Kobold (monster class) - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: missed this somehow

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missed this somehow

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

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pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* History */ glyphs

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‎History: glyphs

Umbire the Phantom: /* SLASH'EM */ makemon

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‎SLASH'EM: makemon

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack */ forgot kurtulmak's priest

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‎dNetHack: forgot kurtulmak's priest

Umbire the Phantom: ditch this now that the page is split

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ditch this now that the page is split

Umbire the Phantom: kobold level + dnh + phrasing

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kobold level + dnh + phrasing

Umbire the Phantom: them

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them

Loggers: fix gwawod link

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fix gwawod link

Loggers: mention attack wands

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mention attack wands

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 <references/>
 {{nethack-367}}
-[[Category:Monsters]]
+[[Category:Monster classes]]

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 {{Wikipedia|Kobold}}
 {{Wikipedia|Kobold (Dungeons & Dragons)}}
-A kobold (occasionally "cobold") is a mythical sprite that originates in folklore spread throughout Europe, with an established root in Germanic mythology dating to at least the 13th century (pre-Roman Catholicization), and has survived into modern times. The most common depictions of kobolds show them as humanlike figures the size of small children, with the ability to turn invisible or materialize in the form of fire, a candle, an animal, or even a human. As these often mirror legends of similar creatures in other regions of Europe, scholars have argued that they share a common origin with other creatures such as [[goblin]]s, [[gnome]]s and [[dwarves]]. In most legends, there are three major types of kobolds:
+A kobold (occasionally "cobold") is a mythical sprite that originates in folklore spread throughout Europe, with an established root in Germanic mythology dating to at least the 13th century (pre-Roman Catholicization), and has survived into modern times. The most common depictions of kobolds show them as humanlike figures the size of small children, with the ability to turn invisible or materialize in the form of fire, a candle, an animal, or even a human. As these often mirror legends of similar creatures in other regions of Europe, scholars have argued that they share a common origin with other creatures such as [[goblin]]s, [[Gnome (monster attribute)|gnomes]] and [[Dwarf (monster attribute)|dwarves]]. In most legends, there are three major types of kobolds:
 * Domestic kobolds wear the clothing of peasants and are tied to a specific household, sometimes performing domestic chores and bringing good luck to their hosts in return for food, but they also played malicious tricks if insulted or neglected. Slighted domestic kobolds are far more malevolent and vengeful than most, and get back at hosts who disrespect them with supernatural diseases, disfigurements, and injuries - stories of kobolds murdering and dismembering those who insult them are not uncommon.

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 ==History==
-The kobold first appears in Hack 1.21, a variant of [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], and also appears in Hack for PDP-11; it is included in the initial bestiary for [[Hack 1.0]]. The other kobolds first appear in [[NetHack 3.0.0]].
+The kobold first appears in Hack 1.21, a variant of [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], and also appears in Hack for PDP-11; it is included in the initial bestiary for [[Hack 1.0]]. In Hack 1.21 and Hack for PDP-11, and from [[Hack 1.0]] to [[NetHack 2.3e]], kobolds used the {{white|K}} glyph; in [[NetHack 3.0.0]], the other types of kobold are introduced, and all kobolds are moved to the {{white|k}} glyph.
 ==Origin==

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 * {{monsymlink|kobold warrior}}
 * {{monsymlink|Kroo the Kobold King}}
 The [[kobold level]] contains several kobold monsters, including many of the new ones introduced to the variant, with Kroo serving as the boss of the level. The room-and-corridors variant generates 12 random kobold types at level creation, while 11 random kobolds are generated in the "town" variant.

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 ===dNetHack===
-[[dNetHack]] adds one new monster to the monster class:
+[[dNetHack]] adds a couple of new monsters to the monster class:
 * {{blue|k}} [[winged kobold]]
 ===SlashTHEM===

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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
 [[SLASH'EM]] introduces a few new monsters to the kobold monster class:

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 ===SLASH'EM===
 {{main|Kobold (SLASH'EM)}}
-[[SLASH'EM]] introduces several new monsters to the kobold monster class:
+[[SLASH'EM]] introduces a few new monsters to the kobold monster class:
 * {{monsymlink|swamp kobold}}
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 * {{monsymlink|kobold warrior}}
 * {{monsymlink|Kroo the Kobold King}}
 ===GruntHack===
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 ===UnNetHack===
 In [[UnNetHack]], kobolds will attack any [[Elf (monster attribute)|elves]] they see (and vice versa) as part of Nephi's [[grudge]] patch.
 ===SlashTHEM===
 {{main|Kobold (starting race)}}
-In addition to SLASH'EM details, [[SlashTHEM]] adds several new monsters to the kobold monster class:
+In addition to SLASH'EM details, [[SlashTHEM]] adds a couple of new monsters to the monster class:
 * {{magenta|k}} [[kobold chieftain]]

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 ==Strategy==
-Kobolds are among the very first monsters a character will encounter in the dungeon, and typically are among the weaker ones. However, they are among the earliest-encountered monsters that can wear armor, wield weapons and use items, which already makes them more dangerous to a starting character than the [[newt]]s or [[sewer rat]]s they will also run into. A kobold that happens upon an attack [[wand]] can spell doom for an early game character, similar to the dreaded [[gnome with a wand of death]].
+Kobolds are among the very first monsters a character will encounter in the dungeon, and typically are among the weaker ones. However, they are among the earliest-encountered monsters that can wear armor, wield weapons and use items, which already makes them more dangerous to a starting character than the [[newt]]s or [[sewer rat]]s they will also run into. A kobold that happens upon an attack [[wand]] can spell doom for an early game character, similar to the dreaded [[gnome with the wand of death]].
 Even then, any role that starts with decent melee or ranged capabilities will have little trouble against early kobolds, and the weaker roles can still overcome kobolds with some careful play. Once a character establishes themselves with a decent primary weapon and some armor, most kobolds will be of little concern.