Charactor Building for v3.0 [Archive] - Wizards Community

Charactor Building for v3.0 [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
SeriousMike
10-03-06, 09:20 PM Im new to dnd and i chose to start out with version 3.0 and im having trouble creating a charactor. I read on the boards of all these crazy sounding races and classes and wonder where they come from. Can i make a charactor outside the phb and if i do how would i find out how to level it?
Magus Gar Kan
10-03-06, 11:28 PM Welcome!

You are not restricted to the phb in the least. All of these classes races spells etc exist in books, you just have to buy them, or get a friend who owns them and borrow them.

There's a catch however, the game has moved on to 3.5 edition, a revision of the origional 3.0 rules, and all of the material being put out is in support of it.

Now having said that, are you the DM or just a player? If you are not the DM, ask him for help. It is possible that the DM has his own preference of source material.
pyropetey9
10-04-06, 05:04 AM i second the welcome offered by Magus, and would suggest that you stick to the Core Rulebooks while you're new to the game. i would further recommend that you not waste any more money than necessary on 3.0 rulebooks, as they will only become more obsolete as time passes. that recommendation goes quintuple for the 3.0 Psionics Handbook. if you ever see a copy of it, burn it, and tell the owner "you'll thank me for this eventually."
MerrikCale
10-04-06, 04:27 PM I agree with everyone else. Stick to the core races. Dwarves and elves should be new for you anyway.
trapspringer
10-04-06, 04:49 PM If you haven't played before, you'd be best off just making a standard character. You'll have enough to keep track of just playing. Besides, your first character probably won't las too long.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
SeriousMike 10-03-06, 09:20 PM	Im new to dnd and i chose to start out with version 3.0 and im having trouble creating a charactor. I read on the boards of all these crazy sounding races and classes and wonder where they come from. Can i make a charactor outside the phb and if i do how would i find out how to level it?
Magus Gar Kan 10-03-06, 11:28 PM	Welcome! You are not restricted to the phb in the least. All of these classes races spells etc exist in books, you just have to buy them, or get a friend who owns them and borrow them. There's a catch however, the game has moved on to 3.5 edition, a revision of the origional 3.0 rules, and all of the material being put out is in support of it. Now having said that, are you the DM or just a player? If you are not the DM, ask him for help. It is possible that the DM has his own preference of source material.
pyropetey9 10-04-06, 05:04 AM	i second the welcome offered by Magus, and would suggest that you stick to the Core Rulebooks while you're new to the game. i would further recommend that you not waste any more money than necessary on 3.0 rulebooks, as they will only become more obsolete as time passes. that recommendation goes quintuple for the 3.0 Psionics Handbook. if you ever see a copy of it, burn it, and tell the owner "you'll thank me for this eventually."
MerrikCale 10-04-06, 04:27 PM	I agree with everyone else. Stick to the core races. Dwarves and elves should be new for you anyway.
trapspringer 10-04-06, 04:49 PM	If you haven't played before, you'd be best off just making a standard character. You'll have enough to keep track of just playing. Besides, your first character probably won't las too long.