The Kobolds Song A song about kobolds that are working for a dragon deep under the earth. A song for our DnD campaign. Music for DnD and Fantasy Fans. Tavern song. #dnd #fantasymusic #tavernmusic
I clicked on this fully expecting a silly fun gremlin energy kobold song. I did not expect to start mentally apologizing to the kobolds my party killed in an old dnd campaign. Thanks for that.
😂 same 😢 r.i.p. emmie the lil kibold artificer my parties Druid accidentally killed by using thunder clap in a small room and sent her onto a cooking fire we all felt like monsters because it was her letter the led us there. We stopped killing goblins and kobolds after that
dogecoin, dart1217, and 2d guy in 3d space have committed to the pact. They are now kobolds. you will be submitted to the moss caverns, where you will battle other groups in the name of obtaining a trenchcoat. stratagize well, and may the odds ever be in your favor.
My first D&D character was a Kobold who was the sole member of his clan to survive resisting the arrival of Red Dragon that forced the Kobolds to turn on each other and the Elf neighbors they were friends with. My character was forced to flee. Roughly 5 years later in-universe, my Kobold returned as part of level 20 party, killed the evil Red Dragon and his mate. In fact, the final blow was delievered by my Kobold and his wolf companion (he was a beast master ranger). The campaign ended with him liberating the Kobolds and reteaching them the old Lawful Good ways of their clan, as well as founding a school for Rangers. In other words, mercy came...partially from their own kind.
My first character is a Kobold as well, He's a little 2" 8', lvl 11 (just lvled last week) CIrcle of the Moon Druid and is currently running the nickname of the "Scale Menace"
Listen!! My kobold is on a similar journey!! He is a wizard who's family is under the tyranny of a black dragon. He is trying to go home and find a way to kill the dragon and free his people. He also wants to prove to anyone and everyone that kobolds aren't weak and worthless
@@arccedar1132 I love the "I'm not worthless" plot for Kobolds. And I love the "I'm not evil" plot for monstrous races in general. Kobolds have both of those plus cool natural villains for both those arcs. Wishing you wizard the best of luck! May the dice roll in your favor!
The Voice, The Tone, The Story, The Instrumental... I mean.... This is just amazing.... I've listened to this like 8 times so far and I can't get enough of this...
And don't forget killing them itself is a chore because they can repopulate like nobody's business because of the fact that they are able to swap their gender naturally, like the dinosaurs in Jurassic park.#damnamphibianDNA
This makes me think of an old character, a halfling rogue, high charisma face rogue, who ended up organizing a kobold revolution. Mediated peace between a newly developing kobold village with a neighboring human village. I guess that was my take on chaotic good. It was often more about freedom and personal liberty for self and others. In a fantasy landscape that couldn't imagine Kobolds being anything but small, fearful thralls of a dragon, this big hearted bastard saw a big collective of many small hard workers, and guided them toward channeling that work ethic toward changing their lot in life. Fond memories. Been too long since I've had time or energy to enjoy DnD, I miss it.
I have a kobold paladin PC who's entire goal is to lift his kind up and show the world the heart of a dragon that lies sleeping within his kind. He will free them from oppression and those that tread upon them shall know the wrath of dragonkin's unending wave for though they are small, they are many, a never ending tide of claw scale and spear.
@NoahLodell-nk8nj I do too. Unfortunately that campaign fell apart so I don't know if I'll ever get the chance to finish his story. He's also a vindictive little shit. He once broke a teenager's leg because that teenager was bullying a small child. He did it while he was disguised as a small child. Made the kid believe that he was an evil spirit and he'd never know when the kids he bullies might be monsters in disguise. Also that he'd be watching. The last thing of note he did was climb into Strahd's Castle, broke into his vault, stole all of his shit, and one shot him with the sunblade. He had a Little help from A divination wizard / grave cleric to accomplish that. 19 on the portent die, combined with double damage from cleric grave feature, combined with crit on 19 from hexblade curse, combined with a sunlit booming blade Eldritch Divine smite at 3rd tier, with a few sneak attack die. Hit that poor f****** vampire for about 300 damage in one blow, at level 8. Then he freed the people of barovia and wandered off into the mists, hoping to return home, but where he'll end up I'm not really sure. He could land anywhere...
@deathknightrevan oh my God I love him. When i played Curse of Strahd, I got a new dm to improvise a change in combat when Strahd ambushed us while holding back to test us, he turned into a bat to fly away. Well my ranger was also a vindictive little shit, and nat 20'd bat Strahd out of the sky, and then he started fighting us for real cuz I fucked up his exit and pissed him off lmao it was awesome. I really hope you get to play your kobold again, he sounds like a real treat
I always play a dragonborn, and though I have not come across a kobold yet, my plan is to always befriend all kobolds I come across, not to enslave them but because a friend is a friend Probably why I haven't seen a kobold in any of the campaigns I have played
Was my first thought too. Though suppose you could always have exceptions, like a group that grew disillusioned due to how horrible one particular dragon was to them.
Reminds me of the time a JRPG traumatized me. In the game, you have these magic orbs that are necessary to unlock advanced character classes. On one level, you encounter a goblin, who doesn't attack. He's busy sobbing, because he finally found it - the Ninja Orb. Except, he can't use it, because he's a goblin. So he'll never be able to fulfill his dream of becoming a ninja. I quit that game, because suddenly the goblins we were killing by the dozens became people, with their own hopes and dreams. That said, I'm gonna go write a story about a dragon who decided that the kobolds are his treasure, and carefully guards, guides, and protects them.
it's rare, but metallic dragons do take control of kobold tribes, and usually those kobolds live better lives because the metallic dragons are often good aligned.
