Dungeons and Dragons Lore: Kender

A Hobbit-like fantasy race first developed for the Dragonlance campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game published by TSR, Inc. in 1984.
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[@elenazambelli_greenedera]

Wow, thank you for sharing my artwork and crediting it 👍

[@AJPickett]

You are awesome!

[@jonathanmullins7043]

Yes, check out her channel. So nice

[@Dahaka-rd6tw]

@@AJPickett Hey AJ Pickett! Can we have episodes about monsters or things from older editions? Ones I'd really like to see are Thessalhydra, Leveller (Bodendruker) & Lung Dragons

[@AJPickett]

@@Dahaka-rd6tw lung dragons already covered, I work in some old school monsters on the regular... Tall Mouther's for example, vid on them soon.

[@shadlewer4390]

Beautiful art

[@scottleneau6221]

Kender are hilarious. Everything about them is fun and games. God, I had a flashback of Tasselhoff roasting Flint and Tanis. Sooo many memories. Dragonlance might be the kiddie ride of d&d settings, but the characters are the best ever committed to the pages of a d&d related novel... "Doorknob Kender!", gets me every time.

[@Redrung]

Kender forest city are called "Kendergarden"

[@NikolaiManning]

that is funny. it was actually Kendermore, but it was burned to the ground.

[@Hektols]

Kenders are surprisingly good interrogators, just leave a tied prisoner alone with a kender with nothing on his pockets and leave them alone. The prisoner will beg you to take the kender away.

[@HoundofOdin]

There is nothing more frightening on all of Krynn, not a Minotaur legion on the march, not Lord Soth, not the Dark Queen herself, _nothing_ is more terrifying to a player or DM than a Kender going "oops!".

[@spiraling_madness]

You are incorrect a Tinker Gnome is far more terrifying when it says opps. When the Kender says opps you know something bad has happened but when a Tinker Gnome says opps it best to run and hope you can find cover before you consumed in the resulting calamity.

[@purplehaze2358]

I love how D&D has, like, a billion different names for Hobbits.

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

"Built like a brick shithouse" is also used frequently in the American South.

[@AJPickett]

Good to know. In New Zealand we would call Biscuits and Gravy "Scones with white sauce" and we would prod it with a fork and then ask for some grated cheese.

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

@@AJPickett Save for the name, its the same here. Everything is better when smothered in cheese. Doubly so when topped with a few fried eggs.

[@NikolaiManning]

no mention of Uncle Trapspringer?

[@AJPickett]

oh there is at least 14 named Kender of note, where does one begin and end?

[@f.b.malken2436]

the most dreadful sound in the multiverse... - Kender: I'm bored.

[@JoseMolina-ij3xx]

That's not the most dreadful sound in the multiverse... It's "Oops."

[@randyroper9648]

The one thing you don't want to hear from a Kender is the word "OOPS". If you heat it run for the nearest exit or the hills because all hell is going to break loose

[@AJPickett]

Confirmed.

[@baronvonslapnuts]

More Dragonlance lore pls!

[@garrettdaly9893]

I agree I'm joining a dragonlance game and i don't know anything and aside from reading a novel i got no clue on how find good lore

[@JonathonCornwell]

I grew up down the street from Hickman and he used to occasionally give me his books when they'd newly release - I credit him with helping build my love of DnD and fantasy! Super cool to see some stuff specific to his worlds - very cool!

[@bence4542]

Was literally bingeing through the playlist and closed out and came back and was like "huh, I don't remember that one, oh it's new!"

[@beastwarsFTW]

To me the sound like a foil to kobolds. Both are trickster kleptomaniacs but Kender are seen as good despite being bullies and thieves (they say they aren't but taking without consent is theft) while kobolds are seen as evil even though they are basically the universes chewtoys.

[@Lngbrdninjamasta]

Any Dragonlance world video is a good world video!

[@jeremylackey6587]

Please do more Dragonlance! They were my favorite DnD books!

