xwolpertinger@lemmy.worldtoToday I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL kobolds in Japan are dog-people because of a mistranslation in a copy of AD&D in the 80sEnglish
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3 months agoKobolds are originally just the “small folk” of German mythology with all of them being gnome-like but with varying degrees of hospitality. That’s why you get your mine Kobolds, your Heinzelmännchen and your Klabautermann.
Bonus fact: Dog like Kobolds in DnD derived media are not exclusive to Japan, in the Everquest lore they are also dog like (and a bit hyena like, whereas gnolls here are fully canine)
Good luck getting a trial infront a jury of peers eh pears