@@Siathuan If it was Wizardry, that game is far, far older than ps2. Wizardry one originally released on DOS in 1981. Of course, it also had 8 games in that original run, and then it has had a dozen successor series as well, so saying wizardry the series also doesn't narrow things as much as you'd think either. Got any more info, sir?
Kobolds, as a people, are one of the few I feel sad for. Goblins are kinda meh. But Kobolds are always under the heel of a dragon. To be eaten as food or forced into odds that always see them die. Love these little innovative friends. I wish I could befriend one.
That isnt even the worst part. the worst part is that the lore goes out of its way to describe how they WANT this. They desire to be in servitude to a dragon. To DIE for a dragon. Kobalds are a pitiful creature, yet they are happy. Created born and bread to be slaves iwth no desire of anything but servitude to a dragon. Even in the absence of a dragon overlord they simply PRETEND to be enslaved to dragons. Creating vast hoards, fighting for dominance of their mountains and turning it into a lair simply because it is what they want to do. Koblads are not just slaves in body, but in mind.
my first Kobold character is a college of cuisine bard. He takes pride in his culinary work, and is wishing to get reunited with his clan that he got separated from during a snowstorm. He knows where they were headed, but he's afraid to make that journey alone. The clan had decided to migrate after the death of the Silver Dragon that had adopted them. They had built his lair into a mausoleum for him, and left for a new home. I'll leave it up to the DM on what killed the Silver Dragon, what is the fate of his tribe at their destination, and ultimately take him down a path that will react to those. I think the backstory has enough angles to hook into the DM's plotline pretty good no matter what it is.
Reminds me of an npc i made named Rye Star, after his clan was "claimed" by a green dragon he was used as a fighting slave, mulitple escape attempts prooved he was too intelligent to keep around as he was, so the dragon experimented with substances and poisons to see what happened, this experience obviously broke him so completely he went non verbal and practicality feral until one of the PCs found and freed him, unfortunately the PC who took a liking to him isnt much better than the green dragon, using poormans wine (house rules means it has no limit on what i can make you forget) leaving him dependant on her to avoid episodes of sudden horrific memories, its very likely i will have him become resistant to the wines effect until he realizes whats going on.
This song gave me the idea of a custom campaign, based on saving poor kobolds from their evil masters, as well as other npcs. As the campaign would go on, the party would basically make a city grow in size, full of all the npcs and kobolds you saved, allowing you to get better gear and spell materials as time goes on. There would be rewards for helping building or participating in the city’s life too. For example, actively helping to build the forge will get you better gear (such as enhanced weapons, that deal damage with advantage). You could perhaps even take one and make it a proper sidekick, as it would level up alongside the party and become the town’s guardian as the party leaves after beating the final boss. Of course, said final boss would be against an Aspect of Tiamat or a particularly angry dragon.
Not only my favorite player race to be, Kobolds are some of the most misunderstood of the races in the game. I would like this song so many times if it would let me.
Oh, I thought about that scenario too! Not against all dragons - but against quite a few (mostly completely bad chromatic ones). Up to the creation of long-range dragon-slaying special forces units with literally anti-tank guns with a crew of a tier kobold per gun... imagine an EXTREMELY mobile, completely invisible ambush group of small greblins with an equally mobile weapon that can give the dragon some very funny moments from a huge distance. And there are many of them. Very many. And they are very vindictive. Quite useless against armies, but large single targets can reduce them to nothing.
I've made a couple kobold characters now, my favorite one i played was this little guy who wanted to get the attention of his dragon overlord so he went and joined an adventuring party to get gold to offer for the hoard. In his ambition, he took inspiration, using gunpowder to mimic the flame and ferocity of his master. He instead got the acknowledgment of his adventuring party and grew as his own person, but that isn't important. So, long story short, just a kobold with a gun.
@@clearmelody6252 Why do you think the writing is not AI? And it may not matter, but at the very least the channel should disclose that the song was made using AI, but they don't admit to it anywhere. That's very dishonest.
@@Dolkarr If this IS written by AI, then that crap about how "Only Humans can write great music" is just that: Crap. I literally cried listening to this.
I was about to fully geekout on kobold life and culture and then I saw the description, it is for your campaign, in that case, it is indeed a very good song, congrats on the work
I never thought id find a song that contexualized my exiled kobold character so well and their views sung in such a nice tune, thank you for this lovely song, youve earned a subscriber
It seems my kobold priestess also just got a continuation of her motivation. Which she didn't ask for before, but it looks like she'll have to think a lot...
A smart dragon always takes care of his/her kobolds. Satisfied and motivated kobolds are a strong economy. Strong economy = a lot of treasures. Lots of treasures = happy dragon.
@@Degrizai it's a pity most dm's and game designers don't understand what an int core of 20+ when human average is 10, means. At 20, they should be able to manipulate entire kingdoms from the shadows within a year of starting the attempt, and guide it's evolution for numerous generations, all without anyone being the wiser.
@@lanereynolds4567 However, this also true. Although I have seen situations when a 20+ int dragon would get stuck for centuries on the task "No time, planning how to overthrow that rival dragon", when that rival dragon (with same int, yup) would get stuck in "No time, planning how to fight off all this". A circus of waste of resources...
On the other end of the spectrum, my PF2E Kobold was a Summoner with a Gold Dragon eidolon called Grandfather and an advanced medical degree from an ancient magic academy, who hailed from a bustling nation of Lizardfolk and Kobolds where dinosaurs are used as beasts of burden.
