Hello! This thread is about what you’re first EVER Dungeons & Dragons character that you have played in a campaign or one-shot. For example, a charming human fighter named Edward, of dexterity and is always looking for treasure, or an intelligent elf wizard named Petal, of books and grammar and runs a library, but is always looking for secrets.
My first character was a human fighter, back in 1981. I don't remember if I even gave him a name, because backstory was not really a thing back then. He died in the caves outside the Village of Hommlet. I remember that gott dang rust monster damaged his armor. That didn't help.
My first character was a human fighter, back in 1981. I don't remember if I even gave him a name, because backstory was not really a thing back then. He died in the caves outside the Village of Hommlet. I remember that gott dang rust monster damaged his armor. That didn't help.
Same, except it was 83 (metzner box). And my probably unnamed fighter died in some homebrew monster-hotel dungeon.
That’s back when it was a class to play instead of a race, right? Wow! You’re an OG.
Way back in 5.0 my first character was from a series of one-shots: a Hexblade Warlock/Divine Soul Sorcerer. I wasn’t taking advantage of the Sorcerer features enough (lack of knowledge i still lack), so next one-shot I switched to a full Celestial Warlock. Now I start with a level in fighter and go Celestial Warlock for my main, but am currently in a homebrew campaign with my Barbarian.
Oh my god, yeah. I heard back in 1st edition, Elf was a CLASS. How does that even work? A character build could be like “a human elf”. It’s weird, and apparently, TSR thought so too, because they got rid of it in AD&D (2nd Edition).
That’s back when it was a class to play instead of a race, right? Wow! You’re an OG.
Nah. That was the basic set. The original booklets and at least one boxed set predate that, and they had race/class.
They simplified it for Basic and made it weird. My personal headcanon is that Fighter, Thief, Cleric, and Magic User are also their own separate species. :)
Oh my god, yeah. I heard back in 1st edition, Elf was a CLASS. How does that even work? A character build could be like “a human elf”. It’s weird, and apparently, TSR thought so too, because they got rid of it in AD&D (2nd Edition).
There was no separate race/class choice in the basic set (not 1e, but a parallel release, more or less). You could be fighter, thief, magic user, cleric, elf, dwarf, or hobbit halfling.
As simplifying mechanics go, it was weird and a bad idea, especially because they kept the level limits for the non-humans.
Oh my god, yeah. I heard back in 1st edition, Elf was a CLASS. How does that even work? A character build could be like “a human elf”. It’s weird, and apparently, TSR thought so too, because they got rid of it in AD&D (2nd Edition).
There was no separate race/class choice in the basic set (not 1e, but a parallel release, more or less). You could be fighter, thief, magic user, cleric, elf, dwarf, or hobbit halfling.
As simplifying mechanics go, it was weird and a bad idea, especially because they kept the level limits for the non-humans.
Just to clarify, the fighter, thief, cleric and magic user were all humans. The Demi-humans were more or less of a mash of two classes, but mostly leaned into making them like Lord of the Rings characters.
In becmi, there was no multiclassing or dual classing, so there was no danger of being an elf/dwarf or something.
After years of casual searching, a guy I knew on an MMO we RP'd on just kinda came out of the blue and said "Hey I'm ready to DM a game anyone in?" So my first DnD character is currently my only one from about a month and a half ago, pictured as my avatar here. A tiefling (with a twist) rogue/fighter. An assassin/battlemaster rogue which I've only just recently found out is already kind of a memey OP build. Or at least a "battlemaster rogue" in general is. It has the John Wick vibe I'm going for.
Dakota Sinj has always been my ideal "first character" type. An aloof type where I generally don't have to talk as much or try to "act", but still sees potential allies more as tools so she's not a full blown loner type trying to find an excuse to cut herself from the party. Meat shields. As I get more used to the systems I might create later characters down the line that have more agency, though that seems to have been pushed on me a little bit as our party of four (getting a fifth tomorrow) includes a Kenku bard who's operating on pure vibes, and a Warforged who just reactivated like two months ago in-universe. So along with the Paladin I'm kind of leading the charge anyway.
Sorry for getting bloggy here. I'm also blogging about my adventures. And new to DnD, I've just been kind of drooling in the window of the metaphorical DnD store for the last decade or so and I'm excited to have finally gotten to play.
It wasn't called rogue in AD&D, it was Thief, and mine had a Strength of 6 which was frankly a bummer for its whole career, which was to Level 9 after about 3 years when a new guy did PVP and destroyed the game.
My oldest character was made in 1979 with the Holmes Set and she is a thief. I actually made 3 characters and bribed my sister to run the example dungeon for me, Ramana the thief was the only one that survived. She has moved with me both physically as well as through editions and game systems and is still around. she has a daughter and a granddaughter played by other players.
Hello! This thread is about what you’re first EVER Dungeons & Dragons character that you have played in a campaign or one-shot. For example, a charming human fighter named Edward, of dexterity and is always looking for treasure, or an intelligent elf wizard named Petal, of books and grammar and runs a library, but is always looking for secrets.
My first character was a human fighter, back in 1981. I don't remember if I even gave him a name, because backstory was not really a thing back then. He died in the caves outside the Village of Hommlet. I remember that gott dang rust monster damaged his armor. That didn't help.
Anzio Faro. Protector Aasimar light cleric. Lvl 18.
Viktor Gavriil. White dragonborn grave cleric. Lvl 20.
