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Reference sheet for my D&D character. This sheet was heavily inspired by CoryKatze whose art is soooo coooool.The following description is mostly for myself, so I can refer back to it later:
Rue -- Even as an adult Kenku she's only about the size of an eight-year-old human child, though her hollow bones, feathers, and weird avian anatomy make her unexpectedly light for her size. While typically a solitary urban dweller, she'll join a party when their goals align with hers and/or she thinks she can get something out of it. She's happy letting others do the heavy lifting while she collects the spoils.
Her feathers are glossy black with blue-green iridescence on her throat, tail, and the upper surfaces of her "wings" (technical term: wingalings.)
Satchel of Holding - bigger on the inside! The small opening makes jamming some of these items inside a little tricky, though.
Coin purse - coins are rarely used... for some reason.
Rations - various dried meats, hard cheese, old baked goods and hardtack, nuts (peanuts are a favorite), dried fruit. Most of her provisions are leftovers and goodies she's found "lying around," (i.e. unguarded, or garbage. She's happy to share other people's food, permission is optional.) Rue is very small and doesn't need to eat much. Between high food efficiency and excellent scavenging skills, three days worth of rations is surprisingly little food.
Lantern - narrow shape helps to stuff it into satchel of holding. This lamp is inspired by something I found on Google Images; feel free to buy it for me. <3
Crowbar - (pun intended) doubles as a weapon in an emergency. There is nearly zero strength in those skinny bird arms, and with an inability to deal or withstand any amount of damage, Rue's main defense strategy is tremendous speed and stealth. You can't fight what you can't catch!
Thief's Toolkit - includes a file, double-ended screwdriver, knife, drill, chisel, hammer, saw, wire-cutting pliers, two torsion wrenches and two double-ended lockpicks. Everything fits handily into a pouch that can be hung
off the belt for convenient access.
Hand Crossbow - aka pistol crossbow - small, one-handed projectile weapon. Doesn't cause much damage but it's better than nothing. The arms of the bow fold back to allow easier storage.
Health Kit - currently includes bandages, a clean cloth, some herbal pain-killers, tweezers, smelling salts, charcoal (for poison), and two packets of burn gel. What else should I put in here?
Waterproof blanket - doubles as bedding, triples as rain gear, quadruples as a (crappy) disguise.
Tanglefoot Bag - a pouch full of sticky goo. To use it, you tear off a large bead on the top, which snaps some small threads holding it together and causes the seams to unravel and loosen. With the threads loosened it
will explode on impact, like a goo grenade. The safety mechanism prevents it from deploying inside your bag or if it gets dropped accidentally.
Caltrops - stored inside a box made of thick paper or thin wood to prevent caltrops from poking you when you grab it. The hexagonal box is held together with a string woven through the top. To use, hold it by the end of the string and snap the box outward; the slip knot comes apart, the box flings open, and caltrops go everywhere in a hurry.
Acid - thrown bottle explodes on impact, causing acid damage to nearby enemies.
Alchemist's Fire - same as above, but enemies will be set on fire.
So many ways to say "leave me alone."
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Comments: 53
dragonphoenix1290 [2023-12-14 23:52:15 +0000 UTC]
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KaribuXY [2021-01-04 13:17:01 +0000 UTC]
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White-Rose-Brian [2019-03-06 02:25:49 +0000 UTC]
This looks great! I have a kenku character myself if you're interested in seeing him.
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Chaltuu [2018-03-13 21:47:43 +0000 UTC]
one of the first kenku character designs i've seen, and it looks awesome!
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Runekiss [2017-08-27 22:37:21 +0000 UTC]
This is amazing and has inspired me to make my own birdy character sheet! But I had a question! Would you mind if I borrowed Rue's lil' wing-a-lings for my character's design? I'm making a barn owl Aarakocra and her skinny lil' arms look so plain without some feather doo-dads. :c
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rah-bop In reply to Runekiss [2017-09-01 23:58:16 +0000 UTC]
No problem! Go for it! omg a barn owl Aarakocra sounds amazing. I love that idea.
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Runekiss In reply to rah-bop [2017-09-08 23:52:14 +0000 UTC]
Yay, thanks! I'll upload it when it's finished.