Loved this boss! While not intentional this song has given me some fun ideas to talk with me DM with about my DnD Kobold PC Stalt. Little bundle of nerves and a cinnamon roll but trying his best…. He has been stepped on or punted multiple times by accident by party members
I'm not crying! Some one just hid some cut onions around here! Seriously though I'd love an instrumental for this cause a campaign I'm planning uses a Black Dragon as the BBEG and he's gonna have a lot of these pour little souls in his "service" and this'd be a great accompaniment to kind of hint that they really really really don't want to be here and never did in the first place.
This fits hauntingly well with the Kobold Artificer I'm currently playing as. Before he left his pack, Irto was working as a tinkerer. The council of priests claimed they found a Dragon Egg, which would hatch and grow into a dragon for them to worship. So the council forced all work to be expedited, which lead to dangerous work conditions, and even accidents that either maimed or killed many of the workers. After almost a year of this state, Irto snuck into the chamber where the egg was so the could see the egg and possible baby dragon. What he found instead was a broken and rotten egg. Irto ran out of the chamber and began yelling about how the council was lying and all their work was for nothing, which led to instantaneous rebellion. Fighting broke out everywhere in the cave, and Irto began to ran for his life. Many explosions were being triggered from the now rickety working equipment, as well as crafted explosives. When Irto finally made it out, the entire cavern collapsed behind him, and he couldn't hear anything. Now he lives with the guilt of what happened to his pack. Mercy came, but at what cost?
I...may have to borrow this for my next campaign. My homebrew has fluid time, and the current party is in the time period where the Great Revolt took place. My setting...has Kobolds as the most common race. And at this particular part of the settings history, the Kobolds revolted against the Dragons, demanding rights, pay, etc. the Kobolds Unionized...in much the same way the Colonies did.
Okay, just hear me out plz. I don't know where you suddenly appeared from, but that was absolutely beautiful... and absolutely mind-blowing. (and I will definitely listen to all the songs on this channel :D ) First of all - it's a simply stunning direction of covering the life situation of kobolds for the last 26,000 years or so. Not all of them, of course, but a sadly large number - who were rarely remembered in such a way, much less made into songs. Ave to such bards. Secondly - that line... -"If mercy came, they'd stand up tall, But mercy rare for ones so small."- A month ago - when the muse simply bit me hard - I spontaneously wrote the skeleton of the story in an hour, which I'm now finishing. And there the main character kobold-priest is in LITERALLY this state - she was very lucky that a merciful force paid attention to her (literally the Order of Mercy of the goddess Tamara, what could be more literal gawd), because of which she reached rather atypical heights for a kobold... and about which after years of a quiet life she began to think (after some explosive events). As well as about what can be done with this further... not without some hidden prodding thoughts from someone. So the line really hit my heartstrings, thank you. P.S. - I would be VERY interested to know what software was used to create this song and whether the lyrics were generated. I had several ideas for developing some bardic pieces in this direction in a couple of other languages, but this masterpiece turned ideas into confidence and I would like to try. ... and yes, is it possible to use this song with a reference to it somewhere?
This is actually scarily similar to my first kobold character. He was continued on from my Tabaxi that retired from all the trauma. He grew up in the Sunless Citadel (the place we just explored) And was known as the "chosen" one in his tribe of kobolds. For he had a birthmark in the shape of a dragon. And he had a jealous twin brother. It was fated that he was supposed to go out and find a dragon and convince it to coe back and protect their clan. Except he didn't want to believe in that. He didn't want to spend his years findibg a dragon just to worship. Why would he? So in the dungeon he found old books, that spoke of magic, and machines, and contraptions similar to magic. And ended up studying to become an artificer...... then one day he finally left. Sadly we never really got to see his story play out cause the campaign ended but i miss you Valroh
Fun song, I feel it doesn't fit the common kobold, but maybe a specific clan or one that you might typically find in Abeir. Kobolds typically venerate dragons and will gladly throw their life away at their whim; but as a cultural matter, they are happy in the mines and rival the dwarves and gnomes in ingenuity and industriousness.
It definitely isn't your average group of kobolds. But I really like the less terrible version of kobolds. So when I run games I usually have it so Kobolds actually have a unique response to Dragons Frightful Presence where they basically become charmed by it hence the total lack of self preservation.
Pretty song, sad but pretty. Not really about kobolds in D&D though since they tend to be pretty dang spunky. I guess it depends on how your DM has been portraying kobolds though.
I think this goes over some of the dark dragon lords in base D&D. While many if not most kobolds live serving dragons or other masters they actually enjoy it. They are more cult members then slaves and believe their servitude is that like of a god. It's interesting the deeper you go down kobold lore in d&d
One of the first wizards I played was a divination kobold wizard. He was absolutely amazing. He would use mold earth to carve out a den when we camped and he tossed fireballs left and right like any good wizard should.
This song reminds me of Deekin, I was very fond of that little guy, and I have forever since avoided killing kobolds in video games if I could get away with it.
Because Elder Scrolls was my introduction to fantasy, I always Invision Kobolds as smaller aragonians. So I'm watching this thinking of an aragonians warrior who got translocated hearing this song in a bar and being absolutely heated over it.
It's crazy just throw little this embodies kobolds; they're proud dragonkin, amazing crafters, arguably second only to dwarves in forging, and rich beyond all goddamn belief. Never feel bad for kobolds, they live better than you. Oh, and they very much go aboveground.
I wonder, if there is someday a song about the japanese "Yūrei" like the song of Yuki Onna... Yūrei, the lonely ghost, which haunts houses, schools, graveyards or the place of its death and is feared but only wants a friend. And if you become friend with the Yūrei, it will be a best friend forever and be on your side to protect you.
