I spent the last 2 days going insane learning how to build a proper DnD character with the help of hallucinating AI's. After figuring out having the default rulesets enabled causes major conflicts i think i worked out the kinks.
Untoggled everything except 5.5e and this is the final result. Is this a valid character and did i miss anything? I'll probably review my spells at a later time when i have regained my sanity.
I tried going for an optimal yet easy to play character as this is my introduction to actual DnD.
The lack of perception and deception is intentional lore wise. Much appreciated.
It looks valid to me. However, if you're looking for "optimal", you want Charisma to be your highest stat, which in 5.5e would mean choosing a different background.
You might also reconsider Chill Touch as one of your Magic Initiate cantrips. I say this because this character is going to be much better suited to ranged combat than up-close combat. If you really want a melee attack spell, consider Shocking Grasp instead; it prevents its target from making opportunity attacks for a bit, so it's useful as a "get me out of here" move, allowing you to do some damage while also moving safely away from the enemy.
You are probably aware of this now, but AI tools are not well-suited to this sort of thing since they are not capable of actually understanding the rules of D&D; you're much better off reading the rules and understanding them yourself.
Yeah, i'll definitely look into reviewing my spells at some point, just wanted to make sure i got the basics right, i got conflicting information about Chill Touch. I probably won't be taking any melee spells. As for the lack of CHA, i didn't want to be a noble. I need my dude to be lore accurate dammit!
(Edit: ow wait now i'm hallucinating, i should've went with acolyte i guess?)
I wouldn't have been able to get this far without AI though and Claude is a surprisingly good DM if you want to practice basic game mechanics. He probably slipped up here and there but it helped me understand a bit more about how to start playing without wasting people's time.
Chill Touch was a ranged attack spell in 5e, and was changed to be a melee attack in 5.5e. That's probably the source of the confusion.
All I'll say about using an AI tool as a DM is what I said previously: it is by nature not capable of actually understanding the rules of D&D, so it is not a good tool for learning or practicing game mechanics.
I'm gonna second wagnarokkr's point about AI. Since LLM's are (and I want to make it clear that I hold absolute contempt for LLM's, but I am also still 100% correct) basically glorified search engines, any advice it is going to give you about DnD is going to come from scraping and summarizing Reddit and forum posts. The problem is that most forums don't specify which edition of DnD they're discussing, so they're especially prone to hallucinations and mixing up editions when it comes to this specific topic. Also, unsurprisingly, they tend to lack creativity, so you end up making the most vanilla character build on earth. This is fine if you're a first-time player, I suppose, but building a character is a large part of learning about the rules your character is going to need to be familiar with. I'd discourage you from using an LLM to assist you in continuing with this character. You need a clear, firsthand understanding of your character, especially as a spellcaster, and that understanding will help you build confidence in-game. You'll eventually need to start making choices which distinguish your character from the generic, and LLM's simply will not do that effectively. The community isall around you, and more than happy to give you advice, guidance, and rules support, but a lot of people will revoke that warmth and support if they find you're using a tool which actively seeks to undermine the livelihoods of creatives, especially as that's how many of us make our livings.
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I spent the last 2 days going insane learning how to build a proper DnD character with the help of hallucinating AI's. After figuring out having the default rulesets enabled causes major conflicts i think i worked out the kinks.
Untoggled everything except 5.5e and this is the final result. Is this a valid character and did i miss anything? I'll probably review my spells at a later time when i have regained my sanity.
I tried going for an optimal yet easy to play character as this is my introduction to actual DnD.
The lack of perception and deception is intentional lore wise. Much appreciated.
www.dndbeyond.com/sheet-pdfs/AbraxasTheArchon_164111039.pdf
It looks valid to me. However, if you're looking for "optimal", you want Charisma to be your highest stat, which in 5.5e would mean choosing a different background.
You might also reconsider Chill Touch as one of your Magic Initiate cantrips. I say this because this character is going to be much better suited to ranged combat than up-close combat. If you really want a melee attack spell, consider Shocking Grasp instead; it prevents its target from making opportunity attacks for a bit, so it's useful as a "get me out of here" move, allowing you to do some damage while also moving safely away from the enemy.
You are probably aware of this now, but AI tools are not well-suited to this sort of thing since they are not capable of actually understanding the rules of D&D; you're much better off reading the rules and understanding them yourself.
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Yeah, i'll definitely look into reviewing my spells at some point, just wanted to make sure i got the basics right, i got conflicting information about Chill Touch. I probably won't be taking any melee spells. As for the lack of CHA, i didn't want to be a noble. I need my dude to be lore accurate dammit!
(Edit: ow wait now i'm hallucinating, i should've went with acolyte i guess?)
I wouldn't have been able to get this far without AI though and Claude is a surprisingly good DM if you want to practice basic game mechanics. He probably slipped up here and there but it helped me understand a bit more about how to start playing without wasting people's time.
Chill Touch was a ranged attack spell in 5e, and was changed to be a melee attack in 5.5e. That's probably the source of the confusion.
All I'll say about using an AI tool as a DM is what I said previously: it is by nature not capable of actually understanding the rules of D&D, so it is not a good tool for learning or practicing game mechanics.
pronouns: he/she/they
Swapped Sage with Acolyte, optimized my stats and spells and cleaned up my inventory to remove the stuff i shouldn't have.
I think it's fully optimized and valid now 😂
I'm gonna second wagnarokkr's point about AI. Since LLM's are (and I want to make it clear that I hold absolute contempt for LLM's, but I am also still 100% correct) basically glorified search engines, any advice it is going to give you about DnD is going to come from scraping and summarizing Reddit and forum posts. The problem is that most forums don't specify which edition of DnD they're discussing, so they're especially prone to hallucinations and mixing up editions when it comes to this specific topic. Also, unsurprisingly, they tend to lack creativity, so you end up making the most vanilla character build on earth. This is fine if you're a first-time player, I suppose, but building a character is a large part of learning about the rules your character is going to need to be familiar with. I'd discourage you from using an LLM to assist you in continuing with this character. You need a clear, firsthand understanding of your character, especially as a spellcaster, and that understanding will help you build confidence in-game. You'll eventually need to start making choices which distinguish your character from the generic, and LLM's simply will not do that effectively. The community is all around you, and more than happy to give you advice, guidance, and rules support, but a lot of people will revoke that warmth and support if they find you're using a tool which actively seeks to undermine the livelihoods of creatives, especially as that's how many of us make our livings.