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Introduction: Kobolds are crafty ambushers on their own, but when the going
gets tough, these canny foes mount up on monstrous steeds to defend their war-
rens against invasion from pesky adventurers
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Kobold Cavalry
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Kobold Cavalry Monsters
“Don’t fear the 5 kobolds you see, but the 50 kobolds A
you don’t see.” — Gaerth Stoneshield. dwarven gen- Carrion Crawler (1)
eral of Craithengulch
Kobolds (5)
Kobold Scaled Sorcerer (1)
Introduction Rust Monsters (2)
This is an encounter that you could use as a stand- B
alone, or it could be perfect addition to an ongoing
adventure involving kobolds. The thing about ko- Carrion Crawler (1)
bolds is they are sneaky buggers. As the Dungeon Kobolds (2)
Master you should play them that way. A kobold Kobold Inventors (3)
cavalry is going to thrive on hit-and-run tactics as
well as kiting their enemies. Kobold Scaled Sorcerer (1)
We had list of possible mounts for our kobold rough Rust Monsters (2)
riders. Many would make excellent choices as sub- C
stitutes for our picks below. Here are some alterna-
Carrion Crawler (1)
tives — bat, grick, giant badger, giant crab, drake,
mastiff, and giant lizard. Kobold Dragonshields (2)
Kobold Inventors (3)
Kobold Scaled Sorcerer (1)
Environment Rust Monsters (2)
Dungeon, Underdark, Mountain
The first group (A) is pretty straightforward. Ko-
bolds riding a carrion crawler will attack using
Suggested level slings from a distance. If the carrion crawler para-
lyzes enemies, the kobolds will rush forward to
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try and take out the helpless victims. The kobold
4 characters of 5th-10th Level scaled sorcerer will use ranged spells to harry ene-
5 characters of 4th-8th Level mies, while the rust monster riders attack in melee.
6 characters of 3rd-6th Level Things get more interesting in the second group (B)
with the kobold inventors involved. I suggest pick-
B ing the ranged options, unless enemies find them-
4 characters of 5th-10th Level selves paralyzed by the carrion crawler. In that case
5 characters of 4th-8th Level they will rush in with their daggers or their scor-
pions on a stick. The kobold scaled sorcerer will
6 characters of 3rd-7th Level use ranged spells to harry enemies, while the rust
C riders attack in melee.
4 characters of 5th-11th Level The final group (C) operates the same as group B,
except the kobold dragonshield rust monster riders
5 characters of 5th-10th Level
are much tougher than regular kobolds.
6 characters of 4th-9th Level
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Treasure
Each kobold has some coins on them 1-19 cp, 1-9
sp, 1-3 gp
Description
No matter what level of difficulty you decide to
go with, kobolds are involved. They will seek to
ambush a party of adventurers. This encounter
should be placed in a large cavern or chamber
where the kobolds can move around.
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