Not exactly lore-accurate but I still find it a touching song of tragedy. Kobolds are stronger than you think. Mr.Rhexx has some nice lore explanations about kobolds. I suggest you check it out.
In dnd there are many ways kobolds are portraid this is more twords dnd 3.0-3.5 and pathfinder version where other more powerful races enslave them in pathfinder for character creation as a player there stat racial bonus is -4 str, +2dex, -2 con. They get benefits to profession miner +2 and craft trap making +2, a +1 natural armor to ac and a +1 to ac for size, they have darkvision 60ft and sunlight sensitivity though in pathfinder you can get rid of sunlight sensitivity if you swap darkvision for lowlight vision it's called day raider alternate racial trait I think
found this song, brought me to an amazing channel. Amazing! I look forward to more. I'm trying to bring this into my campaign but they are in the Underdark. And I can't sing well lol
@@niverian7789 If you import useful materials and especially technologies, they will simply make you their king and idolize you... there are no more devoted followers than the kobolds to whom you have proven your usefulness to their race. Both sides will get a lot of benefits from this :D
Kobolds love mining and the thought of dying for their tribe gives them zero pause because Kurtulmak will just reincarnate them if they die defending their home like that, or better yet let them into his grand mine.
Well there needs to be a campaign where a parties big bad is a dragon who keeps kobolds enslaved/ enthralled , but also the party will have to be careful because they will have to fight the kobolds to get to the evil dragon whose demands are to become more erratic over the generations of kobolds
Reminds me of one of my characters she is a kobold druid (yes a weird combo but it's d&d we can be anything we want) she would definitely sing a song like this because she is sad her people are always seen as evil vermin and nothing more.
I'm literally finishing a story I started two months ago, with a kobold priest of an extremely interesting dragon goddess of mercy... and yes, if she knew how to hold a guitar the right way, she would definitely sing it.
This is starkly different from the lore of Kobalds as the lore goes out of its way to say how happy they are to serve even the most vile of dragon rulers, but it is also a very apt description of their lives. Where is the lie? What is the truth? They live horrid lives with no hope of freedom, but they do not wish for freedom in the first place. Is it mercy to free them or mercy to kill them? This beautiful song feels like its sung by a bard who retired from adventuring because they couldn't find a answer.
I clicked on this fully expecting a silly fun gremlin energy kobold song. I did not expect to start mentally apologizing to the kobolds my party killed in an old dnd campaign. Thanks for that.
It's nice to have a more serious song for kobolds.
3 Cobalts in a trench coat
After knowing the lore of the Kobolds, we never use Kobolds for Exp anymore but welcome them in our campaigns as part of settlements
😂 same 😢 r.i.p. emmie the lil kibold artificer my parties Druid accidentally killed by using thunder clap in a small room and sent her onto a cooking fire we all felt like monsters because it was her letter the led us there. We stopped killing goblins and kobolds after that
@zecfae9453 i felt that....
All she needs is two other Kobolds and a trenchcoat
Three friends, a magic coat, and a shared dream of freedom
One's on the bottom, strong is he
Two’s in the middle carrying three
Three’s pretending not to be three kobolds in a trench coat!
dogecoin, dart1217, and 2d guy in 3d space have committed to the pact. They are now kobolds. you will be submitted to the moss caverns, where you will battle other groups in the name of obtaining a trenchcoat. stratagize well, and may the odds ever be in your favor.
My first D&D character was a Kobold who was the sole member of his clan to survive resisting the arrival of Red Dragon that forced the Kobolds to turn on each other and the Elf neighbors they were friends with. My character was forced to flee.
Roughly 5 years later in-universe, my Kobold returned as part of level 20 party, killed the evil Red Dragon and his mate. In fact, the final blow was delievered by my Kobold and his wolf companion (he was a beast master ranger). The campaign ended with him liberating the Kobolds and reteaching them the old Lawful Good ways of their clan, as well as founding a school for Rangers.
In other words, mercy came...partially from their own kind.
Damn that sounds a good great campaign!
My first character is a Kobold as well, He's a little 2" 8', lvl 11 (just lvled last week) CIrcle of the Moon Druid and is currently running the nickname of the "Scale Menace"
Listen!! My kobold is on a similar journey!! He is a wizard who's family is under the tyranny of a black dragon. He is trying to go home and find a way to kill the dragon and free his people. He also wants to prove to anyone and everyone that kobolds aren't weak and worthless
@@arccedar1132 I love the "I'm not worthless" plot for Kobolds. And I love the "I'm not evil" plot for monstrous races in general.
Kobolds have both of those plus cool natural villains for both those arcs.
Wishing you wizard the best of luck! May the dice roll in your favor!
@@NickLupercus thank you.
Finally! A kobold song that's not a meme.
Is this not a meme?
@@mindsight9732it is as it is something viral on the internet but they mean meme as in a joke
Whelp, this has now going to be a D&D character's entire motivations. Thank you
fun story that's mine kobolds main motivation lol
Fun Fact: Kobolds can live 120 years but it's very rare.
Also as someone with a Kobold Paladin I feel this. Thanks for the song!
The Voice, The Tone, The Story, The Instrumental... I mean.... This is just amazing.... I've listened to this like 8 times so far and I can't get enough of this...
Pity or not remember to never mess with the lil buggers, They will always outnumber & outsmart you
And don't forget killing them itself is a chore because they can repopulate like nobody's business because of the fact that they are able to swap their gender naturally, like the dinosaurs in Jurassic park.#damnamphibianDNA
Little do you know this is actually just kobold propaganda to get adventurers to come "save" them and underestimate them so they can take their stuff.
Exactly! #KoboldRespect!