[@Riceball01]

Thanks for covering Kender and giving us a taste of Krynn. Can you Draconians some time?

[@AJPickett]

Sure thing

[@wingnut1917]

A race I would like see return to the game

[@johntheherbalistg8756]

I use them in my games, simultaneously with the hobbit halflings. I rule that they are the same specie, but with major cultural differences. It can be fun for the DM, but the players always hate it

[@RIVERSRPGChannel]

I loved Tas and kender in the Dragonlance books

[@chadstinson9886]

Flint is still waiting for his friend under a tree with a piece of wood in his hand and a knife in the other.

[@ShellySummers]

I love me some Tas! He was my first love in d&d

[@SteveB-nx2uo]

'when free to indulge in their talent for mockery, they absolutely roast anyone who is capable of understanding them and can do a pretty fair job at making any animal with a bit of intelligence mad as hell at them as well they are infamous for it; and the more haughty serious and self important the individual the more venerable they are to the kinders acidic wits and keen observations that cut their target to the bone' sounds like my entire experience with the internet. roasting animals and making them mad as hell.

[@jlinkpro]

You should do a bio on Raistlin and Caramon

[@AJPickett]

I probably should.

[@epiccthulu]

Been waiting for this!! I remember my father helping me read The Dragonlance Chronicles while I was in my final year of elementary school. His scenes with Fizban always had me laughing and I’d take Tasslehoff and Flint over Legolas and Gimli anyday. Roll initiative.

[@llewelynshingler2173]

You should make a full video on Dragonlance.

[@InquisitorThomas]

Reminder that Kender are ontologically evil and no action taken against them is unjustified.

[@moonringXD]

Aj what have you done! Why would you release such dark and forbidden lore that not even Vecna and his incunabulum Inquisition would seek! May the gods have mercy on us! P.s Great video aj! Even if it about the ones that must not be named! Also could you do a video on Pandorym ?

[@tn4u23]

Like most who like kender tas is the best and wonderful video as usual

[@tn4u23]

@Warmage Two Crows ehh i am a little weird 😆

[@tn4u23]

@Warmage Two Crows always nice to meet a member of the fellowship 😂😊

[@sandeman1776]

Let's not get Fisty about stuff.

[@Drock7749]

Kender can be the funnest player character race, but they can also be a nightmare for DMs. If played correctly its a riot of laughter!

[@joshythehand2960]

Trying to explain all their stolen shit is borrowed..

[@SkullCowboy333]

Wow Dragonlance, one of my favorite settings and you deal with it well. Thank you so much and I hope you get into Krynn and so forth more, in particular the wizards of High Sorcery, again thank you so much.

[@yavayen4796]

Always excited for a new video on a race I dont know well. Also, the quick perception and reflexes of a Kender combined with their ability to annoy people makes them sound like the perfect and most toxic gaming trolls.

[@brightglory5734]

And they are fearless so what jokes wouldn't they tell.

[@AJPickett]

Exactly so.

[@jacobvardy]

Kender wonderlust means that almost every mature kender has player class levels. Most armies should go through Kenderhome like a plank going through a buzz saw. Annoyed that a kender has "found" something in your locked safe? Ask them, and they'll give it back. Hang a kender for theft? A few thousand of their tier two adventurer relatives turn up, asking questions so pointed you'll bleed.

[@brightglory5734]

I had never considered that and just saw them as natural rogues.

[@JoseMolina-ij3xx]

Another way to keep your item safe from kender is to fill a locked safe full of glass beads and keep the item in plain sight but make it look dull and boring. You lose a lot of glass beads and have an open safe, but your item will be safe and sound.

[@mountainking1166]

Dragonlance! I've been hoping for this.

[@scottleneau6221]

"Now, how on earth did that get in my pouch? It must have fallen in at sone point."

[@JoseMolina-ij3xx]

Nah, it must have sprouted legs and walked right into that pouch.

