Kobold Dragonshield
Small Dragon · · CR 1
- Dragon
- Small
- Tier 1
Kobold Dragonshield, CR 1, fills the small dragon role. Encounter regions: forest, hill, mountain, and underground. Sourced from Monsters of the Multiverse and Volo's Guide to Monsters.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 1
- Type
- Dragon
- Size
- Small
- Alignment
- —
- Speed
- 20 ft.
- Habitats
- Forest, Hill, Mountain, Underground
- Sources
- Monsters of the Multiverse, Volo's Guide to Monsters
Ecology
Kobold Dragonshield is one of the elder species, claiming a wide territory and shaping the ecology around it for centuries. It is most often found in forest regions. It is small-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Kobold Dragonshield is intelligent, vain, long-memoried; it remembers slights for centuries and rewards loyalty in kind. Its alignment varies by individual or is irrelevant — it acts on instinct, drive, or whoever commands it. It is intelligent enough to plan, scheme, or remember.
Origin
Kobold Dragonshield is reprinted in Monsters of the Multiverse and expanded in Volo's Guide to Monsters. Dragons in D&D canon trace to Bahamut and Tiamat, with each lineage having its own founding myth. 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 Dragonshield
- What is the challenge rating of Kobold Dragonshield?
- Kobold Dragonshield's challenge rating is 1. A party in this band fits levels 1-5.
- What type of creature is Kobold Dragonshield?
- Kobold Dragonshield is classified as a dragon in D&D 5e, small size.
- Where does Kobold Dragonshield live?
- Kobold Dragonshield is at home in Forest, Hill, Mountain, Underground.