We love tuckers kobolds, and all kobolds!
Everyone forgets that kobolds are highly intelligent and master craftsmen. Tuckers kobs are among the most accurate portrayals of what they should be.
This made me cry. I'm now brainstorming a D&D character to liberate and love kobolds. The poor little lizards!!
I am 100% kicking in doors to save 'bolds.
I SHALL RIDE WITH YOU, BROTHER!
The lowly Kobold
the least of all dragon kind
one day they shall rise
and claim the world
the cute little buggers deserve it
One day or day one, bub?
They have literally all the parameters for something like this...
This makes me think of an old character, a halfling rogue, high charisma face rogue, who ended up organizing a kobold revolution. Mediated peace between a newly developing kobold village with a neighboring human village. I guess that was my take on chaotic good. It was often more about freedom and personal liberty for self and others. In a fantasy landscape that couldn't imagine Kobolds being anything but small, fearful thralls of a dragon, this big hearted bastard saw a big collective of many small hard workers, and guided them toward channeling that work ethic toward changing their lot in life.
Fond memories. Been too long since I've had time or energy to enjoy DnD, I miss it.
I have a kobold paladin PC who's entire goal is to lift his kind up and show the world the heart of a dragon that lies sleeping within his kind. He will free them from oppression and those that tread upon them shall know the wrath of dragonkin's unending wave for though they are small, they are many, a never ending tide of claw scale and spear.
Isn't fantasy built upon things that don't happen?
I hope he suceeds
@NoahLodell-nk8nj I do too. Unfortunately that campaign fell apart so I don't know if I'll ever get the chance to finish his story.
He's also a vindictive little shit. He once broke a teenager's leg because that teenager was bullying a small child. He did it while he was disguised as a small child. Made the kid believe that he was an evil spirit and he'd never know when the kids he bullies might be monsters in disguise. Also that he'd be watching.
The last thing of note he did was climb into Strahd's Castle, broke into his vault, stole all of his shit, and one shot him with the sunblade. He had a Little help from A divination wizard / grave cleric to accomplish that. 19 on the portent die, combined with double damage from cleric grave feature, combined with crit on 19 from hexblade curse, combined with a sunlit booming blade Eldritch Divine smite at 3rd tier, with a few sneak attack die. Hit that poor f****** vampire for about 300 damage in one blow, at level 8.
Then he freed the people of barovia and wandered off into the mists, hoping to return home, but where he'll end up I'm not really sure. He could land anywhere...
@deathknightrevan oh my God I love him. When i played Curse of Strahd, I got a new dm to improvise a change in combat when Strahd ambushed us while holding back to test us, he turned into a bat to fly away. Well my ranger was also a vindictive little shit, and nat 20'd bat Strahd out of the sky, and then he started fighting us for real cuz I fucked up his exit and pissed him off lmao it was awesome. I really hope you get to play your kobold again, he sounds like a real treat
I always play a dragonborn, and though I have not come across a kobold yet, my plan is to always befriend all kobolds I come across, not to enslave them but because a friend is a friend
Probably why I haven't seen a kobold in any of the campaigns I have played
Most kobolds actually really, really love mining and all it entails. Fantastic song still.
Was my first thought too. Though suppose you could always have exceptions, like a group that grew disillusioned due to how horrible one particular dragon was to them.
This is a fantastical rendition of a kobolds life. Very well written. Gorgeous vocals
I came into this thinking "Another joke song" but after listening, my heart was truly weeping for Kobolds
"Pity them, oh weak and small"
DM Tucker: "No, I don't think I will..."
in tuckers case the dragons name remains but itll be turned into the koboldtribes name for they slew the dragon.
Well, now I really want to hug a kobold...
This song gave life to their plight better than almost any other tale i have seen or heard, thank you for doing justice to this. It is beautiful.
Reminds me of the time a JRPG traumatized me. In the game, you have these magic orbs that are necessary to unlock advanced character classes. On one level, you encounter a goblin, who doesn't attack. He's busy sobbing, because he finally found it - the Ninja Orb. Except, he can't use it, because he's a goblin. So he'll never be able to fulfill his dream of becoming a ninja.
I quit that game, because suddenly the goblins we were killing by the dozens became people, with their own hopes and dreams.
That said, I'm gonna go write a story about a dragon who decided that the kobolds are his treasure, and carefully guards, guides, and protects them.
Ehats the JRPGs name?
Think it was Wizardry? It's a PS2 game; I'm old...
it's rare, but metallic dragons do take control of kobold tribes, and usually those kobolds live better lives because the metallic dragons are often good aligned.
@@Siathuan If it was Wizardry, that game is far, far older than ps2. Wizardry one originally released on DOS in 1981. Of course, it also had 8 games in that original run, and then it has had a dozen successor series as well, so saying wizardry the series also doesn't narrow things as much as you'd think either. Got any more info, sir?
Kobolds, as a people, are one of the few I feel sad for. Goblins are kinda meh. But Kobolds are always under the heel of a dragon. To be eaten as food or forced into odds that always see them die. Love these little innovative friends. I wish I could befriend one.
That isnt even the worst part. the worst part is that the lore goes out of its way to describe how they WANT this.
They desire to be in servitude to a dragon. To DIE for a dragon.
Kobalds are a pitiful creature, yet they are happy.
Created born and bread to be slaves iwth no desire of anything but servitude to a dragon.
Even in the absence of a dragon overlord they simply PRETEND to be enslaved to dragons.
Creating vast hoards, fighting for dominance of their mountains and turning it into a lair simply because it is what they want to do.
