And now you’ve thrown in with a Pact of some variety. Other than Mimicry, remember that you’re playing a race whose ancestors could fly and were cursed to never truly have their own voice or identity. It’s a really fun ability, but it can be fun without being distracting or annoying. Be clear about your character’s intentions unless you’re deliberately aiming for inscrutable or mysterious.
You can just as easily describe the sounds your character makes and what they mean. Try to avoid making the “dictionary of things my character can say,” because that can be slow and frustrating for other players. Roleplaying a Kenku Warlockīy itself, Mimicry is an amazing ability that many people cannot get over. This is only somewhat of a con, but in-game, plans to ready actions can fall apart with a Kenku. That’s not to mention that Mimicry is a somewhat hindering ability for making plans with allies, unless you determine a system of planning things beforehand. Expert Forgery would be better in the hands of a crafting class a Ranger making new traps based on his old ones, for example. The stats are the really big problem, but some of the abilities can be a bit of a hindrance. The only real option for a Kenku is the Blade-Pact Warlock which, while good, suffers a bit from Warlock’s low hit dice. Warlocks tend to prefer Charisma and Constitution for their characters, most of the time. Not having a bonus to the casting stat of a caster is always rough The extra Wisdom is nice for saving throws, but for not much else. Don’t forget, you can also rely on our guide to the Best Warlock Spells to flesh out your character. Not to mention the flavor of a Kenku – a member of a cursed race – asking a Fey or Demon for help is rather flavorful. And Mimicry is based on a Deception check, so if you really want to mimic voices or important noises, the high Charisma of the class will be useful for you. Kenku Training helps Warlocks deal with their rather low amount of natural skill proficiencies. Same with Wisdom a good boon for Perception and Insight, with a huge benefit for Saves, since Wisdom saves are the most important.Įxpert Forgery is an incredibly strong ability for remaking weapons or ammunition, which would mostly help party members…, But could help a warlock who uses a bow or crossbow as a backup weapon. It’s also a boost to Reflex saves, an important save type.
Without access to heavier armors, Dexterity is required for armor class.
Plagued with an ancient curse, they can only speak through mimicry. One of the most unique races provided are the Kenku, a race of crowlike people who can perfectly mimic the sounds around them. The Volo’s Guide to Monsters released quite a few monster races for players to make characters with. Birds of a feather fly together, the Kenku say… Mostly because they heard it from somewhere else and are just mimicking it.