So as the title suggests , I was pretty disappointed by the Kobolds in Volo ' s . In terms of power , they were a specialized joke . In terms of actual presentation , they weren ' t a particularly funny one . So this is an attempt at my own version , with subraces and some characteristically Kobold options . I should note that this is actually the second attempt the first had actual Pack Tactics instead of the downgraded version , Opportunism , and accounted for the increased power of that feature by trading Dungeonborn for proficiency with Thieves ' Tools which is less powerful , but more to the point is redundant for rogues , who are clearly the favoured class for this race . Ultimately , Opportunism felt more characterful than Pack Tactics , and its decreased power meant I felt I could justify Dungeonborn as another characterful option , rogue supremacy be damned . Let me know what you think ! My main concern at this point is whether Opportunism is too good that is to say , not an appreciable downgrade from Pack Tactics , and needs more restrictions like requiring it be a melee attack rather than just an attack , or having it benefit only the kobold ' s first attack that turn .