Kobold lord - Revision history

Ray Chason: Update the name and drop the male flag

2026-05-14T03:31:04Z

Update the name and drop the male flag

2024-02-18T18:00:27Z

‎dNetHack: pothole

2024-02-18T18:00:05Z

‎dNetHack: court

2024-02-16T23:44:56Z

‎Variants: bit extra

2024-02-16T23:38:17Z

‎dNetHack: nopoly, align change

2023-12-26T00:23:24Z

monster names

2023-12-25T11:46:00Z

ladies and leaders

2023-11-14T09:56:40Z

gen

2023-11-11T17:23:14Z

basic strategy, gen spacing, slash'em

2023-10-30T22:03:25Z

origin

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 {{monster
-  |name=kobold lord
+  |name=kobold leader / kobold lord / kobold lady
   |difficulty=3
   |level=2
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   |resistances=Poison
   |resistances conveyed=None
-  |attributes={{attributes|A kobold lord|humanoid=1|pois=1|omnivore=1|hostile=1|lord=1|male=1|collect=1|infravisible=1|infravision=1}}
+  |attributes={{attributes|A kobold leader|humanoid=1|pois=1|omnivore=1|hostile=1|lord=1|collect=1|infravisible=1|infravision=1}}
   |reference=[[monst.c#line583]]
 }}

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 In [[dNetHack]], kobold lords are lawful, and become an invalid form for [[polymorph]].
-A kobold lord may appear as the ruler of a randomly-generated [[Throne room#dNetHack|throne room]] - his court can contain [[kobold shaman]]s, [[large kobold]]s, [[Kobold (monster)|kobolds]], [[lemures]], and [[imp]]s.
+A kobold lord may appear as the ruler of a randomly-generated [[Throne room#dNetHack|throne room]] - his court can contain [[kobold shaman]]s, [[large kobold]]s, [[kobold]]s, [[lemures]], and [[imp]]s.
 ===xNetHack===

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 In [[dNetHack]], kobold lords are lawful, and become an invalid form for [[polymorph]].
-A kobold lord may appear as the ruler of a randomly-generated [[Throne room#dNetHack|throne room]].
+A kobold lord may appear as the ruler of a randomly-generated [[Throne room#dNetHack|throne room]] - his court can contain [[kobold shaman]]s, [[large kobold]]s, [[Kobold (monster)|kobolds]], [[lemures]], and [[imp]]s.
 ===xNetHack===

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 ===xNetHack===
-In [[xNetHack]], the monster is known as a '''kobold leader'''.
+In [[xNetHack]], the monster is known as a '''kobold leader''', with females referred to as kobold ladies.
 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], the monster is referred to as a '''kobold noble'''.
+In [[EvilHack]], the monster is referred to as a '''kobold noble''', with females referred to as kobold ladies.
 ===Hack'EM===

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 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], a kobold lord may appear as the ruler of a randomly-generated [[Throne room#dNetHack|throne room]].
+In [[dNetHack]], kobold lords are lawful, and become an invalid form for [[polymorph]].
 ===xNetHack===

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 A kobold lord [[corpse]] is [[poison]]ous to eat.
 ==Generation==
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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
 In [[SLASH'EM]], two kobold lords are generated alongside [[Kroo the Kobold King]] in the room-and-corridors variant of the [[kobold level]] at level creation.

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 ==Generation==
-Randomly-generated kobold lords are always hostile.
+Randomly-generated kobold lords are always hostile. A [[large kobold]] can [[grow up]] into a kobold lord.
-Kobold lords may appear among the various {{white|k}} generated in the courts of [[throne room]]s and while [[loot]]ing [[throne]]s. A [[large kobold]] can [[grow up]] into a kobold lord.
+Kobold lords may appear among the hostile kobolds that generate in [[throne room]]s, as well as the various monsters that can be randomly generated by [[looting]] a throne while [[confused]] and carrying gold (provided there is no [[chest]] on the level).
 A kobold lord has a {{frac|4}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|generating with]] a stack of [[dart]]s.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|456|nethack=3.6.7}}

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 }}
-A '''kobold lord''', {{monsym|kobold lord}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It has the strongest weapon among [[Kobold (monster class)|kobolds]], and possesses [[poison resistance]].
+A '''kobold lord''', {{monsym|kobold lord}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It has the strongest weapon attack among [[Kobold (monster class)|kobolds]], and possesses [[poison resistance]].
-A kobold lord's [[corpse]] is [[poison]]ous to eat.
+A kobold lord [[corpse]] is [[poison]]ous to eat.
 ==Generation==
-Randomly-generated kobold lords are always hostile. Kobold lords may appear among the various {{white|k}} generated in the courts of [[throne room]]s and while [[loot]]ing [[throne]]s. A [[large kobold]] can [[grow up]] into a kobold lord.
+Randomly-generated kobold lords are always hostile.
 A kobold lord has a {{frac|4}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|generating with]] a stack of [[dart]]s.{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|456|nethack=3.6.7}}
 ==History==
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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], two kobold lords are generated alongside [[Kroo the Kobold King]] in the maze-and-corridors variant of his [[Kobold level|special level]] on level creation.
+In [[SLASH'EM]], two kobold lords are generated alongside [[Kroo the Kobold King]] in the room-and-corridors variant of the [[kobold level]] at level creation.
 ===GruntHack===