My favorite classes to play in D&D

The article which has the statistics for the most played D&D characters is found right here if you want to check them out: fivethirtyeigh...
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[@enzochittock1171]

Puffin: Rogue's sneak attack is boring Also Puffin: *thinks the Fighter's extra attack is very exciting*

[@justnoob8141]

Gonna deal a quick extra damage in the fight somehow, it's doesn't require a stealth anyway

[@augustlvbukten8663]

@@justnoob8141 you dont need Stealth to get sneak attack. Check out the rouge swashbuckler (Pirate)

[@bibbobella]

@@justnoob8141 Neither does sneak attack?.... You just need advantage on the attack or have an allie be without 5 feet of whatever enemy you are fighting (as long as you dont have disadvantage on said attack)....The reason you get sneak attack from being in stealth is because you get advantage...

[@jek__]

Heres the difference - with two attacks you announce the damage twice, with sneak attack you add the damage and announce it once. Sneak attack requires slightly more math, which puffin has noted before as one of the reasons he doesnt like sneak attacks

[@enzochittock1171]

@@jek__ they're both boring abilities

[@SobiTheRobot]

Now I want to see this chart updated to reflect every _subclass_ and subrace combo. Though...that chart would be monstrously HUGE.

[@AlphaRS64]

That would be awesome. I'm curious the popularity of some subclasses.

[@codylindeman9783]

*Yuge*

[@xdwindy504]

teifling cleric lol

[@FarothFuin]

Dungeon dudes did the thi g and are making videos of that data

[@ethanrobbins5008]

Who wants to square up with my Drow necromancer

[@brennan8899]

"Chances are, if you play fighter you also play human because you're basic like that" ~JoCat

[@bruhhelp7396]

This is a crap guide to dnd

[@itsraventm]

I have never played human and I have never played figher. Just too boring for me. Why play a human when I can be *literally anything else*

[@Zxzero36]

@@itsraventm People might like to insert themselves into the game.

[@itsraventm]

@@Zxzero36 self insertion usually leads to a lot of problems, especially in story telling. but i do see what you mean. still, i personally cant stand human or fighter

[@Patrick-bn5rp]

@@itsraventm Ah, but what about playing as a literal dinosaur (homebrewed race) that THINKS he's a human?

[@FatethePain]

“Bards are a rare class choice” Me, sitting with my 5 friends, 4 of which are playing bards Also me: needs new friends

[@scottish-hero6664]

Fate i pity your DM... how does the seduction rolls go

[@alguienvivo5438]

What happened?

[@zakunick1]

It’s called a troupe.

[@leahbeah1585]

God I hate the horny bard trope, it’s not even accurate, anyone playing a bard like that is doing it because it’s the funny meme

[@qarblins_4288]

@@leahbeah1585 It should really be Warlocks or Sorcerers because the PHB literally says that one of the ways you can make a pact with an Eldritch being is by seducing them, and Sorcerers are just Charisma casters because even though controlling you magic with knowledge of the arcane would make sense that just makes wizards seem even more similar to sorcerers.

[@jonathansmith1281]

Puffin: *plays human fighter* Me: We have something in common! *sees statistics* Me: oh... ._.

[@justnoob8141]

I mean fighter class if like marine unit in Starcraft, VERY versatile but also very easy to counter, there is an extremely high chance of them not carrying any ranged weapon beside throwing

[@leahdiekmann3093]

Eh, humans, something that's never used in my parties. The highest human count we ever had was three, and that only works if you count six half elfs as 3 humans and 3 elfs.

[@PikaPetey]

No tabaxi on the list?! Where's the kitty love?

[@BigJackGameplays]

furry*

[@pigeon5695]

@@raisnb8502 dude calm down

[@qarblins_4288]

I don't think it existed yet...

[@ZylowHF]

@@qarblins_4288 they are in volo`s guide so they did

[@qarblins_4288]

@@ZylowHF No when this song came out

[@Captain_Ista]

I have a strong tendency to play Kobolds of varying classes. I enjoy being small and frail, or just small and stupid. I ran this Kobold Cleric girl for YEARS with one group, and she became like the divider in the group. Because they were all evil alligned, while she was neutral. And everyone liked her. Which created the whole "Protecc the 'bold" feel for even the evilest of the group, this old human necromancer-focused wizard. It's great to be cute and loveable in a group of evil people, because then you can see that they are not that evil after all. Kobolds are the best.

[@iconic762]

My most recent character was a Kobold Rogue Thief that i min maxed charisma in and talked my way into places where I could pretend to be one of them and sabotage or steal from them.

