# Kobold

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Kobold

Members of the kobold monster class are represented by k. This class has four members, described below.
All kobolds are poisonous to eat, but do not convey poison resistance. Each kobold has a 25% probability of being generated with 3-14 darts.[1] In German mythology, Kobolds normally start out as benevolent nix, but are either ignored or angered by humans, causing them to act out, or in this case, attack.
Kobolds will "grunt" when #chatted to, and will pick up and equip appropriate weapons and armor.

Contents

1 Kobold
2 Large kobold
3 Kobold lord
4 Kobold shaman
5 Variants

5.1 SLASH'EM
5.2 UnNetHack

6 Encyclopedia entry
7 References

Kobold

k kobold 

Difficulty

1

Attacks

Weapon 1d4

k kobold 

Difficulty

1

Attacks

Weapon 1d4

Base level

0

Base experience

6

Speed

6

Base AC

10

Base MR

0

Alignment

-2 (chaotic)

Frequency (by normal means)

1 (Very rare)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

400

Nutritional value

100

Size

Small

Resistances

Poison

Resistances conveyed

None

A kobold:

 has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso.

 is poisonous to eat.

 is omnivorous.

 is normally generated hostile.

 can pick up weapons and food.

 has infravision.
 can be seen through infravision.

Reference

monst.c#line569

An ordinary kobold is one of the easiest monsters in the game.

Large kobold

k large kobold 

Difficulty

2

Attacks

Weapon 1d6

k large kobold 

Difficulty

2

Attacks

Weapon 1d6

Base level

1

Base experience

13

Speed

6

Base AC

10

Base MR

0

Alignment

-3 (chaotic)

Frequency (by normal means)

1 (Very rare)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

450

Nutritional value

150

Size

Small

Resistances

Poison

Resistances conveyed

None

A large kobold:

 has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso.

 is poisonous to eat.

 is omnivorous.

 is normally generated hostile.

 can pick up weapons and food.

 has infravision.
 can be seen through infravision.

Reference

monst.c#line576

Kobolds can grow up into large kobolds.[2]

Kobold lord

k kobold lord 

Difficulty

3

Attacks

Weapon 2d4

k kobold lord 

Difficulty

3

Attacks

Weapon 2d4

Base level

2

Base experience

22

Speed

6

Base AC

10

Base MR

0

Alignment

-4 (chaotic)

Frequency (by normal means)

1 (Very rare)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

500

Nutritional value

200

Size

Small

Resistances

Poison

Resistances conveyed

None

A kobold lord:

 has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso.

 is poisonous to eat.

 is omnivorous.

 is a lord to its kind.

 is male.

 is normally generated hostile.

 can pick up weapons and food.

 has infravision.
 can be seen through infravision.

Reference

monst.c#line583

Large kobolds can grow up into kobold lords.[3]

Kobold shaman

k kobold shaman 

Difficulty

4

Attacks

Magic spell-casting

k kobold shaman 

Difficulty

4

Attacks

Magic spell-casting

Base level

2

Base experience

27

Speed

6

Base AC

6

Base MR

10

Alignment

-4 (chaotic)

Frequency (by normal means)

1 (Very rare)

Genocidable

Yes

Weight

450

Nutritional value

150

Size

Small

Resistances

Poison

Resistances conveyed

None

A kobold shaman:

 has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso.

 is poisonous to eat.

 is omnivorous.

 is normally generated hostile.

 can pick up magical items.

 has infravision.
 can be seen through infravision.

Reference

monst.c#line591

The kobold shaman is among the lowest-level spellcasting monsters in NetHack. If generated at its base level, it can't actually cast anything, as monster level 2 gives no chance of success with monster spells. A level 3 kobold shaman has a 1⁄3 chance of successfully casting psi bolt, cure self, or haste self.

Variants
SLASH'EM
Main article: Kobold (SLASH'EM)
SLASH'EM introduces several new kobolds:

k&nbsp;swamp kobold
k&nbsp;rock kobold
k&nbsp;kobold warrior
k&nbsp;Kroo the Kobold King
UnNetHack
In UnNetHack, kobolds will attack any elves they see, and vice versa, as part of Nephi's grudge patch.

Encyclopedia entry

The race of kobolds are reputed to be an artificial creation
of a master wizard (demi-god?).  They are about 3' tall with
a vaguely dog-like face.  They bear a violent dislike of the
Elven race, and will go out of their way to cause trouble
for Elves at any time.

 

References

↑ makemon.c in NetHack 3.4.3, line 369

↑ mondata.c in NetHack 3.4.3, line 562

↑ mondata.c in NetHack 3.4.3, line 562

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