Kobold Chieftain
Small Humanoid · Lawful Evil · CR 4
- Humanoid
- Small
- Tier 1
- Evil
As a small humanoid (lawful evil), Kobold Chieftain carries CR 4. Common in ruins, underground, and urban environments. Sourced from Tome of Beasts 1.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 4
- Type
- Humanoid
- Size
- Small
- Alignment
- Lawful Evil
- Speed
- 30
- Habitats
- Ruins, Underground, Urban
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 1
Ecology
Kobold Chieftain is a sentient species with its own culture, settlements, and political structure. It is most often found in ruins regions. It is small-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Kobold Chieftain is driven by culture, faction, and personal motive; can be reasoned with, bribed, or betrayed. Its Lawful Evil alignment shapes how it engages with the world — predictable in tendency, even when unpredictable in detail. It is intelligent enough to plan, scheme, or remember.
Origin
Kobold Chieftain is introduced in Kobold Press's Tome of Beasts 1 (2016). Within a campaign, its existence anchors a region with the kind of weight only an old, named species carries.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Kobold Chieftain
- What is the challenge rating of Kobold Chieftain?
- Listed CR for Kobold Chieftain: 4. Match it to a party that fits parties at the start of their adventuring careers.
- What type of creature is Kobold Chieftain?
- The bestiary type for Kobold Chieftain is humanoid, small size, lawful evil alignment.
- Where does Kobold Chieftain live?
- In the bestiary, Kobold Chieftain appears in Ruins, Underground, Urban.