tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377543525075660166.post609728078936981307..comments2024-03-26T22:17:42.458-04:00Comments on Semper Initiativus Unum: Moving Beyond Tucker's KoboldsWayne Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11347401495298367324noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377543525075660166.post-17348199970433058522014-05-31T13:22:29.703-04:002014-05-31T13:22:29.703-04:00In my take on them, gnome miners exposed to cobalt...In my take on them, gnome miners exposed to cobalt were transformed into the first kobolds (blue, like yours,) who are themselves poisonous to both gnomes and humans- the gnomes become kobolds, the humans who die from the poisoning transform into cobalt.<br /><br />I avoid using the term "radioactive" here, but that's what cobalt and kobolds are, albeit a magical version. This makes them something to be feared, but not for the usual reasons and also sets up nicely, I think, the reason for the gnome/kobold animosity.Ochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12724394535380369270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377543525075660166.post-1207078735919091362013-04-19T15:44:51.233-04:002013-04-19T15:44:51.233-04:00This is absolutely brilliant! A fascinating and fa...This is absolutely brilliant! A fascinating and fantastical take on kobolds that I'm swiping wholesale!Lukahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18210941654513813581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377543525075660166.post-52856904800441333062013-03-20T11:14:21.835-04:002013-03-20T11:14:21.835-04:00Cool take on the kobold - but mine are still like ...Cool take on the kobold - but mine are still like evil gnomes, Holmes-style, not reptilian dog-men.Vile Travellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431855585620506995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377543525075660166.post-11520810326497810342013-03-19T13:45:33.880-04:002013-03-19T13:45:33.880-04:00Alright! That is just brilliant. I get so into t...Alright! That is just brilliant. I get so into thinking in biological sensible terms about these things that I forget the magic of the world they (and maybe I) live in. Their ecology does not have to be anything like mine.GM-Chugoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05843647818099142698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377543525075660166.post-26261228846501953932013-03-19T13:35:38.696-04:002013-03-19T13:35:38.696-04:00I love the kobold / cobalt connection, since appar...I love the kobold / cobalt connection, since apparently the element is named after the traditional monster. I like the xvart for this as well, but I'll be taking my kobolds in this direction.Wayne R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04118962136054206381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377543525075660166.post-74645203657185155122013-03-19T12:17:50.868-04:002013-03-19T12:17:50.868-04:00Ooh, I really like that idea. Who cleans up all th...Ooh, I really like that idea. Who cleans up all the dead bodies? Sure, sometimes Carrion Crawlers or Gelatinous Cubes, but there are always the kobolds around, forever infesting the dark corners of the Earth, as their cousins the Gremlins infest the machines of the world.<br /><br />I can even imagine them harassing a party which has "holed up" for the night while underground. I'd probably just use a wandering monster check for that though, otherwise it would become impossible to recuperate while underground.hdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16748671444451280112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377543525075660166.post-37370809999928485312013-03-19T12:00:43.576-04:002013-03-19T12:00:43.576-04:00Another similar metaphor would be that kobolds are...Another similar metaphor would be that kobolds are the immune system of the body dungeon. They attack all intruding bacteria (adventurers) and attempt to consume them to keep the dungeon healthy.Brett Slocumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240226222507995367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377543525075660166.post-28565346689742007472013-03-19T11:42:45.964-04:002013-03-19T11:42:45.964-04:00This is a fine take on Kobolds, Wayne. I've a...This is a fine take on Kobolds, Wayne. I've always re-skinned mine (literally!) in deep blue skin and kept them underground exclusively to reflect the classical tie between Cobalt and mines.<br /><br />For those who have the standard as-written Kobold deeply embedded in their current campaign, I'd suggest using the Xvart as found in the Fiend Folio in the same way Wayne has described Kobolds here. Then, you could have it both ways.Grumpy Old Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11087904102183244773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377543525075660166.post-15720171307757953172013-03-19T11:23:47.992-04:002013-03-19T11:23:47.992-04:00Gygax also had the "Old Guard Kobolds" i...Gygax also had the "Old Guard Kobolds" in his personal Castle Greyhawk, who wore blue coats and were very competent fighters armed with magic items dropped by the PCs they had sliced and diced along the way.<br /><br />"Furry little sacks of teeth and murder" is a terrific turn of phrase, btw...Greyhawk Grognardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929743865700766901noreply@blogger.com