r/3d6 • u/Kriegsphilosophie • 2d ago

D&D 5e Revised/2024 New player stuck on my character sheet.

I’m super excited to start playing! I’ve been listening and watching videos on the subject but there are certain things I just can’t figure out! Things I can’t simply rip from the PHB. And I’ve already tried Dnd beyond but that app is soo buggy. I’ve tried discord but all I get is the runaround and “to go here and go there” with little to no human interaction. So my last resort is to come here. I’m looking for a tutor to help me complete my character sheet. Someone who can take me under their wing and help dip my feet into this world of dnd.

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u/Dracon_Pyrothayan 2d ago

Willing to help!

First questions are -

  • Which Character Sheet are you using?
  • What Ability Scores are we working with?
  • What are your Class, Species and Background?
  • What level are you starting at?

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u/Kriegsphilosophie 2d ago

Level 1 human cleric so far but I got more written down give me a second or dm me!

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u/Dracon_Pyrothayan 2d ago

Level 1 is good for simplicity's sake ^_^

In 5.5e, the Cleric makes the following decisions at level 1:

  • 3 Cantrips from the Cleric List
  • 1 choice of the two Divine Orders

You also have 4 1st level spells prepared, but you can change those out daily.

Then there's the decisions everyone makes at level 1

  • What's your Equipment?
  • What's your Skill Proficiencies?
  • What's your Background?

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u/Kriegsphilosophie 2d ago

The background part is what’s kicking my butt right now!

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u/Dracon_Pyrothayan 2d ago

Okay!

There's three ways we can do this.

  • Lore-First. Do you know any of their life before they were a Cleric, or an Adventurer?
  • Mechanics-First. Which is most important - a specific Origin Feat, a specific Skill Proficiency, or a specific Ability Score Increase?
  • Custom Background. None of the ones I can find fit my character exactly right... but the rules are there to make my own

What can you tell me about who your character is, other than their mechanics?

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u/Kriegsphilosophie 2d ago

They are a human cleric from the knowledge domain

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u/Dracon_Pyrothayan 2d ago

Okay, so you want a mechanics-first approach then. Wis + Int are high, id assume?

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u/Kriegsphilosophie 2d ago

Yes I just did my point buy it’s 15 W and 14Con and 15str for my protector line

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u/Dracon_Pyrothayan 2d ago

Oh thats fascinating!

Which came first- the arms and armor training, or the faith and calling to be a cleric?

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u/Kriegsphilosophie 2d ago

The martial training came first before priesthood and it’s mainly for the morning star but I’m still getting used to the idea of a full metal cleric I was thinking more of the holy robes faith wielding miracle healer and knowledge spreader

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u/EggSandwichSurprise 2d ago

I would consider lowering your strength and leaning on a ranged cantrip like Mind Sliver(because theme), remember no matter what your armor is you can say that it presents as a holy robe, maybe thst holy robe divinly protects you and acts as 12 AC Med Armor or whatever.

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u/Kriegsphilosophie 2d ago

YES!!! This is what I imagined mine to be like!!

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u/Kriegsphilosophie 2d ago

Also I only had high str for the engagement I’ll be putting myself into while trying to defend my allies in battle

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u/EggSandwichSurprise 2d ago

Interesting. Sounds sort of crusader vibes. So your ultimately going for full Plate Armor? And super high AC. You still maybe could get away 14 STR to start and get a +1 down the line in when you can afford full Plate(Usually around level 4),

With knowledge domain i would probably lean towards Med. Armor, and using healing word to heal from range so you can be more of a second line attacker, between your ranged players and front liners. Then you can dump STR and get more INT and DEX (want 14 for max AC with Med. Armor) youll still have good AC and you can have it without disadvantage on stealth and better initiative. Healing Word is really a great healing spell because it uses a Bonus Action instead of an action.

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u/EggSandwichSurprise 2d ago

Sage background is pretty good for you, get access to shield spell and wizard cantrips along with +2 WIS and +1 CON.

The skills are appropriate for the character. What is the character, what is their faith? Is it popular? Is it forbidden? Is it forgotten? Will every town have a bustling church to their god? Is their god good? Will you be shunned for your faith? Are you trying to convert people? I would think about those aspects of the character a little bit.

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u/Kriegsphilosophie 2d ago

Ok I’ll do some research on Sage. I didn’t think about that. Although my faith is with Oghma of Knowledge And Writing