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GruffMage [2017-07-15 02:31:10 +0000 UTC]
I love this! There is so much detail to the character, and yes, thank goodness for bags of holding Great job!
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DrakeBendabout [2016-09-17 02:04:25 +0000 UTC]
Thinking of different ways to draw characters for my party that I DM! This helps alot!
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MyrddinDerwydd [2015-12-14 01:44:13 +0000 UTC]
This is awesome. I'm currently working on a drawing for my Kenku character for a 5th edition game!
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thebigjb [2015-04-17 18:37:47 +0000 UTC]
I love how you did this! The dressed and undressed version along with all the gear - love the detail!!
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headshotgunny [2014-11-26 11:03:01 +0000 UTC]
That's about one of the coolest character reference sheets I have ever seen. And I simply love tengu/kenku as an idea for a fantasy race. A big plus is to see how all this classic fantasy/D20 equipment . And playing a rogue too I love the thief's tool kit most.
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Hellwolve [2014-09-29 08:03:02 +0000 UTC]
Cool sheet! Interesting cartoony look and feel and I like all the gear
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LorienInksong [2014-09-29 07:02:32 +0000 UTC]
Oh wow this is fantastic. I love how much thought you've put into her gear and what her rations would look like.
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SailingBreezes [2014-08-09 19:20:32 +0000 UTC]
Great reference sheet! I love the amount of detail you've packed into your sleek style, and the colors look great
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punkcasher [2014-08-04 01:37:41 +0000 UTC]
This is awesome. Do more. Lots more. PLZ! A tiefling would be sweet.
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corycatte [2014-06-17 00:44:10 +0000 UTC]
this is absolutely fabulous oh man
i love everything about this, it's so much fun to look at ahhh
rue is so cute and fierce looking and all of her inventory is so intricate and detailed, i love it
everything about this is charmingggg
and you're right--bags of holding are a blessing
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StormNobleheart [2014-06-14 07:58:46 +0000 UTC]
This is tempting me to get a sheet done for my tiefling dragon-disciple in Pathfinder Society.
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Tainted-Fire [2014-06-14 03:13:12 +0000 UTC]
That crobar reminded me of 'One of these things is not like the others' XD
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bonefish [2014-06-14 02:05:09 +0000 UTC]
She's very cool, and I love the thought/detail put into her gear.
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SLinnemannArt [2014-06-13 21:06:32 +0000 UTC]
This is awesome, aan amazing design. Love it all
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jarredspekter [2014-06-13 18:56:42 +0000 UTC]
I like it! Very seldom are their avian characters in RPGs
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Wolfy-T [2014-06-13 18:56:31 +0000 UTC]
It's so wonderful seeing stuff from you again! This is FANTASTIC I love all these tiny details.
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Niagargoyle [2014-06-13 18:19:43 +0000 UTC]
Just make sure not to put a portable hole into the satchel of holding; layering pocket dimensions tends to damage real space.
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rah-bop In reply to Niagargoyle [2014-06-13 19:06:56 +0000 UTC]
Woah! Hey, man! Good to hear from you!
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Niagargoyle In reply to rah-bop [2014-06-14 16:50:54 +0000 UTC]
You too. I am always in awe of your art style.
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majicxiii [2014-06-13 18:10:03 +0000 UTC]
Awesome reference! I love these "what has it got in its pocketses" kinds of illustration of the stuff adventurers haul around with them.
Hurr hurr crowbar.
Needles and silk seem like sensible additions to the health kit! Also maybe a small bottle of brandy, for topical or internal application as the situation warrants.
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rah-bop In reply to majicxiii [2014-06-13 19:05:48 +0000 UTC]
Oh! Needles and silk are a great idea! I'm totally going to add those to the next revision. Brandy is also a good idea as long as I can hide it from my party members. I'll have to design some stealth packaging, maybe write "POISON" on it. Thanks for the awesome suggestions!!!
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majicxiii In reply to rah-bop [2014-06-13 22:31:26 +0000 UTC]
"OLD TONGUEWART'S MEDICINAL TONIC" maybe.
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