#Kobolds

[prokopetz]

I'm asking you because I've seen people ask you similar questions before. Why are kobolds, as a fantasy creature, so nebulous?

Generally when people say orc, goblin, elf, dwarf, werewolf, vampire etc. a person can have a pretty solid idea of what traits that animal will have. I guess because they're usually copying that species from the same similar source works?

What happened to kobolds? I used to know them as a kind of german folklore creature, but then also as a short lizard person, and most recently there's been Dungeon Meshi, which gives the name kobold to anthropomorphic dogs.

Well, the trick is that none of these terms have a standard definition. In folklore, the words "elf", "dwarf", "gnome", "troll", "goblin", "pixie", etc. are used more or less interchangeably – all of these words might refer to the exact same folkloric critter, and conversely, the same word might be used to refer to several completely different folkloric critters, even within the same body of regional folklore, to say nothing of how their usage varies across different regions and over time.

Literally the only reason any of these terms have "standard" definitions in modern popular culture is because one specific piece of media got mega-popular and everybody copied it. For example, Tolkien is responsible not only for the popular media stereotypes of elves and dwarves: he's responsible for popularising the idea that "elf" and "dwarf" are separate kinds of creatures to begin with. Similarly, while Bram Stoker's Dracula isn't solely responsible for cementing the idea of what a vampire is in popular culture, it did standardise what vampire magic can do, and it helped cement the idea that a "vampire" and a "werewolf" are different beasties, which hasn't always been the case.

So the short answer is that there's just never been a mega-popular work about "kobolds" to provide a standard template for the type. Most modern depictions in Anglophone popular culture ultimately point back to the interpretation set forth by Dungeons & Dragons, but D&D itself has gone back and forth on the whether they're tiny dog-people or tiny lizard-people, with the tiny dog-person version being the earlier of the two, so even folks who are directly cribbing from D&D will vary on this point depending on which particular edition they're name-checking.

#media #tropes #folklore #popular culture #kobolds #gaming #tabletop roleplaying #tabletop rpgs #dungeons & dragons #d&d

[puppetmaster13u]

Oneshot Project: Which of these should I work on or would you wish for a WIP of? [If you wish to be tagged for a writing WIP reply/comment so, also feel free to send in asks if you want to know more about any of them]

Dragon Au Unreliable Narrators, curtesy of Tim, with semi-dark Batfam thanks to them well, not being human. Includes Jason getting dragged back home kicking and screaming and human Tim eventually also becoming dragon.

Living Armor Au Semi-modern fantasy Au thing, with the batfam being more than a little oblivious to the fact that their allies think they are people in armor, not supernatural creatures. This also leads to misunderstandings when Bruce mentions they're getting a new family member.

Merfolk Au Gotham's version of merfolk is like a specialized super predator. Or maybe that's just the Bats, because despite most of them being based off of not exactly aggressive or even large fish, they Can take off someone's hand. It also doesn't help that no one thinks to mention the fact that Gotham is the sea's Eldritch Dead Zone.

Griffon Au Mostly fluff and found family, and Bruce with his kids as young kids. Includes him desperately trying to convince them to do Anything other than vigilantism, Please, and them just laughing at him. Also includes Alfred in shorts during the winter because he's built different.

Kobold-Dog Au Batfam, but they're lizard dog people with apposable thumbs. Includes baby Damian and some inspiration from the kobold of german folklore as well.

Kitsune Au Magical batfamily who might just specialize in more illusionary magic? Yeah, and some of them even count as holy creatures. Also, as kitsune can act as mediums between the mortal and celestial? They might interact with a few ghosts. Also Sentient Gotham City.

