D&D 5E Kender are a core race?

[Ed_Laprade]

Well, I'll still buy it, but I doubt that I'll ever play it. I swore, even before they became an official race (when they were previewed in Dragon) that if any character of mine ever saw a Kender, he'd kill it on sight. And I still hold to that promise I made to myself.

 

[Kinak]

On the bright side, they're optional: "Your Dungeon Master might allow other races as well... kender..." from the first paragraph of the races document.

Cheers!
Kinak

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

We'll see what makes the PHB cut.

 

[Darth Illithid]

As long as you don't have players who insist on playing like psychotic kleptomaniacs, kender aren't all that bad. Think of them as alternate halflings who have a penchant for collecting things; they don't have to be the typical "but it just fell in my pouch!" kender from the novels.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Look up "psychotic kleptomaniac" in the dictionary. You'll see a picture of a kender right next to it. It's the defining feature of the race.

 

[Henry]

Let's not read too kuch into this - it's a playtest. The main thing is to observe the mechanics, which boil down to the taunts system and the "robe of useful items" type feature. I thiink both work pretty well, and i can see the door being opened to nonstandard racial traits through this.

 

[Squidmaster]

I think it makes perfect sense. Kenders are the signature Dragonlance race, and Dragonlance was a major setting in the past. I guess you could include minotaurs, but that is much less iconic.

 

[dmccoy1693]

Let's not read too kuch into this - it's a playtest. The main thing is to observe the mechanics, which boil down to the taunts system and the "robe of useful items" type feature. I thiink both work pretty well, and i can see the door being opened to nonstandard racial traits through this.

Agreed, I think it is more of a test while they have the chance then anything else.

 

[the Jester]

No, they're not a core race, they're explicitly called out as being a Dragonlance (and elsewhere if DM allows) race.

 

[Kobold Stew]

It is a shame that half-orcs, half-elves, and even gnomes have been placed in the same category as the campaign-specific races. I hope that changes.