D&D General Is there a Duck humanoid species in dungeons and dragons?

[Shades of Eternity]

I've had a request and before I dive in I'm just seeing if it has been done.

 

[Alzrius]

I've had a request and before I dive in I'm just seeing if it has been done.

Well, there's the shibaten, but they're a third-party race for Pathfinder 1E, so I'm not sure if that's what you're looking for.

 

[Shades of Eternity]

if there is none, i'm calling it the mallardlorians.

 

[Vaalingrade]

if there is none, i'm calling it the mallardlorians.

I got here as fast as I could, but was still beat to the punch. Well played.

 

[Stormonu]

Wasn't there a duck race for Runequest in Gloranthia?

 

[Twiggly the Gnome]

Wasn't there a duck race for Runequest in Gloranthia?

Yes, indeed.

 

[Dioltach]

Favoured class: some kind of healer. A quack quack.

 

[Davies]

I've had a request and before I dive in I'm just seeing if it has been done.

Khanards, in Arcanomicon: Tales of Arcana.

 

[MNblockhead]

Seems like you could start with the Arakocra or Owlin race and swap talons with swim abilities. Give them a quick takeoff ability instead of silent flight. Etc.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Why do you ask? Duck player race has a very strong association with Runequest. Enough so that D&D probably avoided is specifically to avoid allegations of ripping off a competitor.

 

[Mecheon]

Yeah, Runequest beat D&D to the punch so I'm not aware of any duck people that are D&D original

There is however the Gyerian from back in the Creature Catalog, who were chicken people. And that's close enough for some.

 

[billd91]

The Mallard has made its way into Dragonbane courtesy of its descent from Drakar och Demoner, which grew out of a Glorantha-inspired BRP game grown in Sweden.

 

[Weiley31]

Humblewood pretty much says that you can reflavor certain bird races as a Duck. So there ya go!

 

[Dioltach]

As long they have a bonus to Reflex saves. Something called "Dodge" or, I don't know ... "Duck"?

Also, they'd fit right in the art style from early AD&D where no-one wore trousers.

 

[Stormonu]

As long they have a bonus to Reflex saves. Something called "Dodge" or, I don't know ... "Duck"?

Also, they'd fit right in the art style from early AD&D where no-one wore trousers.

Duck Dodgers? …But only if they’re in the 23 1/2 Century…

 

[Alzrius]

Duck Dodgers? …But only if they’re in the 23 1/2 Century…

Because that's how you make it legally distinct from the original, which was set a century later.

 

[Stormonu]

Because that's how you make it legally distinct from the original, which was set a century later.

It’s the nuTSR version

(Thanks for keeping me straight, @Alzrius )

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On topic, I agree with using the Humblewood version!

 

[John R Davis]

And the new/old Swedish Rpg has a duck race.

 

[Oofta]

This idea is just daffy, I guess you could give the Ardlings from the playtest a gander. Not sure they'd be all their quacked up to be. But I'll just duck out of this conversation now.

 

[Richards]

That was fowl, Oofta!

Johnathan