New Race Suggestion: Kenku

[jSinisterCatj]

I know this will probably receive some negative backlash, but my suggestion is to add the playable race of Kenku! I have been wanting to play this race in a D&D game for a long time and it doesn’t seem to be ever considered. I understand that they talk mainly through mimicry, but I would personally deal with the standard common dialog options with the NPCs, and I would RP the real way they talk with other players.

This race doesn’t seem like a common addition to any games, but if there could be more people that just agree for it to be added, rather than come up with reason why it shouldn’t be playable, I would greatly appreciate it. If you’re one of the hardcore lore obedient players, obviously I understand your reason for disagreeing. But I beg the devs and the player base to please support this idea, I would give anything to play this race in a game!

I played a Kenku Wizard in my D&D group, so being able to play this in the game would be incredible! Thank you all!

Edit: I found out that Kenku can actually speak Common, so the language isn’t a problem! I really hope this race is considered to be added in the near future!

[Stoner81]

NO! JUST NO!

At least not yet! I just got done with racial lives! Let me enjoy it dammit! :D

Stoner81.

[jSinisterCatj]

NO! JUST NO!

At least not yet! I just got done with racial lives! Let me enjoy it dammit! :D

Stoner81.


I need it! We just need to convince the devs! D:

[Dandonk]

Why not.

Still, I'd rather have thri-kreen. We need more bugs.

[jSinisterCatj]

Why not.

Still, I'd rather have thri-kreen. We need more bugs.

I didn’t know that was a race, that’s so cool! Kenku first though ;D

[Dandonk]

I didn’t know that was a race, that’s so cool! Kenku first though ;D

Hehe, fair enough :)

We'll never get thri-kreen anyway.... oh, well.

[jSinisterCatj]

Hehe, fair enough :)

We'll never get thri-kreen anyway.... oh, well.

Never say never, make a post to bring awareness to it like I did with the Kenku. :) Maybe the devs will see it one day! I won’t give up with the Kenku awareness.

[misterski]

Why not.

Still, I'd rather have thri-kreen. We need more bugs.

Thri-kreen don't sleep, they wait :D Thri-kreen are great for watches while camping but then there's the whole being afraid they will eat you while you're asleep thing and no one else really getting any rest....

I loved playing thri-kreen (and half-giants) in Dark Sun.

[jSinisterCatj]

Thri-kreen don't sleep, they wait :D Thri-kreen are great for watches while camping but then there's the whole being afraid they will eat you while you're asleep thing and no one else really getting any rest....

I loved playing thri-kreen (and half-giants) in Dark Sun.

See @Dandonk, there are others that like it as well!

[Dandonk]

Thri-kreen don't sleep, they wait :D Thri-kreen are great for watches while camping but then there's the whole being afraid they will eat you while you're asleep thing and no one else really getting any rest....

Well, elves deserve what they get :p


See @Dandonk, there are others that like it as well!

I've been slipping thri-kreen in for years, and I would really love them, but they can't do a half-orc reskin like with everything else and get us an insect race, I fear. But hope springs eternal.

[jSinisterCatj]

Well, elves deserve what they get :p



I've been slipping thri-kreen in for years, and I would really love them, but they can't do a half-orc reskin like with everything else and get us an insect race, I fear. But hope springs eternal.

If we keep this post up until a dev response, we might stand a chance in this world of crazy high demands and suggestions :D

[Dandonk]

If we keep this post up until a dev response, we might stand a chance in this world of crazy high demands and suggestions :D

Can't hurt to try hehehe :)

[jSinisterCatj]

Can't hurt to try hehehe :)

I appreciate the positivity! I was expecting to get a “no. the devs have my opinion to focus on more. find another game.” response. Thank you!

[misterski]

Well, elves deserve what they get :p

Ah elf companions AKA emergency rations, and tasty, too! :p

[Dandonk]

Ah elf companions AKA emergency rations, and tasty, too! :p

The problem is, you can never have just one...

