Kobolds!

Yesterday, I posted about alternate takes on traditional Dungeons & Dragons monstrous humanoids and noted that I'd be presenting some of my own in the future. As it turns out, I'd already taken steps in this direction, but the name I chose for the creature didn't connect it to an existing D&D one. At some point, I was reminded of the description of kobolds in Holmes's Basic Set, where he describes them as "evil dwarf-like creatures." That flipped a switch in my head and, from that point on, I ceased to call these aberrant, insane dwarves knockers and instead opted for kobold.

A kobold by Jason Sholtis

The description in the linked post is still accurate. For game statistics, I would, however, suggest using those of "standard" kobolds in whatever version of the game you're playing. My preference these days is Old School Essentials, but, since it's nearly identical with every other edition derived from OD&D, there's no need that you should do the same. In the coming weeks, I'll make additional posts on this topic, with the eye of using them as a way to demonstrate the ease with which a distinct fantasy setting can be fleshed out via small tweaks to the game.