Kobolds in my campaign setting

[nightmareone]

Kobolds in my setting are different from those found elsewhere. They are... well, just read up and tell me what you think.

Kobold _____________
· Small Humanoid (reptilian)
· -2 Str, +2 Dex, -2 Con: Kobolds have weak bodies but are agile.
· Base Land Speed 30ft.
· +2 on Spellcraft, Profession (Miner), and Craft (Trapmaking), Search checks. Kobolds are inherently magical, skilled at creating and finding traps, and are trained as miners from birth.
· Darkvision 60ft.
· Kobolds may choose 1 1st-level spell from the sorcerer/wizard spell list. It is useable once per day as a spell-like ability. If it requires a saving throw, the DC is equal to (11 + their cha modifier)
· +1 natural armor bonus
· Light Sensitivity
· Automatic Languages: Draconic. Bonus Languages: Common, Undercommon.
· Favored Class: Sorcerer
· Level Adjustment +0

 

[Angel Tarragon]

not much of a difference from the standard kobold, the only changes I see are the size increase (Small to Medium), the Spellcraft bonus and the spell as apell-like ability.

If you want a race tied more closely to dragons you might want to check out my Drakeling stuff.

 

[nightmareone]

They don't have any size increase.

 

[Machiavelli]

They have boosted Strength, and one spell-like ability (although having player's choice is a little unusual)

I think this isn't too overboard. Of course I think Kobolds are great sorcerers without any boosts at all, but strength and a single 1st-level spell once per day won't break a sorcerer. It's not like that spell counts as an official "spell known," after all. The melee kobolds are still rather screwed, though, even with that extra strength. That's as it should be.

 

[nightmareone]

I think Kobolds are underpowered as they are presented in the MM beacuse they have a net -4 to ability scores, and light sensitivity. They were due for an overhaul.