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''This page is about the monster. For the player race, see [[kobold]].'' {{list of|kobolds}}
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==Useful Info==
'''Kobolds''' are puny [[monster]]s who carry weapons, and occasionally spawn with [[poison]]ed [[dart]]s. While weak, they can still take out a starting player if equipped with a nasty weapon. Lone kobolds can be found in the early Dungeon. Packs of kobolds, along with [[kobold brigand]]s, can be in the middle Dungeon and in [[Sewer]]s.

==Tips and Tricks==
*Hiding behind a corner or another monster will force a kobold to move into melee range with you, rather than throwing stones or darts at you from a distance. It will probably still manage to throw a few before you can get behind cover, but they're usually more manageable in melee.
*Kobold [[vault]]s are not uncommon in the middle-Dungeon. These contain a horde of kobolds, [[kobold brigand]]s, and possibly a [[kobold demonologist]] or two, the latter of which should definitely be your first priority. Strong melee characters can hold them off one a time in a hallway, while casters should focus on taking out multiple foes at a time or confusing them into self-destruction with [[Mephitic Cloud]].
*Kobolds can spawn with [[brand]]ed weapons, so don't ignore them. A kobold that spawns with [[electrocution]] or [[distortion]] is ''much'' more dangerous than usual. They can also pick up any item you haven't seen, so be careful.
*Once you reach the point where they are harmless, kobolds make great targets for [[immolation|scrolls of immolation]] or other things that require the deaths of several enemies.

==History==
*Prior to [[0.29]], kobolds could spawn with [[hand crossbow]]s.
*In [[0.27]], the hidden weapon penalties for monsters were removed, so all monsters hit harder and faster with weapons. To compensate, kobolds' base damage was reduced from 4 to 1, though they always generate with a weapon. In addition, they can no longer spawn with [[curare]] [[dart]]s.
*Prior to their removal in [[0.26]], kobold [[chunk]]s were inedible to most species.

[[Category:Kobold]]

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