D&D 5E For those who don't allow floating racial stat bonuses what would you give the kender?

[the Jester]

A ban.

If I were to allow them, though, it would be +2 Dex, +2 Cha, -2 Wis.

 

[Helldritch]

I will add further....
+2 dex, +1... cha. They need that +1 to find their way to the heart of people. But I would be tempted to give them +1 intelligence and -1 wisdom. They can be very creative in their excuses and are very curious people, but fall so easily to temptations without even knowing...

 

[Neonchameleon]

+2 Dex +1 Cha. If the current version are going to be knock-off lightfoot halflings they might as well go all the way.

 

[not-so-newguy]

iirc, kender had a taunt ability, so i'd go with +1 Charisma

 

[aco175]

+2 Dex, -99 Con, so that we are rid of them immediately.

Sounds like a Jay-Z song.

 

[jasper]

+2 Dex, +1 Cha, -2 Wis
Kender are nimble and personable, but they have poor judgment.

(Yes, I still like negative racial adjustments.)

-2 wisdom +1 dex and +1 cha. And free boat anchor.

 

[Yaarel]

Judging by how unpopular the kender are, one would think its Charisma is −2, or even −4.

Likewise, nobody really takes kender seriously: again, a Charisma penalty.

For an old school character concept, I would probably go with Dex +2, Con +1, with the toughness echoing the gnome ancestry.

 

[delericho]

+1 Dex, +2 Cha. No reason - I just wanted it to seem like I was paying attention.

That said, in all honesty I'd probably not bother with a Kender race/subrace - they're pretty much just Lightfoot Halflings these days.

 

[Oofta]

A lit stick of dynamite with a really short fuse? A time travelling package and cruise combination to the maiden voyage of the Titanic? A "pet" tarrasque?

The possibilities are nearly endless.

 

[Voadam]

Dex and Charisma.

At least as dextrous as standard heftier halflings, and they are often the talking characters. Their classic Elwood art portrayal is also often more attractive than most standard 5e halfling art.