Koblads are not just slaves in body, but in mind.
my first Kobold character is a college of cuisine bard. He takes pride in his culinary work, and is wishing to get reunited with his clan that he got separated from during a snowstorm. He knows where they were headed, but he's afraid to make that journey alone. The clan had decided to migrate after the death of the Silver Dragon that had adopted them. They had built his lair into a mausoleum for him, and left for a new home.
I'll leave it up to the DM on what killed the Silver Dragon, what is the fate of his tribe at their destination, and ultimately take him down a path that will react to those. I think the backstory has enough angles to hook into the DM's plotline pretty good no matter what it is.
Reminds me of an npc i made named Rye Star, after his clan was "claimed" by a green dragon he was used as a fighting slave, mulitple escape attempts prooved he was too intelligent to keep around as he was, so the dragon experimented with substances and poisons to see what happened, this experience obviously broke him so completely he went non verbal and practicality feral until one of the PCs found and freed him, unfortunately the PC who took a liking to him isnt much better than the green dragon, using poormans wine (house rules means it has no limit on what i can make you forget) leaving him dependant on her to avoid episodes of sudden horrific memories, its very likely i will have him become resistant to the wines effect until he realizes whats going on.
I haven’t played much DnD, but this made me tear up, utterly gorgeous and heartbreaking
I have called the banners to rescue the kobold babies! D:
Excellent song though
This song gave me the idea of a custom campaign, based on saving poor kobolds from their evil masters, as well as other npcs. As the campaign would go on, the party would basically make a city grow in size, full of all the npcs and kobolds you saved, allowing you to get better gear and spell materials as time goes on. There would be rewards for helping building or participating in the city’s life too. For example, actively helping to build the forge will get you better gear (such as enhanced weapons, that deal damage with advantage). You could perhaps even take one and make it a proper sidekick, as it would level up alongside the party and become the town’s guardian as the party leaves after beating the final boss. Of course, said final boss would be against an Aspect of Tiamat or a particularly angry dragon.
Absolutely beautiful song. Sometimes you need a little darkness to know where the light is.
Beautiful words...
Depressed kobold is my new spirit animal
It seems like he's been there my whole life :/
Not only my favorite player race to be, Kobolds are some of the most misunderstood of the races in the game. I would like this song so many times if it would let me.
Legit part of one of my Kobold characters entire motivation is rising against dragons, being the very source of their extinction.
Oh, I thought about that scenario too!
Not against all dragons - but against quite a few (mostly completely bad chromatic ones).
Up to the creation of long-range dragon-slaying special forces units with literally anti-tank guns with a crew of a tier kobold per gun... imagine an EXTREMELY mobile, completely invisible ambush group of small greblins with an equally mobile weapon that can give the dragon some very funny moments from a huge distance.
And there are many of them. Very many. And they are very vindictive.
Quite useless against armies, but large single targets can reduce them to nothing.
I've made a couple kobold characters now, my favorite one i played was this little guy who wanted to get the attention of his dragon overlord so he went and joined an adventuring party to get gold to offer for the hoard. In his ambition, he took inspiration, using gunpowder to mimic the flame and ferocity of his master. He instead got the acknowledgment of his adventuring party and grew as his own person, but that isn't important.
So, long story short, just a kobold with a gun.
Crying over Kobolds was not expected today. This is so beautifully sad. Gotta hug the next Kobold I see.
This... This is a really good song. Who tf are you? Lol. Come outa the woodworks with a banger like this?
They're the A and the I.
@@Dolkarr The VOICE is AI. The writing is not, and in the end, why does it matter when the song is this beautiful?
@@clearmelody6252 Why do you think the writing is not AI?
And it may not matter, but at the very least the channel should disclose that the song was made using AI, but they don't admit to it anywhere. That's very dishonest.
@@Dolkarr I'm with ya, I don't personally MIND AI that terribly but it should really be plainly labeled.
@@Dolkarr If this IS written by AI, then that crap about how "Only Humans can write great music" is just that: Crap. I literally cried listening to this.
I was about to fully geekout on kobold life and culture and then I saw the description, it is for your campaign, in that case, it is indeed a very good song, congrats on the work
I never thought id find a song that contexualized my exiled kobold character so well and their views sung in such a nice tune, thank you for this lovely song, youve earned a subscriber
Keeps me inspired to play as my kobold paladin who wants to make the world a better place for kobolds everywhere
It seems my kobold priestess also just got a continuation of her motivation.
Which she didn't ask for before, but it looks like she'll have to think a lot...
@@Degrizai I love , that's cool
DM. you know those kobolds you killed like 10 seshes ago. Yeah one them lived.
And It's the Artificer
@@TheHerrDoctor dear god...
Well this is somber, very reliable.
PLEASE put this on Spotify! This is so good! I love this song so much!
A smart dragon always takes care of his/her kobolds. Satisfied and motivated kobolds are a strong economy. Strong economy = a lot of treasures. Lots of treasures = happy dragon.
It's a pity that too many of these oafs don't fully understand this - they are too egocentric :D
@@Degrizai it's a pity most dm's and game designers don't understand what an int core of 20+ when human average is 10, means. At 20, they should be able to manipulate entire kingdoms from the shadows within a year of starting the attempt, and guide it's evolution for numerous generations, all without anyone being the wiser.
@@lanereynolds4567 However, this also true.
Although I have seen situations when a 20+ int dragon would get stuck for centuries on the task "No time, planning how to overthrow that rival dragon", when that rival dragon (with same int, yup) would get stuck in "No time, planning how to fight off all this".
A circus of waste of resources...
the meek shall inherit the earth and there are none more meek than the Kobolds.