[misterski]

Back to the topic of this post :)

If they add Kenku then they can definitely add Aarakockra, too.

[jSinisterCatj]

Back to the topic of this post :)

If they add Kenku then they can definitely add Aarakockra, too.

Yes! Kenku first though! :D I NEED this race to survive.

[jSinisterCatj]

Back to the topic of this post :)

If they add Kenku then they can definitely add Aarakockra, too.

If I remember correctly, Neverwinter added them into the game but made them only to participate in a mission that requires you to slaughter them. :’(

[cdbd3rd]

We've already fallen off the cliff where any new races live. Now it's down the slippery slope of deleting races. ...and other stuff.

[Seph1roth5]

DENIED. It's racist towards people named ken.

[Xgya]

hope springs eternal.

That choice of words mixed with the fact Thri-Kreen are usually known for jumping very, very high made me laugh a bit inside.

Eternal springs. Or at least springing for days. That is the Thri-Kreen way.

[jSinisterCatj]

We've already fallen off the cliff where any new races live. Now it's down the slippery slope of deleting races. ...and other stuff.

As long as we get Kenku, I don’t care which race needs deleted for it. :D (Tabaxi are exempt.)

[jSinisterCatj]

I know this will probably receive some negative backlash, but my suggestion is to add the playable race of Kenku! I have been wanting to play this race in a D&D game for a long time and it doesn’t seem to be ever considered. I understand that they talk mainly through mimicry, but I would personally deal with the standard common dialog options with the NPCs, and I would RP the real way they talk with other players.

This race doesn’t seem like a common addition to any games, but if there could be more people that just agree for it to be added, rather than come up with reason why it shouldn’t be playable, I would greatly appreciate it. If you’re one of the hardcore lore obedient players, obviously I understand your reason for disagreeing. But I beg the devs and the player base to please support this idea, I would give anything to play this race in a game!

I played a Kenku Wizard in my D&D group, so being able to play this in the game would be incredible! Thank you all!


Anyone know the probability of a dev seeing a suggestion and actually implementing it? Do they actually read this forum?

[ahpook]

Anyone know the probability of a dev seeing a suggestion and actually implementing it? Do they actually read this forum?

Since you asked. Extremely low. THey read the forums but they have their plans and that will take precedence. No one was asking for Tabaxi but they added them because it fit their plans. It was prioritized over other highly requested races (e.g. kobold).

[DiamondKevo]

I think having Kenku is an amazing suggestion and would be really cool! They have a really different feel to anything else in the game and would allow for some funny dialogues. Having them be hirelings that follow you around and mimic what you say and hear would allow for some interesting dialogue interactions!

[jSinisterCatj]

I think having Kenku is an amazing suggestion and would be really cool! They have a really different feel to anything else in the game and would allow for some funny dialogues. Having them be hirelings that follow you around and mimic what you say and hear would allow for some interesting dialogue interactions!

That’s a perspective i didn’t think about. I hope they do add them as playable and as Hirelings. Imagine an army of Kenku xD

[Arkat]

Kalashtar and Changelings first before ANY other race.

Once we get Kalashtar and Changelings, all the normal core Eberron races will have been added to DDO.

Once those have been added, I'd be good with talking about adding other races like Kenku and Githzerai.

[jSinisterCatj]

Kalashtar and Changelings first before ANY other race.

Once we get Kalashtar and Changelings, all the normal core Eberron races will have been added to DDO.

Once those have been added, I'd be good with talking about adding other races like Kenku and Githzerai.

No! xD Kenku before anything. I have searched to the edge of any D&D game, even tried Neverwinter Nights to play as Kenku, to no such luck. I just want to live out my life as a Kenku in a D&D game. I wish any D&D game, even Neverwinter the mmo, would please just add it. I just hope this game does it first.

