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• Start date Sep 24, 2019

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Which Kobold is better?

• Eastern (Fluffy!)

  Votes: 0 0.0%

• Western (Scaly!)

  Votes: 9 50.0%

• Both are fine

  Votes: 9 50.0%

• Total voters 18

HeroicSpirit

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Aug 22, 2019 1,100 292 27 (Source: https://www.deviantart.com/omny87/art/Clashing-Kobolds-753205394) There are two types of kobolds in media: the eastern canine kobolds and the western draconian kobolds. The cause of this difference is, according to some sources, the game Wizardry, which was popular in Japan and had wolf-like creatures called kobolds in it. Here is a few examples: Meanwhile, Western Kobolds stock to the D&D mold, which are reptilian in nature and became the little dragon worshipping lizard men we know. Some examples of that: That’s why I ask a single question to this forum: which is better? Last edited: Sep 24, 2019

Evil

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Jul 18, 2017 2,533 4,259 41 Rather a loaded question to ask. You haven't provided any background on the kobolds, what are they, the differences between them. If I didn't see the word kobold, I would have thought they were a Lizardman and a Lycan. You want to engage people for a discussion, set the foundation for the discussion better. Toggle signature I reserve the right to treat people like idiots when they ask stupid questions.

Malice

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Aug 26, 2015 849 7 29 Both are cute.

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HeroicSpirit

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Aug 22, 2019 1,100 292 27

Evil said: Rather a loaded question to ask. You haven't provided any background on the kobolds, what are they, the differences between them. If I didn't see the word kobold, I would have thought they were a Lizardman and a Lycan. You want to engage people for a discussion, set the foundation for the discussion better. Click to expand...

Added more context. Also, there’s the thread title.

Kesil

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Aug 26, 2015 3,552 2,210 Strictly speaking, kobolds are German sprites/goblins. This isn't a matter of "west" or "east", but the way early Dungeons & Dragons was translated to Japanese (late D&D runs with the scaly design) where "vaguely dog-like" became "dog people" and such influenced media like the Wizardry games. Physically wise, I prefer Dungeons & Dragons "later kobolds", but if we're talking about smut, I am not attracted to any.

Herod_Hammerstar

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Dec 24, 2020 92 16 45 Personally I envision the Kobold as a scaly goblin, not particularly reptilian. This was how the original 1st edition of D&D illustrated them. Although I generally stick with the 3E kobold out of convenience, assuming them to have evolved from Compsognathus dinosaurs.

Evil

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Jul 18, 2017 2,533 4,259 41 Was there really any need to resurrect a topic that has been dead for over a year? Toggle signature I reserve the right to treat people like idiots when they ask stupid questions.

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Herod_Hammerstar

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Dec 24, 2020 92 16 45

Herod_Hammerstar said: Personally I envision the Kobold as a scaly goblin, not particularly reptilian. This was how the original 1st edition of D&D illustrated them. Although I generally stick with the 3E kobold out of convenience, assuming them to have evolved from Compsognathus dinosaurs. Click to expand...

If the topic is interesting, there's no reason it can't be discussed across several years.

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Paradox01

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Feb 8, 2020 1,817 2,485 USA If it were interesting, there would have been more than four replies a lot more recently than 15 months ago. Toggle signature King Kong: "Save Mothra..." Godzilla: "WHY DID YOU SAY THAT NAME?!" "The Anus isn't genitals, ya dingus!" - sumgai

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Herod_Hammerstar

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Dec 24, 2020 92 16 45

Paradox01 said: If it were interesting, there would have been more than four replies a lot more recently than 15 months ago. Click to expand...

Interest is subjective. The community changes over time. I wasn't here 15 months ago; I wasn't here 1 month ago. There may be others here who share my interest and simply didn't notice the topic before, because they have less time than I do for trawling the back archives. This doesn't strike me as being a forum that is so large and so busy that it seriously needs to strictly police the content density in order to avoid burying active discussions. If I am ever actually causing significant disruptions, I will stop, but for now that is clearly not the case.

Kesil

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Aug 26, 2015 3,552 2,210 Personally -even if only for search tool purposes- I think that having multiple threads of the same topic is not ideal, especially when it comes to threads that aren't all that subjected to resurrection shaming due to the topic they cover. I think this was known as "white noise" by forum mods/admins that's being contained in one place.

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