Kobold Generator

In old stories kobolds are small, sharp-tempered spirits of mines and hearths, generous to the respectful and spiteful to the rude. Here they are tiny tunnel-folk who set traps the way others tell jokes.

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What it is

Kobolds are small, wary diggers with lamps on their caps and an encyclopaedic memory for every grudge. They avoid a fair fight, and almost never need one, because their tunnels do the fighting for them.

Where it lives

Mines, deep cellars, old quarries and the warm spaces behind forge chimneys.

Using it in solo play

Treat a kobold lair as a puzzle of traps rather than a battle. Ask the oracle if a gift or an apology would open the way; respect goes further than steel.

Use whatever numbers your game gives a creature like this; the roller supplies the story. Pair it with the yes/no oracle to decide how it reacts, and save anything worth remembering to your notebook.