Character Creation Guide
2026-05-14
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1: Come up with a concept
Who do you want your character to be? This can be a name, a class, or even just some vibes. Some examples:
- A wandering swordsman, made sharp in blade and mind by the harsh outer reaches of civilisation.
- An heir to a throne, trained from birth in sorcery to rule over their kingdom.
- A street urchin who got by in the big city with a silver tounge and a poisoned dagger.
- An outlander chieftan, moved to action after a threat to their village.
- A magic school droput with a half-filled spellbook and a penchant for destruction.
Choose a class, background and race.
Your class is your chosen specialisation, what your character does. The classical classes (found in the Player's Handbook) are:
- Barbarian: A raging warrior who leaps into the front lines, channeling their fury into immense combat prowess. You prize strength and constitution. In gameplay, you attack with weapons and have an activatable rage which means you take less damage and deal more, but are unable to cast spells.
- Bard: A whimsical musician who weaves magical songs to heal, support and inspire their allies. You prize charisma and dexterity. In gameplay, you attack with spells and can inspire your allies to grant them greater chances of sucess, as well as having a wide array of utility spells.
- Cleric: A divine spellcaster who protects and heals their allies with the magic of their chosen deity. You prize wisdom and charisma. In gameplay, you attack with spells or weapons and can channel divine magic into a variety of powerful effects, among them healing, damage and buffs.
- Druid: A protector and companion of the natural world, able to shapeshift into animals at will and wield powerful wild magic. You prize wisdom and intelligence. In gameplay, you attack with spells, and can turn into a beast with its own powerful attacks. You also posess healing and utility magic.
- Fighter: A straightforward master of combat, wielding any weapon with ease and commanding the battlefield. You prize strength and constitution. In gameplay, you attack with weapons, which are enhanced with special actions you can perform with them.
- Monk: An unmatched practitioner of martial arts, channeling the ki flowing through all living things into their empowered fist. You prize strength and dexterity. In gameplay, you attack with weapons (or your fists) and can use ki points to perform special actions, like bonus attacks and faster movement.
- Paladin: A divine warrior who channels the might of their god into their weapon for devastating strikes, or into healing and supporting their allies. You prize wisdom and charisma. In gameplay, you attack with weapons, which you can empower with divine smites. You also have a limited amount of healing and a limited amount of spells.
- Ranger: An outlander and hunter whose prey know no escape, wielding weapons and magic in equal measure. You prize strength and dexterity. In gameplay, you attack with weapons, and wield spells to support your weapons, dealing high damage to lone targets.
- Rogue: A cunning trickster who's not afraid of exploiting their enemies' weaknesses to obtain the upper hand, wielding deception just as well as a dagger. You prize dexterity and intelligence. In gameplay, you attack with weapons, and can sneak attack for very high damage.
- Sorcerer: A spellcaster who wields their innate magic to devastating effect, enhancing their spells as they wish. You prize constitution and charisma. In gameplay, you attack with spells, which you can use sorcery points to enhance in a number of ways.
- Warlock: A spellcaster who made a pact with a higher being, wielding highly powerful magic at the whims of their master. You prize wisdom and charisma. In gameplay, you attack with higher-level spells and high-powered cantrips, but must rest frequently to recharge.
- Wizard
If you decide to use an online character creator, you can skip the rest of this guide.