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#1 kungfulion Nov 05, 2014 9:26:02	Hi I'm like REALLY new to D&D and I was hoping some more experienced people could give me some suggestions. Like skills to take Which feats are worth taking  If multiclassing is worth the slowed progression in your main class Or any suggestions you have for newbies P.S. I've done alot of reading so I could try a druid character on my first time because they seemed really interesting so class suggestions or opinions would be appreciated.
#2 iserith Nov 05, 2014 9:32:57	Check out the links in my signature under "Players" for some guidance. Others can assist you with the mechanics/rules bits. Good luck!
#3 DocSun Nov 05, 2014 9:37:00	Ok first thing to know... are you starting at level 1? Because hofully if this is your first time you are starting at level 1. At level one your choices are very small and it really is perfect to go that way, Unless you are playing a human you wont have a feat until level 4 and honestly don't even think about multiclassing until you have a handle on the rules as they are. As stated in the PHB both feats and Multi Classing are OPTIONAL and your DM may even stop you from using them all togther. Work with your DM to find out where your campain takes place and any special rules or restictions he has placed on the game. You dont want to play a forrest druid if the campain is going to be in the artic tundra most of the game.
#4 mellored Nov 05, 2014 9:42:38	kungfulion wrote:
#5 Elfcrusher Nov 05, 2014 9:58:19	If you are playing Adventurer's League at your local gaming shop you can try out completely new characters every session, keeping your XP (and gold & equipment) each time, any time before you are level 5.  So build a druid, and if you don't like your choices you can tweak them, or throw away the druid and start over.   And if you aren't playing Adventurer's League hopefully your DM will still let you do this.   I'd suggest making the character and then posting it in this thread.  You'll get more advice than you probably hope for.  :-)   Also, you will notice two schools of thought on these forums: one group is focused on optimizing their character ("min-maxing") so that it's as powerful as mathematically possible.  The other group emphasizes character concept over optimization, and would rather play a race or take a feat that appeals to them, even if there's a mathematically better choice.  So as you get advice, remember that you'll get both sorts.  (I lean toward the latter, but I like understanding the former.)
#6 DDMTGGeek Nov 05, 2014 10:21:04	Also it sounds like you might be going to an encounters session since you're posting on a Wednesday. If you're playing with a group that has already started check what level you should be. This edition is pretty new to most players and while you can build a max/min character it might be nice to play a character you want to start. As mention previously you can change things when you level up. If you are starting at level 1 keep in mind that you will feel pretty fragile until level 3. I know I did. The best part about this new edition is the background and who your character is. Have that in mind, the skills and the feats will come along later.
#7 Sorxores Nov 05, 2014 11:03:29	Before anyone can help you you need a basic idea of what you like to play: to help you help us could answer some questions: what is your combat role in the team. you can choose more then one, but remember the more role you take, the less effective you are in each of them? Defender/tank: You are in the front line, absorbing the attacks from the enemies protecting the weaker party member behind you. Striker/DPR: You are dealing a lot of damage, killing the enemies quickly. Support/Healer: you help the team by boosting their abilities using spell like Bless, Haste, Enlarge, cure wound, or special abilities like Bardic inspiration Controller: you are controlling hte battlefield, making sure the enemies are where they should be, usually by positioning your spell (like frewall) to force the ennemies to go one way rather then the other way or by directly control the enemy with spell like charm person, dominate person, hold person, etc...   Then what is your out of combat role? Party spoke person, you are the one who speak with the NPC using skills like Deception, intimidation, persuassion, performance etc... Party swiss knife: when the party encounter a lock door, a trap, a secret door, a climbing wall etc... the party ask you to resolve the problem by unlocking the door, disabling he trap or climbing the wall then lowering a rope to help them climb up. Party life line: When the party have to survive in the wild you are the one finding a good shelter, food, tracking the ennmy footstep, looking at poo and realizing that this poo come from the royal stable but the horse are under great stress like if push over there limit like bugbear theif would do after fleeing the castle with the princesss.   Then do you have preferences on how to do your role? from your OP you seem interested in a druid. Druid at low level do great defender, support and controller. At higher level they can be decent DPR as well. Druid can also be great swiss knife and life line.   Do you have any race preference?   Can you descript how you visualize your character? if you can make a reference to a movie, a book, a video game, etc... it would help us visualize your concept the way you see it?
#8 Elfcrusher Nov 05, 2014 12:09:29	Although Sorxores is correct, not everybody plays with that level of planning and optimization. Find out what your group is like before worrying about it.
#9 BRJN Nov 06, 2014 12:43:56	Sorxores wrote:
#10 SterlingRat Nov 06, 2014 13:57:14	Also - if you are looking for a character idea and you just want to make sure you don't make some crezy new-player mistake, check out http://community.wizards.com/forum/player-help/threads/4109696 for the pre-gen database. Pick one of the ones that sounds like it will be fun and rock on. It will get you a seat at the table and you can learn as you go.