#fuck ur bullshit (found familys ur monsters) project #my art #batman #batman au #poll #dragon au #dragon batfam #living armor au #merfolk au #merfolk batfam #griffon au #griffon batfam #kobold batfam #kobold au #kitsune au #kitsune batfam #dragons #dragon #living armor #merfolk #merpeople #griffon #gryphon #kobold #kobolds #kitsune #mythical creatures #cryptid batfam #cryptid batfamily #cryptid batman

[dragonboypaws]

I want a fully fledged and funded dragon game that has many customization options to make your dragon unique and you can interact with other dragons and manage kobold towns and and

#dragon #dragons #text #dragonposting #kobold #kobolds

[dunmeshistash]

Dungeon Meshi - Kuro & Mickbell extras

#dungeon meshi spoilers #daydream hour #adventurers bible #dungeon meshi #Kuro #Mickbell Tomas #Kabru #Kobolds #Dungeon Meshi Kuro #Kuro Dungeon Meshi #Kabrus party #Tagging as spoilers but none of this really shows up in the main story besides the third comic

[koboldfactory]

All kobolds can hold the ZL button to crouch and then shake the joycons to roll around in a little ball

#koboldthoughts #kobolds #kobold

[nicopossum]

they're fixing your car!!

#kobold #mechanics #trust them they know what they're doing #kobolds #sfw #furry

[cathoderaykobold]

More minecraft kobold. Sorry about the Repost. One of the images made Tumblr explode.

#kobold #kobolds #racket gamble #minecraft #modded minecraft #3d model #3d #pixel art

[grumpygryphon]

We yipped too hard and too greedily

#kobold #kobolds #ttrpg #my art #twitter #fantasy #dnd #pathfinder #dungeons and dragons

[collateral-daverage]

a mini comic!! i wanna do more of these but coming up with ideas is so hard aaaa this was more of a test anyway to see if i like the style here i chose for this one 

#furry art #my art #sfw furry #kobolds #motch and feezle #comic

[dawnf1re]

cutie kobolds <3 for one of my painting tier patrons! :)

#kobolds #my art

[nukedopus]

Dragon coming home to the kobolds after a long trip

@keinga-kobold

#dragon #kobold #kobolds #furry #furry art #scalie #others' sona #keinga

[kobold-sanctuary-buss-island]

The Gnomish Bastard has been very argumentative about the anatomy of Kobolds, so i have created this poll to settle the debate once and for all.

(Please note that this poll does not care about the amount of breasts or nipples present, it only cares if they are present at all.)

#wizblr #wizard posting #wizard blogging #wizard tumblr #wizardblogging #wizardblr #wizardposting #the gnome #kobold #kobolds #tumblr polls #polls

[dragonboypaws]

Can I get a rawr from the dragons in here? Kobolds, you can join in too

#dragon #dragons #text #dragonposting #kobold #kobolds

[dunmeshistash]

Dungeon Meshi - Kobolds and Werewolfs

Translation of japanese text on alt, given by a helpful anon .

Observations under the cut.

TL note by anon: * basal dog breeds: not sure how scientifically sound this is (only did a cursory search to confirm I was using the right term, because normal dictionaries only translate genshu as "purebred" and it didn't make any sense in this context ^^") but they're a number of specific breeds that are not exactly ancient but they did differentiate earlier than most other dog breeds - shiba are among these obviously.

---

A few more observations of my own: on another version of the kobolds from daydream hour 2 (slightly different from "The complete Daydream Hour") Ryoko Kui Mentions the dogs as "Jackals, African Wild Dogs or wolves" which I think its interesting.

I don't know much about DnD so I thought it was strange most Kobolds showed up as lizard people when I searched them on google and I learned that Kobolds are popularized as dogs in japan due to D&D first edition describing them as having dog faces. This was the post that first made me aware of that.

#dungeon meshi #Anthro #Kobolds #Kobold #Werewolfs #Beastmen #Character Design #Monster Design #Werebeasts/Beastmen havent showed up yet in the anime but I couldnt find many images of only kobolds #observations under the cut #Edit: changed the ALT machine translation to a translation given by an anon.

[koboldfactory]

The Creatures

#furry art #furry #kobold #kobolds #kobold art #koboldfactory #my fursona

[nicopossum]

a cute kobold date... 😳

...hey wait! that's one of your fries!! 🍟

For McSpooks !✨

#kobold #kobol #kobolds #sfw #cute #date #fast food #burger #art #furry