I'm new to DnD, playing my first ever game tomorrow (6/8/18) night. I'm going with an elf ranger hunter. I'm interested in the Kenku race, it seems very mysterious to me. Looking for any info on communication, good classes for the race, and any other knowledge that can be imparted on me. Thanks guys.
As far as classes go, and class that cares about Dex would benefit from the Kenku's primary stat buff. Traditionally they are made into Rogues, as their mimicry and forging skills lend to that sort of class, but I've seen Kenku Clerics and have played Kenku Warlocks, and there are likely other classes that might be fun to try.
Importantly (or not), Kenku in 5th Ed can't really talk with a voice of their own, so they sort of mimic phrases and other sounds like a parrot to sort of get their point across. Also they aren't really ones for original thought. When role-playing a Kenku, it is often the correct line of play to let others come up with the plans and then see what happens when you follow those plans to the letter, even if the situations change because thinking outside of the plan is sort of a foreign concept to you.
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I'm new to DnD, playing my first ever game tomorrow (6/8/18) night. I'm going with an elf ranger hunter. I'm interested in the Kenku race, it seems very mysterious to me. Looking for any info on communication, good classes for the race, and any other knowledge that can be imparted on me. Thanks guys.
As far as classes go, and class that cares about Dex would benefit from the Kenku's primary stat buff. Traditionally they are made into Rogues, as their mimicry and forging skills lend to that sort of class, but I've seen Kenku Clerics and have played Kenku Warlocks, and there are likely other classes that might be fun to try.
Importantly (or not), Kenku in 5th Ed can't really talk with a voice of their own, so they sort of mimic phrases and other sounds like a parrot to sort of get their point across. Also they aren't really ones for original thought. When role-playing a Kenku, it is often the correct line of play to let others come up with the plans and then see what happens when you follow those plans to the letter, even if the situations change because thinking outside of the plan is sort of a foreign concept to you.
AJ Pickett did a monster ecology video on Kenkus you may find helpful. You can find it here.
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