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<blockquote data-quote="Lasher Dragon" data-source="post: 2148228" data-attributes="member: 26634"><p>I love Kender, however I can see how DMs can get highly irritated by having one in their games. Kender never grow up - they always see the world with a childlike sense of wonder and curiosity. They also have very peculiar concepts of ownership... as in they have NO concept of ownership really. If something isn't <em>in your hands</em>, it can and very likely will be picked up by a kender and carried off. Now, later they might return it to you, assuming of course they: a) remember that they have it, b) remember that it isn't theirs, and c) remember that it was found in the vicinity of you and/or your stuff.</p><p></p><p>They are immune to fear, and any fear effect (IIRC). That's what I love about them personally... little people who don't give a rat's ass about that dracolich and his evil plans - they will be the first ones to cross the threshold into its lair.</p><p></p><p>Every kender weapon serves at least 2 purposes, and nearly all have 3 purposes. Normally a kender weapon is a weapon, a tool, and a musical instrument.</p><p></p><p>IMHO people that hate kender have just had bad experiences with people playing them poorly; always trying to steal from party members and whatnot.</p><p></p><p>I remember years and years ago when I was ohh probably about 17 I had a low-level kender (around 7th or 8th I think) that I was playing at a FLGS in an open game (one where people could pretty much walk in and play). In a previous session, I had "escaped" a rope of entanglement by somehow getting one end of the rope into one of the pockets on my Vest of Many Pockets (BTW a kender with a Vest of Many Pockets and a Girdle of Giant Strength is NOT to be trifled with LOL).Anyway, I was the only one playing at the time, and this other guy comes in. He had some crazy high level vampire character. Well, next thing I know the Vamp has my kender by the throat, my little feet dangling a ways off the ground. He was attempting to steal all of my goodies! Thinking fast, I wrote a note to the DM that I was opening a pocket in my vest and summoning forth that Rope of Entanglement. I wish I had a picture of the look on that guy's face <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/laugh.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /> The Vamp is now entangled AND has a kender rifling through HIS pockets LMAO it was awesome.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lasher Dragon, post: 2148228, member: 26634"] I love Kender, however I can see how DMs can get highly irritated by having one in their games. Kender never grow up - they always see the world with a childlike sense of wonder and curiosity. They also have very peculiar concepts of ownership... as in they have NO concept of ownership really. If something isn't [I]in your hands[/I], it can and very likely will be picked up by a kender and carried off. Now, later they might return it to you, assuming of course they: a) remember that they have it, b) remember that it isn't theirs, and c) remember that it was found in the vicinity of you and/or your stuff. They are immune to fear, and any fear effect (IIRC). That's what I love about them personally... little people who don't give a rat's ass about that dracolich and his evil plans - they will be the first ones to cross the threshold into its lair. Every kender weapon serves at least 2 purposes, and nearly all have 3 purposes. Normally a kender weapon is a weapon, a tool, and a musical instrument. IMHO people that hate kender have just had bad experiences with people playing them poorly; always trying to steal from party members and whatnot. I remember years and years ago when I was ohh probably about 17 I had a low-level kender (around 7th or 8th I think) that I was playing at a FLGS in an open game (one where people could pretty much walk in and play). In a previous session, I had "escaped" a rope of entanglement by somehow getting one end of the rope into one of the pockets on my Vest of Many Pockets (BTW a kender with a Vest of Many Pockets and a Girdle of Giant Strength is NOT to be trifled with LOL).Anyway, I was the only one playing at the time, and this other guy comes in. He had some crazy high level vampire character. Well, next thing I know the Vamp has my kender by the throat, my little feet dangling a ways off the ground. He was attempting to steal all of my goodies! Thinking fast, I wrote a note to the DM that I was opening a pocket in my vest and summoning forth that Rope of Entanglement. I wish I had a picture of the look on that guy's face :lol: The Vamp is now entangled AND has a kender rifling through HIS pockets LMAO it was awesome. [/QUOTE]
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