[@itsraventm]

This is literally me. Kobold is my second favorite for the same reasons, and my favorite kobold character is also a little kobold cleric. And, just like you, it made the "protect the smol" sort of vibe. My favorite class is kenku because its basically the same only it has a lot of things that make it more interesting. Also, birb. I have a kenku with the EXACT SAME THING: group of giant badasses with a little bird girl who is a cleric. Idk why but I LOVE playing weaker characters.

[@lordderppington4694]

@@itsraventm I am an 8 foot tall barbarian goliath pile of muscle. And my friends little kenku bard rides on my shoulder.

[@itsraventm]

@@lordderppington4694 that brings me nothing but pure joy

[@Ryuken_Raikiri]

I always play rouge

[@blunk778]

So at the bottom of the list we have the most versitile caster in bard the most damaging in sorcerer and the most unique in druid

[@BigDictator5335]

Isn't a ranger just a druid with a bow and less magic?

[@giovannialoisio4523]

@@BigDictator5335 yes, it is BUT subclasses from xanathar make it awesome

[@blunk778]

@@BigDictator5335 ranger has more over all utility but the druid is more taking stuff from other classes and wildshape doesnt stay good cause the best in the beast category are dinosaurs and idk anyone who allows then

[@agilemind6241]

@@blunk778 Wildshape isn't meant for combat (unless you're a Moon Druid). It is a utility feature - need to get your party across a lake of lava wildshape into a giant eagle and fly them across, need to break into an underground prison: wildshape into a giant badge and dig a tunnel, need to scout ahead: wildshape into a bat, falcon, or owl. Need to get a relic from the bottom of a lake: wildshape into a crocodile and go get it, need to spy on someone: wildshape into a fly and buzz over. Trapped in a prison: wildshape into a rat and walk out of your cell to go grab the keys. Stuck by the bane of all adventuring parties - a door - wildshape into an ant and crawl under the crack then wildshape into a bear to bust that door off its hinges. It's basically two free utility polymorphs per short rest plus you keep all your smarts so you don't need to worry about your fly getting distracted by some dung rather than what you're supposed to be doing.

[@Zxzero36]

I think it's just people who are playing the game for the first time tend to go what they see in media. I don't there there are any famous bards in popular media or they are mostly drunk etc, Sorcerer is magic but I think people pick wizard because Gandalf and I think it's the most used term in other things.

[@anigamer379]

Me playing D&D Me: Burn down the orphanage GM: there isn’t one Me: build one GM: why though Me: to burn it.

[@admiralackbar3102]

Anigamer Somehow my players created a fully functioning business selling weed

[@anigamer379]

Admiral Ackbar sounds about right

[@clericofchaos1]

@@admiralackbar3102 IT'S A TRAP! the weed is laced with poison. also, considering narcotics like weed and opium were not only legal but unregulated until the early 1900's there's really nothing wrong with selling these things in a medieval setting. it's your world though so maybe it's against the law there. otherwise it's a simple and easy way to make money in any game.

[@admiralackbar3102]

clericofchaos1 it’s illegal in the city that the adventurers in

[@aaronhumphrey2009]

Your real name isn't Ralphie, is it ?!.. just a Simpsons reference:" burn them. Yes, burn them all ! "Evil laugh.... Blackguards ,warlocks, clerics of evil God's, ruthless tricksters,and assassin's are part of the' evil ' RPG party.. Arcane tricksters being a favorite of mine..

[@haydenarthur1152]

It's strange that they included Goliath's and such from Volo's guide but left out Kenku...

[@sigilbreaker2628]

IIRC, Goliaths, Genesi, Deep Gnomes and.. the bird people, are all in the Elemental Evil player's guide and are thus available for free.

[@epicface1199]

It sucks when your a kenku but you have a +12 in persuation

[@ethanpeterson5640]

My kenku rogue always makes the weirdest pop-culture references with his mimicry... I have all these clips from movies and TV shows saved to my computer, so that I can just pull up the video and play that one quote that would be hilariously appropriate!

[@itsraventm]

IKR, Kenku is my absolute favorite race and it makes me so sad to see them completely leave it out.

[@maxpierce5706]

Maybe the reason that humans are so common is that they're the easiest to identify with immediately. It can be hard to picture yourself as a halfling or dragonborn, but you know what you look like, so you can just think, "me in armor! Yay!" and that's easier to have fun with.

