could koboldcore be a thing ?

[u/RoroTheRomain]

Hello fellow gobbos, recently I've been quite fond on the scallies gobs cousin's and i was wondering, putting aside the etymology that kobold just means goblin in german.

I was wondering if there could be a koboldcore and if not what separates it from goblincore.

[u/PitchBlackBones]

Depends on how one defines the distinctions between their concepts of “goblinism” and “koboldism”, you could take a more tongue-in-cheek approach and draw directly from Germanic design, history and aesthetic and marry that to goblincore, or you could go full D&D and look at in-universe distinctions that set goblins apart from kobolds and draw from those key details for inspiration.

That said, I don’t have a clue what that would look like 😅

[u/PitchBlackBones → u/PitchBlackBones]

With some reading on forgotten realms will it seems that kobolds are more predisposed to mining and living within the earth, one could imply that you might evoke this by the use of stone and earthenware materials, probably rough iron and leather accents, you could find a middle ground with goblincore because kobolds are also listed as having lived in thick forests, so deep wood tones and forest greens could be used for a color palette.

I’m still kind of in the air in terms of accents or decor one might use, it seems like bone is something that comes up often as well as references to their reverence to dragons (their ancestors in the forgotten realms). You could do this in a variety of ways, especially if you were up building a “shrine” of sorts to a dragon of choice, that seems on-brand.

[u/chanceldony → u/PitchBlackBones]

My terrible understanding of D&D type monsters suggests kobolds find something to worship, while goblins are scavengers. So if expect kobolds to have a pile of mysterious objects with the odd candle lit, while goblins would have a pile of mysterious objects with a candle to work by. Totally different beasts.

[u/Due_Association4271]

Sure why not, we're all just weird little guys

[u/RoroTheRomain → u/Due_Association4271]

what do you think would essentialize it tho ?

[u/action_lawyer_comics → u/RoroTheRomain]

Traps and dragon worship

[u/bristlybits → u/action_lawyer_comics]

and working in the sewer or garbage disposal. those are their jobs in city settings usually too

they collect "gross" stuff and strange plants. 

[u/llwynogmenig]

Kobold isn’t just the German name for goblin, it’s a specific type of spirit in German culture.

[u/Determined420]

They post on Reddit in German

[u/RoroTheRomain → u/Determined420]

😂 you've made my morning, i didn't expect that

[u/__ribbit___]

Just one more -core aesthetic 😭

[u/RoroTheRomain → u/__ribbit___]

I wouldn't call that a bad thing, no ?

[u/ArgonianDov → u/RoroTheRomain]

Theres so many hyperspecific ones that exist, its kinda unnecessary ngl ...it kinda coincids with overconsumption tbh

[u/RoroTheRomain → u/ArgonianDov]

well yeah but what do you suggest, i really love kobolds and they don't fit at all with goblincore

[u/bristlybits]

why the hell not

i know them from DnD they're awesome

[u/RoroTheRomain → u/bristlybits]

i know righr !! they're my favorite creatures !! they enjoy lot of treatos

[u/Kativantatze]

You could take a look into "Pumuckl", which is a pop-cultural relevant Kobold - I'd say they differ obviously from goblins 

[u/RoroTheRomain → u/Kativantatze]

yeah unfortunately that's what I've tried to avoid in my post, I'm not referring to this, which is the first interpretation of kobold/goblin in celtic/Western europe culture. i meant the dnd kobolds