This was the longest three minutes and thirty three seconds of my life. Thank you for blessing my ears
I wish these songs were on Spotify
beautiful
FINALLY the algorithm suggested something good
It's A.I. it's shit.
On the other end of the spectrum, my PF2E Kobold was a Summoner with a Gold Dragon eidolon called Grandfather and an advanced medical degree from an ancient magic academy, who hailed from a bustling nation of Lizardfolk and Kobolds where dinosaurs are used as beasts of burden.
Loved this boss! While not intentional this song has given me some fun ideas to talk with me DM with about my DnD Kobold PC Stalt. Little bundle of nerves and a cinnamon roll but trying his best…. He has been stepped on or punted multiple times by accident by party members
Poor guy, he definitely needs to work on his everyday visibility.
These big oafs can be pretty inattentive...
@ does it help or hurt they have the highest stealth of the party? Without magics
Magnificent song, subscribed ❤
be nice to kobolds
I'm not crying! Some one just hid some cut onions around here!
Seriously though I'd love an instrumental for this cause a campaign I'm planning uses a Black Dragon as the BBEG and he's gonna have a lot of these pour little souls in his "service" and this'd be a great accompaniment to kind of hint that they really really really don't want to be here and never did in the first place.
This fits hauntingly well with the Kobold Artificer I'm currently playing as.
Before he left his pack, Irto was working as a tinkerer. The council of priests claimed they found a Dragon Egg, which would hatch and grow into a dragon for them to worship. So the council forced all work to be expedited, which lead to dangerous work conditions, and even accidents that either maimed or killed many of the workers. After almost a year of this state, Irto snuck into the chamber where the egg was so the could see the egg and possible baby dragon. What he found instead was a broken and rotten egg.
Irto ran out of the chamber and began yelling about how the council was lying and all their work was for nothing, which led to instantaneous rebellion. Fighting broke out everywhere in the cave, and Irto began to ran for his life. Many explosions were being triggered from the now rickety working equipment, as well as crafted explosives.
When Irto finally made it out, the entire cavern collapsed behind him, and he couldn't hear anything.
Now he lives with the guilt of what happened to his pack.
Mercy came, but at what cost?
I...may have to borrow this for my next campaign.
My homebrew has fluid time, and the current party is in the time period where the Great Revolt took place.
My setting...has Kobolds as the most common race. And at this particular part of the settings history, the Kobolds revolted against the Dragons, demanding rights, pay, etc.
the Kobolds Unionized...in much the same way the Colonies did.
THIS IS AMAZING WOW!
*my brain immediately starting to make a kobold character XD*
Kobolds:oh look at the silly little goober isn't he nice...want a treato.
Goblins: ugly little bastards. *Punted into the sun*
Another BG3 enthusiast, I see.
Amazing work as always!
Okay, just hear me out plz.
I don't know where you suddenly appeared from, but that was absolutely beautiful... and absolutely mind-blowing.
(and I will definitely listen to all the songs on this channel :D )
First of all - it's a simply stunning direction of covering the life situation of kobolds for the last 26,000 years or so.
Not all of them, of course, but a sadly large number - who were rarely remembered in such a way, much less made into songs.
Ave to such bards.
Secondly - that line...
-"If mercy came, they'd stand up tall,
But mercy rare for ones so small."-
A month ago - when the muse simply bit me hard - I spontaneously wrote the skeleton of the story in an hour, which I'm now finishing. And there the main character kobold-priest is in LITERALLY this state - she was very lucky that a merciful force paid attention to her (literally the Order of Mercy of the goddess Tamara, what could be more literal gawd), because of which she reached rather atypical heights for a kobold... and about which after years of a quiet life she began to think (after some explosive events). As well as about what can be done with this further... not without some hidden prodding thoughts from someone.
So the line really hit my heartstrings, thank you.
P.S. - I would be VERY interested to know what software was used to create this song and whether the lyrics were generated.
I had several ideas for developing some bardic pieces in this direction in a couple of other languages, but this masterpiece turned ideas into confidence and I would like to try.
... and yes, is it possible to use this song with a reference to it somewhere?
This is such a sad song. 😢 Hits to close to how the poor and homeless have to live.
This is actually scarily similar to my first kobold character.
He was continued on from my Tabaxi that retired from all the trauma. He grew up in the Sunless Citadel (the place we just explored)
And was known as the "chosen" one in his tribe of kobolds. For he had a birthmark in the shape of a dragon. And he had a jealous twin brother.
It was fated that he was supposed to go out and find a dragon and convince it to coe back and protect their clan. Except he didn't want to believe in that. He didn't want to spend his years findibg a dragon just to worship. Why would he? So in the dungeon he found old books, that spoke of magic, and machines, and contraptions similar to magic. And ended up studying to become an artificer...... then one day he finally left.
Sadly we never really got to see his story play out cause the campaign ended but i miss you Valroh
"old books that spoke of magic, and machines" - oh yeah, that could definitely work!
I love this song I felt the pain that hid within the words that sang in this kobold's heart❤❤❤😢😢😢
this almost made me cry because the lyrics are so damn sad...
This matches the kobolds in one of my favorite campaigns I played. Character was a Kobold Paladin seeking to liberate his people from Dragon tyranny.
Fun song, I feel it doesn't fit the common kobold, but maybe a specific clan or one that you might typically find in Abeir. Kobolds typically venerate dragons and will gladly throw their life away at their whim; but as a cultural matter, they are happy in the mines and rival the dwarves and gnomes in ingenuity and industriousness.
It definitely isn't your average group of kobolds. But I really like the less terrible version of kobolds. So when I run games I usually have it so Kobolds actually have a unique response to Dragons Frightful Presence where they basically become charmed by it hence the total lack of self preservation.
