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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kalendraf" data-source="post: 1926260" data-attributes="member: 3433">The primary differences between a human and kobold are:Human: Medium Size, Bonus FeatKobold: Small Size, -4 STR, +2 DEX, -2 CON, +1 Nat ArmorFor a spellcaster, the STR penalty is not really a factor, nor is the size difference.  In fact, since the spellcaster will likely not rely upon weapons to deal damage, the small size benefits (+1 AC, +1 attack) may provide an advantage and little disadvantage (small-size weapons).  The remaining +2 Dex/-2 Con is mostly a wash.  So it really boils down to wheather the human's bonus feat is better than the Kobold's +1 Nat armor.  Given that a feat like dodge can provide a +1 AC bonus (albeit against a single target), that may even be a wash as well.In play, I strongly suspect that a Kobold Adept 4 will perform quite similarly to a Human Adept 4.  Hence, in terms of spellcasters, I would say that kobolds are approximately on par with humans as well as many other races.In fact, I'd be rather interested to test this out to confirm it.  Essentially, the 2 characters would look like this:Kobold Adept 4:STR 4, DEX 14, CON 9, INT 10, WIS 14, CHA 9Feats: Improved Initiative, ToughnessPossessions: MW Light Crossbow, MW Morning Star, MW Studded Leather, MW BucklerNote1: Adepts cast divine spells, so they suffer no chance of arcane spell failure. Note2: Though they have no armor proficiency, these particular choices confer no penalty.Familiar: Toad (for +3 HP)With this build, the Kobold has:HP: 16Initiative: +6AC: 18 (+1 size, +2 DEX, +1 shield, +3 armor, +1 natural)F/R/W: 0/3/6Morningstar: +0 melee (1d6-3, x2) Lt Crossbow: +5 ranged (1D6, 19-20/x2)Spells-0: Cure Minor Wounds, Ghost Sound, Touch of FatigueSpells-1st: Burning Hands x2, SleepSpells-2nd: Scorching RayAnd the human version to compare against:Human Adept 4:STR 8, DEX 12, CON 11, INT 10, WIS 14, CHA 9Feats: Improved Initiative, ToughnessPossessions: MW Light Crossbow, MW Morning Star, MW Studded Leather, MW BucklerFamiliar: Toad (for +3 HP)With this build, the human has:HP: 20Initiative: +5AC: 16 (+2 DEX, +1 shield, +3 armor)F/R/W: 1/2/6Morningstar: +2 melee (1d8-1, x2) Lt Crossbow: +4 ranged (1D8, 19-20/x2)Spells-0: Cure Minor Wounds, Ghost Sound, Touch of FatigueSpells-1st: Burning Hands x2, SleepSpells-2nd: Scorching RayFrom a casual inspection, the differences are the HP & weapon damage (both favoring the human, the AC (favoring the Kobold), and finally the saves also differ slightly (toss-up).  Both of these Adepts are far more likely to use spellcasting than weapons in a combat, so the difference there is unlikely to factor into most situations.</blockquote>

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