Breeding

Breeding is a mechanic for increasing a tribe's population. Two consenting, adult kobolds can breed at the expense of 2 AP each with the !breed command. Nameless kobolds always consent. The chance of success depends on each partner's combined Vitality skill.

If both partners are of opposite sex, the female will become pregnant on a success, and lay 1-4 eggs on the following month. Though it is worth noting being of opposite sex is not necessary to carry out the action, and Vitality EXP will be gained regardless the outcome. If the tribe does not desire new births, kobolds can still train Vitality by adding "nobaby" to the end of their command test.

A pregnant kobold must be well-fed at the end of the month; otherwise, no eggs will be laid.

Genomes
Each kobold has a hidden set of genomes which determine their scale color. Each color has a corresponding pair of genes associated with it, each of which could be dominant or recessive. They determine scale color as follows:


 * If a kobold has a pair of recessive genes in exactly one color, they will be that color.
 * If a kobold has no pairs of recessive genes, or has between 2 and 4 pairs inclusive, they will be brown.
 * If a kobold has 5 or more pairs of recessive genes, they will be silver.

This has the following implications with regards to breeding pairs:


 * If two kobolds of the same color (except brown/silver) breed, the offspring will either be that color or brown.
 * If kobolds of differing colors breed, the offspring is likely to be either parent's color or brown, though a new color may emerge depending on the circumstances.
 * If two brown kobolds breed, it's difficult to predict what the offspring will be without knowing their genomes.

The Blood Scry spell can reveal a kobold's genomes at the cost of 1 of their HP, which can make it easier to organize breeding pairs. This is highly recommended if you are trying for a silver kobold. When used, a message similar to the following will display:



Here, capital letters denote dominant genes, while lowercase denotes recessive. A kobold is considered "pureblooded" in that color if both genes are lowercase.