Pretty song, sad but pretty. Not really about kobolds in D&D though since they tend to be pretty dang spunky. I guess it depends on how your DM has been portraying kobolds though.
I think this goes over some of the dark dragon lords in base D&D. While many if not most kobolds live serving dragons or other masters they actually enjoy it. They are more cult members then slaves and believe their servitude is that like of a god. It's interesting the deeper you go down kobold lore in d&d
One of the first wizards I played was a divination kobold wizard. He was absolutely amazing. He would use mold earth to carve out a den when we camped and he tossed fireballs left and right like any good wizard should.
Ah man this is lovely.
Quite literally Kobolds are sad, however one Kobold easy to kill. MANY THOUGH, AND IN THEIR HOME! NAHHHHHHH THEY ARE CRAZY NUTS
This song reminds me of Deekin, I was very fond of that little guy, and I have forever since avoided killing kobolds in video games if I could get away with it.
Because Elder Scrolls was my introduction to fantasy, I always Invision Kobolds as smaller aragonians. So I'm watching this thinking of an aragonians warrior who got translocated hearing this song in a bar and being absolutely heated over it.
Need this on Spotify
That was beautiful
It's crazy just throw little this embodies kobolds; they're proud dragonkin, amazing crafters, arguably second only to dwarves in forging, and rich beyond all goddamn belief. Never feel bad for kobolds, they live better than you. Oh, and they very much go aboveground.
I need this on Spotify stat. I play exclusively kobolds i needed this in my life
I wonder, if there is someday a song about the japanese "Yūrei" like the song of Yuki Onna... Yūrei, the lonely ghost, which haunts houses, schools, graveyards or the place of its death and is feared but only wants a friend. And if you become friend with the Yūrei, it will be a best friend forever and be on your side to protect you.
Not exactly lore-accurate but I still find it a touching song of tragedy. Kobolds are stronger than you think. Mr.Rhexx has some nice lore explanations about kobolds. I suggest you check it out.
It's accurate to my lore, so that's all that matters.
In dnd there are many ways kobolds are portraid this is more twords dnd 3.0-3.5 and pathfinder version where other more powerful races enslave them in pathfinder for character creation as a player there stat racial bonus is -4 str, +2dex, -2 con. They get benefits to profession miner +2 and craft trap making +2, a +1 natural armor to ac and a +1 to ac for size, they have darkvision 60ft and sunlight sensitivity though in pathfinder you can get rid of sunlight sensitivity if you swap darkvision for lowlight vision it's called day raider alternate racial trait I think
ah this song fucked me up. it actually got me teary eyed
found this song, brought me to an amazing channel. Amazing! I look forward to more. I'm trying to bring this into my campaign but they are in the Underdark. And I can't sing well lol
stellar song
And I will adopt them and give them a nice place to live!!!
As a bonus, after ten years you will have your own dungeon the size of a rather large city. At the very least.
@Degrizai yes but I would have my Kobolds well treated and let them live in peace. I would only receive from them what they choose to give.
@@niverian7789 If you import useful materials and especially technologies, they will simply make you their king and idolize you... there are no more devoted followers than the kobolds to whom you have proven your usefulness to their race.
Both sides will get a lot of benefits from this :D
Mercy is rare, but it exists, and it will find them. You will see.
'sad kobold noises'
Kobolds love mining and the thought of dying for their tribe gives them zero pause because Kurtulmak will just reincarnate them if they die defending their home like that, or better yet let them into his grand mine.
Kobolds are better miners than Dwarves and they have pack tactics.
I wanna hug and cuddle them. Do the protecc.
This is SO good
Well there needs to be a campaign where a parties big bad is a dragon who keeps kobolds enslaved/ enthralled , but also the party will have to be careful because they will have to fight the kobolds to get to the evil dragon whose demands are to become more erratic over the generations of kobolds
I haven't play a lot of DND because of inconstant DMs like only 3 that haven't ever finished
Awww. 🥺❤️
Why does this work soo well….
So good, but so sad. 😢 Makes me want to raise a Kobold den into the light. 😇
That made me cry, I think I got too deep in character ToT
This is the song that is sung by the kobold bard when it’s time to hobble gobble and beg.
It's super effective...
Reminds me of one of my characters she is a kobold druid (yes a weird combo but it's d&d we can be anything we want) she would definitely sing a song like this because she is sad her people are always seen as evil vermin and nothing more.
I'm literally finishing a story I started two months ago, with a kobold priest of an extremely interesting dragon goddess of mercy... and yes, if she knew how to hold a guitar the right way, she would definitely sing it.
I've got a kobold Summoner, kinda fun to be able to fit where others can't 😁
I am roleplaying a Kobold on a DnD based server, this is great!
ooooooooh yeeeeeeees more kobooooo stufff YEEEEEEES ffinally more songs for my people.
I feel like you get the odd "super kobold" sometimes. A sorcerer, a larger than avg barbarian, etc. A kobold like that could turn a clan into a force.
This is starkly different from the lore of Kobalds as the lore goes out of its way to say how happy they are to serve even the most vile of dragon rulers, but it is also a very apt description of their lives.
Where is the lie? What is the truth?
They live horrid lives with no hope of freedom, but they do not wish for freedom in the first place.
Is it mercy to free them or mercy to kill them?
This beautiful song feels like its sung by a bard who retired from adventuring because they couldn't find a answer.
why do i suddenly have a urge to make a kobold bard?
Stab does not approve,Stab will get friends out
... I will now make a Kobold way of shadows monk, name his Sqik swift foot, and he will lead the kobold revolution.