D&D 5E D&D doesn't need birds

[Eltab]

Somewhere near my bedroom window is a "song"bird with the ability to annul Sleep in an aura, not the RAW one action per individual roused.
That is so overpowered.

 

[Blue Orange]

I always figured it was one of those things where 1% of players thought birds are really cool, always wondered what it would be like to fly, go birdwatching, etc.

A game with 45 years of lore is going to have something for everyone if you look back far enough. Weren't there feather mages in Maztica?

 

[EzekielRaiden]

I mean, birds aren't even real anyway, so it's just playing into the government's hands to include them in the game.

 

[Eltab]

A game with 45 years of lore is going to have something for everyone if you look back far enough. Weren't there feather mages in Maztica?

Thunderhawk made a cameo appearance in 4e Primal Power.

 

[Gradine]

d20 Legend fo the 5 rings had a race here seem to want the bird to be - was it called Kenku? Anyway, it had absolutely superb flying abilities and was next to useless on adventures on the ground. This was a VERY BAD idea! Basically, gameplay got divided into 2 sphere, one where all players but the kenku could leave the table, and the other where the kenku could leave the table. Each group was so much better at their chosen movement that the others were more of a hindrance. Not fun. It might be simulationist (simulating what, exactly?) but was the opposite of heroic and fun.

 

[embee]

The game is overrun by Aarakocra and Tengu Kenku anyways. Feathers everywhere.

Introduce some Tabaxi.

That should take care of the problem.

 

[Mecheon]

And we counter with the Aarakocra being based on a goose or swan.

Welcome to try, tabaxi. Not gonna to get away from that "Here only to cause problems" energy

 

[Benjamin Olson]

I think early editions got it right by making birds a special prestige class requiring high stats, levels of Fighter and Rogue, and Druidic tutelage.

 

[Blue Orange]

We could start in on Tortles. Apparently the optimal races mechanically are Barbarians, Druids, and Rangers, on account of AC bonuses, or else Fighters or Clerics.

But, what's the most popular? Monk.

I may go for some pizza now...