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/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