold Com1 has two points of extra Will save bonus and is short two skill points. I suppose the former could be a racial trait-a free Iron Will feat. (Yeah, that's real kobold-ish.) Oh, and they are using too many weapons (commoners have proficiency in only one simple weapon). That could be a racial trait, too, I suppose ...

 

[Caliban]

The stock kobolds are commoner classed, thus the low CR. This is done purely for backwards compatibility. YMMV using it.

Actually, I believe they are unclassed humanoids.

Only the 1 HD humanoids in the MM have classes. If they have less HD (kobold) or more HD (lizardfolk) they don't have a class.