[@devildham]

If Dash from The Incredibles was a player race.

[@DirtPoorWargamer]

Wish you would have expanded a bit on how absent-minded Kender kleptomania actually is. Most of the time, they don't even realize they're taking things, and one of Tas's favorite activities at the end of the day was to empty his pouch and see what new things had appeared there.

[@JoseMolina-ij3xx]

Kender kleptomania in the perspective of a PC, is that their pouches often act as a bag of wondrous things. The items found are usually random and valueless, with the exception of a few cases, where the DM at his discretion may put into a Kender's pouch that are crucial to the campaign or are unused items meant to annoy other party members and NPCs. Only an actual Kender rogue (handler) may choose to steal things, but doing so may get them caught.

[@zmishiymishi5349]

Nice to heat something about dragonlance once in a while

[@kiraward1125]

Searching KZbin and what does appear the lore video I have wanted for many a year. Thanks AJ for giving me my favorite character race in lore form.

[@AJPickett]

My pleasure 🧙🏼‍♂️

[@brightglory5734]

Awesome

[@AJPickett]

@@brightglory5734 you may be slightly biased due to being mentioned by name in the video 😆

[@brightglory5734]

@@AJPickett I'm extremely biased and btw sir that's the first time I've ever been name dropped in a video.

[@kiraward1125]

@@brightglory5734 Thank you for suggesting the Kender. Mine had a such a severe case of wonderlust my DM allowed me to find my way to Toril. Brings back happy memories of my younger days and the fun I had just sitting around rolling dice and chatting with friends.

[@bobombnik1817]

It's crazy to me how much love Dragonlance *still* has, and WoTC just goes on ignoring the property.

[@hunterbooga7408]

~Ah the Kender~ Like Hobbits but everyone hates them. Hells that ain’t even a joke, it’s basically official lore!

[@genobreaker1054]

In universe, people love to hate them or hate to love them lol

[@donkeysaurusrex7881]

They deserve to be hated. I would not even waste time playing in a game with a kender PC. It was only chosen to let the player be a jerk while being able to claim it was in character.

[@meikahidenori]

They don't. Toxic players do. If you ever read lore on them properly you'll find that most players who are jerks with them would be like that with ANY RACE or class in the game as they couldn't give a rats about those at the table.

[@tristencovarrubias4950]

I got into DnD very initially around 3-3.5e, and didn’t really dive in until the last few years after 5e was released. I have since become more & more interested in the lore of older editions and have delved deep into both SpellJammer & PlaneScape mostly by way of introduction to them through your videos, AJ. I have never been able to get into DragonLance because I find that it’s way too linear and that the story & modules are pretty much a follow-through with the books (of which, they fall a little flat for me... but, maybe I just haven’t begun reading them in the right mindset to get entrenched with the story, who know?). I have learned a great deal from all of your videos and I hope that continues with this delve into the DragonLance setting... You are by far & away one of my favorite channels on lore and your videos are always so in-depth & compellingly informative. Thank you for all that you do, AJ my friend! I know that I for one would probably never have been so interested or followed so many treks down the rabbit-hole into topics via wikis, reading through modules or Dragon Magazine articles without the content that you produce. Be well, and keep the path!

[@AJPickett]

The path is a faith, and I am it's cleric, laying on lore, two hands full per week. Thank you Tristen!

[@brightglory5734]

Loregiver you are too kind to me/us, I resend most of the things I've said about Direhalflings. Seriously though this was unexpected and it means a great deal to me.

[@misterjoshua5720]

Thanks for requesting this, I learned a 5hing or two

[@AJPickett]

I appreciate your dedication Bright Glory 🧙🏼‍♂️

[@sickofwashington]

Tasslehoff Burrfoot is still probably my favorite character from any of the D&D novels. Dragonlance was great in it's day, until Weis and Hickman decided to do other things.

