Kobold brigand

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big kobold K
HP	17-38
HD	5
XP	97
Speed	10
AC	3
EV	12
Will	20
Attack1	7 (hit: plain)
Resistances	None
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Normal
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Medium
Type	kobold, big kobold
Flags	Speaks Warm-blooded

A kobold that is bigger and tougher than the ordinary kobold, and often armed.

Useful Info

Big kobolds are much like their smaller cousins, only tougher, stronger, more likely to be found in packs, and often packing dangerous needles. They can be found in the middle Dungeon and the Sewers.

Tips & Tricks

• Low level characters should definitely try to force kobold packs into corridors to keep them from using their needles or surrounding you. If you can lure them into melee (and are strong enough in melee to deal with them), this may help you avoid death by curare.
• Should you encounter one of the kobold vaults in the Dungeon, expect to have to fight through about five or six big kobolds in addition to a dozen or so of their lesser brethren. Buffing yourself with Charms, Invocations, and/or a potion or two may be a good idea, especially if you're not built for pure melee combat. Fortunately, most such vaults open into a corridor that you can lure them into and thus fight them one at a time.
  • Fragile spellcasters should use any crowd-control spells they have (Mephitic Cloud works, as do Freezing or Poisonous Cloud, if you've got the skill for them; take care not to hit yourself!). If you need to flee, teleporting away helps avoid the barrage of darts and needles you'll incur by just legging it.
• You can often trick big kobolds found in the Sewers into fighting from shallow water. This greatly reduces their melee combat skills if you're fighting from dry land (or if you're not penalized by fighting in shallow water).