Ikram Sahir ibn-Malik al-Sayyid Ra'ad. Brass dragonborn draconic sorcerer Lvl 9. Fire elemental devil.
Wrangler of cats.
Same, except it was 83 (metzner box). And my probably unnamed fighter died in some homebrew monster-hotel dungeon.
My first character's class was Elf.
That’s back when it was a class to play instead of a race, right? Wow! You’re an OG.
Way back in 5.0 my first character was from a series of one-shots: a Hexblade Warlock/Divine Soul Sorcerer. I wasn’t taking advantage of the Sorcerer features enough (lack of knowledge i still lack), so next one-shot I switched to a full Celestial Warlock. Now I start with a level in fighter and go Celestial Warlock for my main, but am currently in a homebrew campaign with my Barbarian.
I always start an edition as whatever makes me a unarmed build first.
Monk/Fighter multi was my first in 3.5.
I've tried to replicate that every time I start an edition.
DM, player & homebrewer(Current homebrew project is an unofficial conversion of SBURB/SGRUB from Homestuck into DND 5e)
Once made Maxwell's Silver Hammer come down upon Strahd's head to make sure he was dead.
Always study & sharpen philosophical razors. They save a lot of trouble.
So was mine! He got eaten by the Owlbear. iykyk
"Sooner or later, your Players are going to smash your railroad into a sandbox."
-Vedexent
"real life is a super high CR."
-OboeLauren
"............anybody got any potatoes? We could drop a potato in each hole an' see which ones get viciously mauled by horrible monsters?"
-Ilyara Thundertale
Oh my god, yeah. I heard back in 1st edition, Elf was a CLASS. How does that even work? A character build could be like “a human elf”. It’s weird, and apparently, TSR thought so too, because they got rid of it in AD&D (2nd Edition).
Nah. That was the basic set. The original booklets and at least one boxed set predate that, and they had race/class.
They simplified it for Basic and made it weird. My personal headcanon is that Fighter, Thief, Cleric, and Magic User are also their own separate species. :)
Lizardmen. First session.
There was no separate race/class choice in the basic set (not 1e, but a parallel release, more or less). You could be fighter, thief, magic user, cleric, elf, dwarf, or
hobbithalfling.As simplifying mechanics go, it was weird and a bad idea, especially because they kept the level limits for the non-humans.
Just to clarify, the fighter, thief, cleric and magic user were all humans.
The Demi-humans were more or less of a mash of two classes, but mostly leaned into making them like Lord of the Rings characters.
In becmi, there was no multiclassing or dual classing, so there was no danger of being an elf/dwarf or something.
My first character was a 2nd edition AD&D Bard. I want to say he was a Half-Elf? Was that a thing in 2e? I don't entirely remember.
pronouns: he/she/they
Yes, half races were from 1e.
"Sooner or later, your Players are going to smash your railroad into a sandbox."
-Vedexent
"real life is a super high CR."
-OboeLauren
"............anybody got any potatoes? We could drop a potato in each hole an' see which ones get viciously mauled by horrible monsters?"
-Ilyara Thundertale
My first character was an Elf in 1982.
Playing D&D since 1982
Have played every version of the game since Basic (original Red Box Set), except that abomination sometimes called 4e.
Were you allowed to just be a bard in 2e? I don’t remember. In 1e it was a whole process.
Second edition even had an entire book devoted to Bards (the Complete Bard's Handbook)
Playing D&D since 1982
Have played every version of the game since Basic (original Red Box Set), except that abomination sometimes called 4e.
My memory is that Bard was just a normal class you could pick in 2e, but also this was ~30 years ago and I haven't really looked at 2e since.
pronouns: he/she/they
After years of casual searching, a guy I knew on an MMO we RP'd on just kinda came out of the blue and said "Hey I'm ready to DM a game anyone in?" So my first DnD character is currently my only one from about a month and a half ago, pictured as my avatar here. A tiefling (with a twist) rogue/fighter. An assassin/battlemaster rogue which I've only just recently found out is already kind of a memey OP build. Or at least a "battlemaster rogue" in general is. It has the John Wick vibe I'm going for.
Dakota Sinj has always been my ideal "first character" type. An aloof type where I generally don't have to talk as much or try to "act", but still sees potential allies more as tools so she's not a full blown loner type trying to find an excuse to cut herself from the party. Meat shields. As I get more used to the systems I might create later characters down the line that have more agency, though that seems to have been pushed on me a little bit as our party of four (getting a fifth tomorrow) includes a Kenku bard who's operating on pure vibes, and a Warforged who just reactivated like two months ago in-universe. So along with the Paladin I'm kind of leading the charge anyway.
Sorry for getting bloggy here. I'm also blogging about my adventures. And new to DnD, I've just been kind of drooling in the window of the metaphorical DnD store for the last decade or so and I'm excited to have finally gotten to play.
It wasn't called rogue in AD&D, it was Thief, and mine had a Strength of 6 which was frankly a bummer for its whole career, which was to Level 9 after about 3 years when a new guy did PVP and destroyed the game.
My oldest character was made in 1979 with the Holmes Set and she is a thief. I actually made 3 characters and bribed my sister to run the example dungeon for me, Ramana the thief was the only one that survived. She has moved with me both physically as well as through editions and game systems and is still around. she has a daughter and a granddaughter played by other players.
Basic D&D Elf! I remember high school kids (who I looked up to as I was in 8th grade) asking me about my character...
He's an elf!
An elf what?
What?
What class is he?
ELF...