[@JoseMolina-ij3xx]

Actually, the other things were a result of TSR being underappreciative of Weis' works. Should be blaming TSR for the current state of Dragonlance. If you've noticed, the other authors of the Dragonlance series are also unable to create novels of that saga.

[@starheart6163]

Thank you! 😁

[@SIRTONIUS]

The kender are a wonderful concept, and an interesting character race. Unfortunately, the only safe way for them to be included into your game is as an NPC race. In my experience, both as a player and as a DM, those who want to play kender are usually trolls who want to disrupt the game, but have a plausible in-game excuse for doing so. Like fans of chaotic neutral alignments. They're not allowed to play evil, but they still want to disrupt the game, so CN it is and it's off to the races. Even the best played kender are a little disruptive, so much so that I know many players that hate them, and a few that will drop out of a game once a kender is revealed. Still I see potential in them. They can be fun additions to an adventuring party, but they've been ruined, poisoned, by bad-faith actors.

[@Wolfphototech]

O no , not the kender . All shall fear the kender . Except the kender , where the the power of fear has no hold .

[@AdriNudo]

I was so happy to see this video come up on my feed today. Thank you for this short dive into the the world of Krynn and these lovable, wanderlust-stricken folk who made every one of my players groan some 15 years ago as they made the brave (foolish?) choice of stopping by a Kender village.

[@AmigoRoberto]

ALL OF THIS was new information for me. Thanks Professor

[@johntheherbalistg8756]

This is all Dragonlance stuff, not technically D&D. It's got some really fun lore

[@NikolaiManning]

@@johntheherbalistg8756 3.0 had a full Dragonlance campaign setting

[@JoseMolina-ij3xx]

Well, since AJ wanted to know what other creatures we wanted to know more about. Let's talk about Tinker Gnomes and their more recent variation Thinker Gnomes. And the concept of Mad Gnomes. And their inventions they dismissed and threw away as being too simple to work by other races.

[@melsky]

I'm enjoying binge watching your videos!

[@AJPickett]

Thank you :)

[@knurdarcanix]

Good morning Mr. Pickett. Thank you for the brand new video. I do enjoy the kinder people of Krynn. Tasslehoff being one of the greatest. I noticed you asked for suggestions, and I had one. Would you one day delve into the lore of the Kitsune of D&D?

[@AJPickett]

sure

[@knurdarcanix]

@@AJPickett yay! Cool beans yo. Yeah! 😁😁😁😁

[@maxx8362]

I almost totally unaware of the lore of Dragonlance, but I really like the idea of dwarves and halflings/kender originating from mutated gnomes.

[@NikolaiManning]

it gives them some funny abilities regarding time travel... because they were not created naturally, if they ever time travel, any spells that would normally prevent them from messing with the timeline dont work.

[@JoseMolina-ij3xx]

Did you also know that Gnomes were originally humans? That's why they speak common and not gnomish. Reorx turned them into Gnomes because he was pissed at them.

[@trajanfidelis]

They can dish sick burns for sure, the question is if they can take them

[@Aikuchi]

"You must have dropped it ... "

[@pipertheos2660]

It was a joy to hear Tas' name again. It brought back so many good and bad memories from reading Dragonlance. Thank you forbthis video, aj

[@alsmith2991]

More Dragonlance please

[@AJPickett]

Good news, this video has a good amount of interest, so, I will make more dragonlance vids :)

[@BaneRain]

If youre planning on exploring desgonlance further, id like to see a video on the majere brothers. Theyre both really cool characters

[@Buddy74656]

Thank you for doing a Dragonlance video. I love the Kender, they are definitely one of the things that define the setting.

[@crystallight2]

There are no two more dreaded words then a kinder saying, "I'm board."

[@Zasek2112]

or "Kinder Surprise!"

[@jimrat92]

I see ur have travelled to Krynn for its wonderful stories and legends. Excited to see more of this content.

[@douglasburck1611]

After reading the Dragonlance novels I became enchanted by kender and miss them in 5th edition.

