This should be obvious but I absolutely put my own name in this spot the first time. You can read the first few paragraphs of each background’s section to get an idea of what each of them are. They provide additional proficiencies, languages, and skills. Where do they come from and what were they doing prior to the game you are about to play. Your character’s background is simply your characters history. The background of your character is their history, where they’re from, and their place in society, in a sense.
Wizard – found on page 112 of the Player’s Handbook or page 29 of the free PDF Warlock – found on page 105 of the Player’s Handbook Sorcerer – found on page 99 of the Player’s Handbook Rogue – found on page 94 of the Player’s Handbook or page 26 of the free PDF Ranger – found on page 89 of the Player’s Handbook Paladin – found on page 82 of the Player’s Handbook Monk – found on page 76 of the Player’s Handbook Pick from the following classes:īarbarian – found on page 46 of the Player’s Handbookīard – found on page 51 of the Player’s HandbookĬleric – found on page 56 of the Player’s Handbook or page 20 of the free PDFĭruid – found on page 64 of the Player’s Handbookįighter – found on page 70 of the Player’s Handbook or page 24 of the free PDF Think of it as their profession - what do they do? Read up about their class and reference their class table in the PHB to find out what needs to be added to your character sheet. There are special proficiencies unlocked to your character based on their class. Tiefling – found on page 42 of the Player’s Handbook Half-Orc – found on page 40 of the Player’s Handbook Half-Elf – found on page 38 of the Player’s Handbook Gnome – found on page 35 of the Player’s Handbook Human – found on page 29 of the Player’s Handbook or page 17 of the free PDFĭragonborn – found on page 32 of the Player’s Handbook
Halfling – found on page 26 of the Player’s Handbook or page 16 of the free PDF We’re going to focus on core PHB races for this post! Pick from the following races:ĭwarf – found on page 18 of the Player’s Handbook or page 12 of the free PDFĮlf – found on page 21 of the Player’s Handbook or page 13 of the free PDF There are expansion books with new races and lots of home-brew races available to explore online.
They have a free PDF of basic rules for beginners, however, it’s limited compared to the full book.
When I first started D&D I was dramatically confused about how to do this and, honestly, reading about it on the internet didn’t help at all. Welcome to another segment of our Beginner’s Guide to Dungeons and Dragons, or D&D 101! In this post, I will guide you through the process of filling out your first player character sheet.