Luke Skywanker
[dnd] okay kids I just got invited to a new game, and I have the current roster and need ideas about who to build to "fit in":

we have a Tiefling Paladin, Two Fire Genasi: a bard and Druid-Baker, and a Human Rogue who can Jekyll and Hide shapeshift into a lizardfolk.
Luke Skywanker
It's 5th edition
Luke Skywanker
Yeah I usually go for bard/ranger/rogue?
Luke Skywanker
BUT I have 1) limited experience and 2) never done a straight up magic person or fighter
Ryl
What level will you be starting at?
Luke Skywanker
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𝑅𝒶𝓋𝑒𝓃 𝒦𝒾𝓃𝑔
Paladin can heal and bard can fill in for healing sometimes, definitely go with what seems fun as opposed to party dynamics. Hopefully, even if your party is in need of healing, your dm will be a good one and work with you/that.
Luke Skywanker
I'm sure he will.
𝑅𝒶𝓋𝑒𝓃 𝒦𝒾𝓃𝑔
My advice for any new players/games is always going to be 'choose the type of character you want to play'
Luke Skywanker
I'm so bad at this lol
Luke Skywanker
I need a hook!
𝑅𝒶𝓋𝑒𝓃 𝒦𝒾𝓃𝑔
At the end of the day, it's likely going to be a collaborative story, so your part in the story needs to hold your attention, so whatever character tropes/types you like is a good basis to start.
𝑅𝒶𝓋𝑒𝓃 𝒦𝒾𝓃𝑔
Maybe make a list of types of characters or themes that interest you, then a list of races, then a list of classes and see what combinations make your imagination happy
Luke Skywanker
The fact they've got a shapeshifter and a Tiefling Paladin (I mean, there's gotta be a story there?) and two Genasi.... I could either stick with the weird supernatural theme or be the lone muggle
BethampHATamine
Take a character you already play and make it D&D?
𝑅𝒶𝓋𝑒𝓃 𝒦𝒾𝓃𝑔
^Also good advice for newer players tbh
𝑅𝒶𝓋𝑒𝓃 𝒦𝒾𝓃𝑔
That way you have a basis to work around like 'this character in canon is already kinda sneaky so they'd make a good rogue' etc
𝑅𝒶𝓋𝑒𝓃 𝒦𝒾𝓃𝑔
omg kirk as a bard
Luke Skywanker
I do kinda like the idea that there's all these people who like, have these weird abilities and my dude is like "but can I talk you out of it"
Luke Skywanker
My first character was based on kid Loki, in the sense that he kept wanting to do the right thing but was always a little sneaky about it and also a Tiefling in denial
Luke Skywanker
Then the last character I created was based on horny!Aragorn thanks to spartabitch
emery
yeah you've got a lot of magic going on here. Just Some Dude in comparison would be hilarious.
emery
if you're looking to just fill out what the team might be missing I'd say maybe another melee/tank since aside from the Paladin you don't really have anyone who's not going to run up on the opponents. Maybe the druid will but at low levels idk. Druids can heal too so I wouldn't worry that much about being a healer.
emery
but there's the Divine Soul sorcerer if you do want to do some healing and not be a cleric. if you want to be a non-magic class but still want to kick ass, there's the monk or the barbarian...
emery
but like everyone else says, it ultimately needs to come down to developing a character you're excited to play
emery
another way to approach it might be 'what goals do I want my character to have? what story would I like to tell?' more of an inside-out approach
Luke Skywanker
Right, right.
Luke Skywanker
I wonder if there's a way to play Spike... lots of fight, some angst...
Luke Skywanker
Now i'm just having dumb ideas
Luke Skywanker
Mulder, in D&D
floofdoodle
This ^
floofdoodle
Everything would be so exciting for him. ALL THE NEW CREATURES
Luke Skywanker
that could be SO ANNOYING
floofdoodle
You mean AMAZING
CRSerenity2132
I mean, I had similar dumb ideas that eventually led to ridiculous places. Like a Half-elf bard investigator type who eventually just became Spiderman Noir from into the Spiderverse.
Luke Skywanker
omg yes
HOCKEY SEASON
I jus imagine this random guy standing next to the rogue who hulks out into lizard form and the guy just looks at the others “alright who else can do weird shit?”
Luke Skywanker
actually it'd be pretty easy to do in world--he's raised by a racist human cult and literally doesn't know about anything outside
CRSerenity2132
Yay hyperisolationist racist cults?
Luke Skywanker
well I'm not endorsing it
CRSerenity2132
...oh no. Oh no my brain is terrible.
Luke Skywanker
do tell
CRSerenity2132
Because it just went to the idea of the character experiencing shit outside of the cult for the first time.
Luke Skywanker
Right that's what I was thinking
CRSerenity2132
But yeah, good luck in character idea building!
Luke Skywanker
I just named him John Doe
Luke Skywanker
Because it's a name of great prestige, where he's from!
floofdoodle
And it makes him oh so terribly mysterious
Luke Skywanker
now I want a PB...
Luke Skywanker
someone young and innocent looking
Luke Skywanker
preferably in armor but /shrug
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