[Arkat]

No! xD Kenku before anything. I have searched to the edge of any D&D game, even tried Neverwinter Nights to play as Kenku, to no such luck. I just want to live out my life as a Kenku in a D&D game. I wish any D&D game, even Neverwinter the mmo, would please just add it. I just hope this game does it first.

Forgive the Devs if they don't just bend to YOUR will and add a fairly obscure, non-core race just because YOU want it.

:rolleyes:

[jSinisterCatj]

Forgive the Devs if they don't just bend to YOUR will and add a fairly obscure, non-core race just because YOU want it.

:rolleyes:

This is the toxicity i knew my post would one day attract. Can’t allow someone else to wish that something they enjoy would get added, god forbid it. But welcome to my post and thank you for commenting on it, the more the better!

[DiamondKevo]

Forgive the Devs if they don't just bend to YOUR will and add a fairly obscure, non-core race just because YOU want it.

:rolleyes:

Considering this post has gotten positive feedback so far I wouldn’t say it’s just to their will. I think adding more non-core races would be very interesting and add different flavor. Regardless the post is titled suggested not demand!

[jSinisterCatj]

Considering this post has gotten positive feedback so far I wouldn’t say it’s just to their will. I think adding more non-core races would be very interesting and add different flavor. Regardless the post is titled suggested not demand!

Hey thanks, DiamondKevo! I appreciate ongoing support on this. I’m glad you don’t see it as me being demanding, and responding quickly lets me know others are watching this post. :) Thanks again!

[Arkat]

Considering this post has gotten positive feedback so far I wouldn’t say it’s just to their will. I think adding more non-core races would be very interesting and add different flavor. Regardless the post is titled suggested not demand!

This was a demand:


No! xD Kenku before anything.

[jSinisterCatj]

This was a demand:

No, that was humor. I was responding to someone else’s comment. I try very hard to not upset anyone and to keep a positive vibe. I never demand anything, and I am very aware of how hard the devs work on this game. I am just passionate about this race, and I apologize if you read my comments another way, that is not how I meant them to come across. Thank you friend, I will try to make my humor more obvious and be less demanding in the future.

[dunklezhan]

Forgive the Devs if they don't just bend to YOUR will and add a fairly obscure, non-core race just because YOU want it.

:rolleyes:

*also want*

Not that it makes it much more likely over whatever they already have planned in for the next few years.

[AlcoArgo]

No.

Just stop with all this nonsense. There are too many races in the game already. Devs should be focused on bug fixes.

[jSinisterCatj]

No.

Just stop with all this nonsense. There are too many races in the game already. Devs should be focused on bug fixes.

lI can understand what you mean, bug fixes are super important. But i only ask that they consider it as an expac selling point or something for me to spend my money on. Patch bugs, release content.

[jSinisterCatj]

*also want*

Not that it makes it much more likely over whatever they already have planned in for the next few years.

Our chances increase if we can keep this post on the forums! :)

[Hobgoblin51]

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[jSinisterCatj]

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That’s funny! But let’s try to be more positive about it! :) A yes is just a simpler way of having content added and more money made for the devs. It never hurts to just say yes!

[SoVeryBelgian]

Sorry bruu, I'm on TEAM KOBOLD ICONIC.

Also Kalashtar. It's Eberron after all.



Also FYI Kenku is a DEX / INT race and we already have Halflings, Tabaxi, Drow, Elves, H.Elf...

Need a CON race, STR race or another WIS race... Firbolg?

[jSinisterCatj]

Sorry bruu, I'm on TEAM KOBOLD ICONIC.

Also Kalashtar. It's Eberron after all.



Also FYI Kenku is a DEX / INT race and we already have Halflings, Tabaxi, Drow, Elves, H.Elf...

Need a CON race, STR race or another WIS race... Firbolg?

That’s a good perspective on race traits, and i totally understand it. But I’m still team Kenku, even with Dex. For my own enjoyment I don’t take race traits into my decision making of a class, like for now i’m a Tabaxi Wizard. :P