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And yes, this blog post it's all about monsters. As the previous one, this post born from my concern that D&D "Next" is (until now) a game with some lack of personality.

Let's take the kobold from the current playtest (released in 12/17/2012). Erase the "Kobold" name on the top, then show the rest to someone else...
Well, if this guy isn't a D&D expert, probably he wouldn't say: "C'mon, you are showing me unquestionably a kobold! What's your point?"

Seriously, from what he should see unquestionably a Kobold? From its Mob Tactics trait?
I don't think so.
Ok... maybe from the Light Sensitivity trait. Maybe.
Maybe, since even the light sensitivity should be quite common in a game where dark dungeons are... quite common! Yeah yeah... absolutely the light sensitivity is a proper characterization