[@brycethorne5482]

I would argue vehemently they must be an offshoot of gnomes and not halflings. Possibly with human blood

[@felixrivera895]

So. Kender get: +2 Dex, +1 Wisdom or +1 Charisma 35ft Movement Speed Proficiency in 2 out of: Performance, Acrobatics, Insight, or Deception, as well as proficiency in Theives Tools or Tinker Tools Lashing Tongue: They can cast Vicious Mockery at will as a non-magical, spell like ability, as a bonus action.

[@DCdabest]

Dragonlace is definitely a setting I know little of beyond their Minotaurs who I always thought were pretty cool

[@raen19]

Oooooh, so happy to see you explore Krynn! I loved adventuring in this world (as I was a HUGE fan of the books) and would love to do so again one day. Please, more Krynn videos! :)

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

Rule 1: Kill the Kender.

[@JoseMolina-ij3xx]

You fall flat on your face, because your shoelaces were tied by that Kender and you tried to kill it.

[@rottenroads1982]

The Kipu-Men (Thirdlings) have what you may call a Rough relationship with Kender. So much so that Kipu-Men will try their hardest to Avoid the Kender at all times. Kipu-Men, despite being one of the Smallest Human-Like Races (standing at a height range from between 1ft 11in to 2ft, with a rare few members being shorter than 1ft 11in with the rarest and shortest members being 1ft 6in), also being a Nomadic People who constantly travel, and being very Pacifistic & not carrying a desire to fight, instead choosing to Run when a threat arises, and are only willing to fight in self defense when their is no way to run, They can be quite violent against Kender, that is, unless the Kender are so annoying, and the Kipu-Men’s Sense of Self-Control has been broken. Kipu-Men who have actually made friendships with a Kender will always be very serious with them despite the fact that Kender are not very serious at all. The Kipu-Men will tell them that they best not steal from them, otherwise there will be Dire Consequences. Kipu-Men are, surprisingly, immune to lots of different forms of magic. Only magic spells that involve real natural phenomena like Fire, Lightning, Water, Earth, etc. can truly affect them. They can be Poisoned, but can recover, and the only magic that is not natural but does affect them is Healing Spells & Charms. They can’t be cursed with Bad Luck, or Blessed with Good Luck. They can’t be gifted with water breathing or flight. They can’t be mutilated or shapeshifted, and only members of their own Race, or of the Races that are known as the Zarvanian Races can utilize non-natural magic on them. Kipu-Men society as a whole revolves around relationships, that is with Family, Friends, Loved Ones, and their Clan’s, Tribes, and Factions as a whole. Kipu-Men always stick together, and even if one Kipu-Men has been separated from the rest of his or her clan, there will always be another Kipu-Men by their side. Now, Kipu-Men are a very skilled race of people. Their craftsmanship is only surpassed by that of Elves, Dwarves, and Humans. They actually wield Firearms, and their Firearms are only used either for Self Defense of their is no running away from a threat, or for Hunting, which very Few Kipu-Men of any Clan are allowed to do.

[@adamdicristofaro4596]

Remember if a door is locked its worth breaking into

[@GallowglassAxe]

I think my halfling jester is actually a Kender in disguise. I would love to know more about the other worlds. Maybe a Brief History series that goes over what the world is and unique features about it. Dragonlance, Darksun, and Blackmoor. Even sub-worlds like Abeir (which I've been rather curious about personally).

[@AJPickett]

Blackmoor is a region, but yes, good idea 🧙‍♂️

[@GergeCoelho]

Would actually love a video about the elves of Toril, actually. Particularly involving the (now) wild elves and history of their former kingdoms.

[@Red_River_Primitive]

I was curious if you had any plans for a video on blink dogs? Not much out there on them and know if anyone can dig up every detail it would be you. Thanks AJ

[@AJPickett]

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[@Red_River_Primitive]

Thanks AJ! Not sure how I missed it! Gave me a good education on blink dogs for my ride to work! This I can use!

