Kobold

Tiny fey, Lawful Neutral

Armor Class 13 (no armor)

Hit Points 17 (5d4 + 5)

Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.

STR 6 (−2) · DEX 16 (+3) · CON 12 (+1) · INT 12 (+1) · WIS 14 (+2) · CHA 15 (+2)

Skills Perception +4, Sleight Of Hand +5, Stealth +7

Senses Darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14

Languages Common, Sylvan

Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)

Traits

Bound by Offerings. If a creature leaves a bowl of food for the kobold, it considers them friendly for 24 hours. If gifted clothing, the kobold immediately becomes hostile, and its attacks deal an additional 2 (1d4) Psychic damage against the gift-giver.

Master of the House. The kobold can perfectly recall any event that occurred within the building it considers its home, and it can move through spaces as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.

Actions

Multiattack. The kobold makes two Broom attacks or two Poltergeist Toss attacks. It can replace one of these attacks with Spellcasting.

Broom. Melee Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) Bludgeoning damage. The kobold sweeps a torrent of magically animated bristles and dust, and the target is automatically Prone.

Poltergeist Toss. Magic Attack: +4 to hit, range 30 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) Bludgeoning damage. The kobold magically hurls a household object or piece of debris, and the target is automatically Prone.

Spellcasting. The kobold casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components:

At Will: mage hand (the hand is invisible), mending, prestidigitation

Reactions

Spiteful Prank. When a creature within 30 feet of the kobold fails an ability check or misses an attack, the kobold chuckles maliciously.

Lore

A secretive, mischievous Germanic spirit that may move into your house as a devoted helper.

Kobolds are ancient, mysterious beings from old German tales and legends. Folklorist Jacob Grimm believed the name came from Latin cobalus and ancient Greek kobalos, meaning “rogue” or “trickster spirit.” Later, scholars linked it to the Germanic roots kob (“house”) and walt (“to rule”), literally “master of the house.” In earlier times, people jokingly called the little wooden statues of household gods by that name, but over the years it stuck to the spirits themselves.

“In some regions almost every farm family has its own kobold. He’s a house spirit who takes on all sorts of chores: hauling water and firewood, fetching drinks, cooking, tending the horses. Wherever he lives, the livestock thrive and business booms. Even today, if a housewife gets everything done quickly and easily, folks say, ’She must have a kobold.’ But anyone who angers him had better beware.”

From Grimm Legends Bestiary 5E, p. 42 · Fern Flower Press