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<blockquote data-quote="Mad_Jack" data-source="post: 8354988" data-attributes="member: 6750306">See, the problem with Kender is that playing them requires massive effort and finesse on the part of the player to play them well... By which I mean that it's easy to play up the annoying aspects...but hard to ensure that you're playing them up at the right times and in a way that it's making the story more interesting for everyone. The Kender's personality quirks need to be used as tools to enable the other party members, which requires constant effort and awareness of when those &quot;opportune moments&quot; are coming. And a good rapport with a DM who is willing to give you the opportunities and leeway to run with them.Much like any one of the other common &quot;offenders&quot; in the game's history - Drow, Aarocockra, Pixies, Chaotic Neutral, etc. - it's easy to play one, but requires a much more involved and nuanced performance to play a character who is a good party member first and a good &lt;insert X here&gt; second.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mad_Jack, post: 8354988, member: 6750306"] See, the problem with Kender is that playing them requires massive effort and finesse on the part of the player to play them[I] well[/I]... By which I mean that it's easy to play up the annoying aspects...but hard to ensure that you're playing them up at the right times and in a way that it's making the story more interesting for [I]everyone. [/I]The Kender's personality quirks need to be used as tools to enable the other party members, which requires constant effort and awareness of when those "opportune moments" are coming. And a good rapport with a DM who is willing to give you the opportunities and leeway to run with them. Much like any one of the other common "offenders" in the game's history - Drow, Aarocockra, Pixies, Chaotic Neutral, etc. - it's easy to play one, but requires a much more involved and nuanced performance to play a character who is a good party member first and a good <insert [I]X[/I] here> second. [/QUOTE]

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