[@stevebreeden1511]

thanks for going to Krynn. I love that world and if I could request a video it would be the cosmology of Krynn. And how do you not mention Tas being uneasy when he meets Demogorgon? great vid thanks again more Krynn!

[@hexkwondo]

When does Tas meet Demogorgon? I don’t remember reading that in the books.

[@stevebreeden1511]

yes in a short story a wizard summons a demon and even with the immunity to fear he feels uneasy and that's one of the clues that it is no common demon its in a book of stories that I read it was a great book but I no longer own it. I believe AJ actually referenced a while back in a video.

[@Riceball01]

@@hexkwondo After the Time of the Twins series (I think) TSR released a series of books containing a number of short stories set in the Dragonlance universe. Some dealt with the characters from the main series, others were just set in the same universe. One of those short stories expanded on one Tas's stories that he always talks about in the main trilogy. In this case, it's about where he meets a demon.

[@hexkwondo]

Steve Breeden must have been in one of those Dungeon magazines then. I used to love reading those when I was a kid.

[@AJPickett]

Watch my video on demogorgon 😉 I quote the story directly.

[@syvajarvi2289]

I’ve seen a lot of comments in several places asking about how to play a Kender. It takes a little bit of skill, but in short….. play them like a 5 year old in a Batman t-shirt. They are intended to be chaotically curious with a 5 second attention span. They are capable of being vicious to people they don’t like and doting on the people they care about. I’ve been around players who have played Kender as a chaotic stupid character. I always hated that take. My preference on the race is that a few bad apples spoiled the lot and they developed the reputation because of their short attention spans. Sure they are idiotically kleptomaniacs but if you and the DM do the foot work you can legitimately not know how you got the stuff in your pouches by doing random rolls. In dragon Lance I played a Kender Handler that was a 5th level ranger and 10th lvl rogue by the name of Milo Softshoes. He was monumentally curious and his pocket dumps were always epic and mostly worthless when flustered, but fun. If I was actively being roguish, there was no question where things in my pouches came from…. If I wasn’t, it was purely random and a surprise to me. Kender don’t lie well and I played that up a lot…. The character was brutally honest but in a light hearted way and if he was picking pockets he was honest about it. Fun times.

[@That80sGuy1972]

Kender: Halflings don't exist in Dragonlance. Here is the race we (Dragonlance) spawned because we allowed a Halfling in Dragonlance... Kender are all based upon that Halfling and, because Halflings don't exist here, this is how Kender now exist here... welcome to Dragonlance retro-(insert other side of term here).

[@sebastianwinters9864]

retcon powers

[@xcelentei]

It sounds like the john mulaney "8th graders will insult you but in a real way" bit, except put into a race.

[@AJPickett]

Accurate.

[@tatsusama3192]

I'm imagining Kevin Hart as a Kender😂

[@AJPickett]

100%

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

What!?!?! A surprise Kender video?? You spoil us AJ, you really do.

[@AJPickett]

Sometimes consistent gripes and requests works.

[@ginger-ham4800]

Have always seen grognards explain kender as a race that strongly resembles half-elf children who are also hard-wired to being kleptomaniacs and mocking little shiets. There's also that one subrace that loses out on the kleptomancy for extreme paranoia and depression.

[@AJPickett]

a fair summary.

[@yeetcannonboogaloo2673]

I prefer the kinder, thanks AJ.

[@thehillz726]

Are there any plans to cover the Athach? I never understood how they were aberrations. Or other obscure giant breeds like the elemental mages or the colossus of quick silver? Oh and other dragon lance exclusive spices ?

[@AJPickett]

Maybe.

[@TheAdministration]

How do you clear the building? Have your kender say "I'm bored".

[@JoseMolina-ij3xx]

Another word you don't want to hear from a Kender is "Oops."

[@youthinasia4103]

Keep up the excellent work ,I’m tuning in from Kansas yo

[@ruhalajn]

Brick shithouse is well-used in both hemispheres, btw.

