Editing Kenku (section)

==5e==
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In [[Dungeons_%26_Dragons_5th_Edition|5th edition]], kenku finally received a promotion and appeared in the very first [[Monster_Manual|Monster Manual]], and were updated to a PC race in [[Dungeons_%26_Dragons_5th_Edition_Books|Volo's Guide to Monsters]]. Here, they gained a [[Skub|controversial]] new lore tweak; they lost the ability to communicate, imagine or innovate entirely, forcing them to literally imitate others to survive, pilfering or plagiarizing things that others have made and having to mimic sounds and words they have heard in order to verbally communicate. Sort of like Bumblebee in Michael Bay's [[Transformers]] movies, or [[/v/|Jacket as presented in Payday 2]].

::'''Average Height:''' 4'6" to 5'10"
::'''Average Weight:''' 52 to 148 lb.
::'''Ability Score Bonuses:''' +2 to DEX, +1 to WIS
::'''Size:''' Medium
::'''Speed:''' 30 ft.
::'''Expert Forgery:''' They can copy-paste everything. And they get advantage on the roll.
::'''Kenku Training:''' Proficiency in two of Acrobatics, Deception, Stealth and Sleight of Hand.
::'''Mimicry:''' You can faultlessly recreate (but not modify) sounds, words, and voices you have heard before, as though you were a tape recorder. A successful Insight check opposed by your Deception check allows a listener to determine that the effect is faked. This is also the only way for them to speak.