just started this looking for some help or any advice to help me get started thanks a lot for any feedback
If you are a new D&D player, I strongly discourage spending any money on the hobby until you are ready for a second or third campaign. That way, you would better know whether D&D is actually a hobby you enjoy. If you buy the Player's Handbook right from the get go, if it turns out you do not like D&D, that is like pouring $30 down the drain. D&D can be played completely for free, and most game masters and players are more than willing to let you borrow some of their books, so I would take advantage of all the free stuff first to get a good sample and taste of D&D before spending any money.
Additionally, please note that physical and digital copies of D&D books are completely separate and independent of each other, and buying one will not give you any sort of discount for the other, just like regular video games and books where buying one format does not give you access to another format for free or at discount.
If you are familiar with turn based strategy video games such Advance Wars, Fire Emblem, Final Fantasy Tactics, etc., then D&D charcter sheets are basically more elaborate versions of a character's or unit's stat page in those games, and thinking about it this way may help make the character creation process less daunting.
For you first character, if you want a simple class to play with, you can go with a Champion fighter or Berserker barbarian. Champion fighter is extremely simple though, so it may get really boring really fast for any campaigns lasting more than a session or two. If you do not mind a bit of complexity and want to delve into magic, I recommend wizard (my personal favorite) for combat and bard or cleric for support. D&D's magic system is not very intuitive though, so it may take some extra time to sink in.
If you are ready to spend money, and you want to purchase your content digitally on D&D Beyond instead of purchasing physical books, instead buying whole books, you can also buy things piecemeal from each book, and each piecemeal purchase counts as a credit towards the book, so if you decide to buy the book later, it will be discounted by however much you already spent on that book. If you do not play D&D too often, this is the most budget friendly option in my opinion.
just started this looking for some help or any advice to help me get started thanks a lot for any feedback
Just started using dndbeyond? Or just started playing D&D?
If you are a new D&D player, I strongly discourage spending any money on the hobby until you are ready for a second or third campaign. That way, you would better know whether D&D is actually a hobby you enjoy. If you buy the Player's Handbook right from the get go, if it turns out you do not like D&D, that is like pouring $30 down the drain. D&D can be played completely for free, and most game masters and players are more than willing to let you borrow some of their books, so I would take advantage of all the free stuff first to get a good sample and taste of D&D before spending any money.
Additionally, please note that physical and digital copies of D&D books are completely separate and independent of each other, and buying one will not give you any sort of discount for the other, just like regular video games and books where buying one format does not give you access to another format for free or at discount.
If you are familiar with turn based strategy video games such Advance Wars, Fire Emblem, Final Fantasy Tactics, etc., then D&D charcter sheets are basically more elaborate versions of a character's or unit's stat page in those games, and thinking about it this way may help make the character creation process less daunting.
For you first character, if you want a simple class to play with, you can go with a Champion fighter or Berserker barbarian. Champion fighter is extremely simple though, so it may get really boring really fast for any campaigns lasting more than a session or two. If you do not mind a bit of complexity and want to delve into magic, I recommend wizard (my personal favorite) for combat and bard or cleric for support. D&D's magic system is not very intuitive though, so it may take some extra time to sink in.
If you are ready to spend money, and you want to purchase your content digitally on D&D Beyond instead of purchasing physical books, instead buying whole books, you can also buy things piecemeal from each book, and each piecemeal purchase counts as a credit towards the book, so if you decide to buy the book later, it will be discounted by however much you already spent on that book. If you do not play D&D too often, this is the most budget friendly option in my opinion.
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