[@joshreynolds8417]

Dragonlance was my favorite setting for a while! ♥

[@TheFattdragon]

Lucky I came along you must have dropped this.=D

[@sicviciousofficial3133]

You do such good work! I'd love to see a compare and contrast between Kenders, Hobbits, and Halflings

[@spiraling_madness]

I wish WOTC would forgive Dragonlance, Dark Sun, Planescape, Gamma World, and pretty much the rest of Ravenloft outside of Barovia for what they did to be cast aside so new players can experience the plathora of settings 2nd edition and earlier players got to enjoy.

[@Sean-ni4qy]

Agreed. Hollow World and Io's Blood Islands were both cool settings that I doubt we'll ever see again

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

Now i want to pkay a wandering Kender Drunken Master named Cork Pocketlint.

[@beep_r]

If I may put in a request lol, have you thought of making a video on the Bheur Hag?

[@AJPickett]

I am well past due to update my Hag lore video.

[@Chris.Noakes]

Where are those Krynn world maps at ~50secs from? I like their style, are they available high-res anywhere? For purchase even?

[@AJPickett]

I'll have to delve more into that question in later videos

[@noakesphoto]

@@AJPickett Please do.

[@JoseMolina-ij3xx]

There will be three different maps, because of the two Cataclysms.

[@brightglory5734]

Gnomes were not the only people to chase the Graygem though atleast one elven general was also transformed into a Kender.

[@AJPickett]

Indeed, leading some to assert that all Kender were elves once.

[@brightglory5734]

@@AJPickett Reorx made tinker gnomes from humans and the Graygem split them again but I think only dwarves have an extended life span. I still speculate on the true nature of "Father Chaos" as that god is credited with creating everything except humans, elves, idra and gnomes.

[@AJPickett]

@@brightglory5734 I appreciate the gaps in the lore, a refreshing change.

[@brightglory5734]

@@AJPickett same sir, I enjoy knowing the rules while also having plenty to discover, it's why most of my favorite novels are set in pen and paper universes.

[@JoseMolina-ij3xx]

Never heard of that. But I have heard that the Graygem turned some elves into Sea Elves.

[@Franck_Lee]

Played one most of my Larp life. Great fun to be, but not be around haha

[@chriscalvin5083]

Great Video AJ

[@aedwardsss]

I played a Kender once. Delbin Knotwillow. He was fascinated with profanities, both spoken and written. He once "taunted" an entire Ogre village into letting his party pass, by painting a very offensive Ogrish script involving their mothers and something else happening. Anyway, it was a fun little campaign, and I really miss these natural Rogues.

[@williamsmith1741]

That's facinating! So according to this, Krynn dwarves are descended from gnomes?! Typically, it's assumed that gnomes are a sub-species of dwarves.

[@genobreaker1054]

Drow spelled backwards is "word." Nilbog spelled backwards is "goblin." Kender spelled backwards is "_________." I actually really love Kender. Other than the kleptomania, I am ADD enough to relate to their weirdness and have played them several times, always unnerving the rest of the table with how well I can slip into that particular character attitude. Kronin Deeppockets, great nephew of Uncle Tasslehoff (by marrige, twice removed, or was it three times removed? Hard to keep track after the remarriage of my mother's brother. Hey, how did this get into my pocket? Did you put it there when I wasn't looking? Well, it's safe with me. It can stay right next to my Spoon of Turning! A powerful magic item passed down to me from Uncle Tas himself!).

[@L0rdm3phiston]

Wonderful video thank you Aj

[@heathharris2545]

Aren't the Kender in Taladas meaner and way more insular? Kind of like the ones in Sithicus. Also if you have a chance Cryonax could be an interesting video.

[@davidfletcher6703]

I would like to hear more about vampires in the dnd world, outside of Ravenloft

[@RokuroCarisu]

If you have trouble imagining what a Kender character would act like, just think of Vanellope von Schweetz. 😁