[@brosephnoonan223]

Max Pierce it also helps that humans are VERY strong. +1 to every stat can mean a lot for someone who rolls high on stats allowing them to gain lots of hard stat advantages, or low on stats to help mitigate the disadvanges the dice gods tried to force on you. While the +1 to two isnt awful, and the starting feat can be GAME BREAKING. A level 1 fighter with sentinel and tunnel fighting means they have unlimited opportunity attacks, and any creature they hit with an opportunity attack has its speed reduced to 0. Combine this with any REACH weapon and its busted, you can prevent most enemies from getting into melee with you by spending your reaction to take an opportunity attack on any creature that moves within your melee range, OR you can put a complete STOP on enemy retreats. They will be completely unable to disengage with you, because sentinel allows opportunity attacks EVEN if they uses the disengage action. The same is true for a Monk with either mobile or mage killer. If you're a mobile monk, at level 1, no body will be able to touch you or catch you. Run in, take a swing, back off. If you're a mage killer, once you have ki you can stunning strike a mage whenever they cast a spell, preventing the cast of the spell and leaving unable to anything for the rest of their turn. Plus, with the amount of attacks you get you can DESTROY their concentration. A ranger or a ranged fighter woth Sharpshooter gain +10 to damage and with the Archery fighting style and 16 dex, you effectively trade your fighting style and dex attack bonus for +10 damage. You'll tear apart most enemies with this. Plus, you won't have any real limits on your range with those attacks, so don't be afraid to fucking snipe dudes off at 300 feet off if you can.

[@maxpierce5706]

^Also true

[@Rathkryn]

The human variant is definitely why most people go with the human. I've only seen one player pick the +1 to all stats and that was only because he didn't have the PHB and didn't know about the variant. Also, you probably just got a lot of player characters killed. Because anything the player can do the NPCs can do as well. :D

[@DarkSoul620]

Max Pierce I honestly prefer Tieflings, Drows, and Dragonborns over most races. Human is too bland for me.

[@oOPPHOo]

Humans are common because they are versatile. I'm pretty sure they are designed as versatile to explain why they are so common in your average DnD setting. People tend to think "I wanna play a specific class". No matter what class they think of, the human variant will mechanically always be a valuable pick. It's basically as if they human has as many subraces as there are feats and that matters. Just watch out. Recently, UA released a bunch of infernal tiefling subraces tied to each arch devil. With different stats for each tiefling, you can now make a tiefling optimal for pretty much any class as long as you're fine with playing a specific subrace. That's gonna increase the popularity of tieflings because suddenly they are opened up to people who wanna play a specific class. The variant human definitely is strong, but I'm pretty sure it's the fact that it's so versatile that matters the most.

[@yeetmeister2896]

I just usually think of the dumbest thing possible and go with that And thats how dragonborn arcane trickster called Muffin Man was made

[@dekucake4395]

"Who's hiding them?!" "Ok... I'll tell you... do you know... the Muffin Man?"

[@maplesyrupminer437]

Legend

[@thepictotube]

Playing a human-turned-vampire sorcerer with wild magic is the most fun I've had for the last two years. The unpredictability of wild magic has lead to some hillarious antics and like,, who doesn't love vampires they're cool as hell. Our party is made up of mostly spell casters, and it's a little unbalanced, but we've gotten around it. Idk where I was going with this, I just wanted to talk about my fun d&d experience.

[@imugi-16]

How do you play with mostly spell casters? Our party is composed of 3 spell casters, one support, and one tank. I am the only tank, so I tend to die a lot, and the entire party as a result.

[@thepictotube]

박지호 I don't know really 😅 I think our DM accomodates to our unbalanced team in the encounters we have

[@imugi-16]

ThePictoGirl Well that ain't gonna happen with our group. Our DM made us fight 30 orcs last time we gathered. There were only 3 out of 5 of us as well. Are we f**ked?

[@thepictotube]

박지호 I'm sure you'll be able to do it! And if all else fails, just run away 😂😂

[@imugi-16]

ThePictoGirl We tried that as well, The dice wasn't in our favor unfortunately. At least I went with Paladin, so I can heal myself to some degree while I'm tanking damage

[@FuzzyImages]

"If you pick fighter, odd's are your also likely to pick human, cause you're basic like that".... Ben

[@manticore6963]

Okay, speaking of Classes in D&D - I have to admit, I never played Dungeons and Dragons, and only had two lukewarm RPG-Sessions during the last two Months. Pen & Paper RPGs weren't well known in my Country until a couple Years ago, so it's hard to find Poeple to play. So, as I said, never played Dungeons & Dragons, so I have a dumb Question, that probably is even dumber to any Veteran Player: Where the fuck is the Difference between a Wizard, a Sorcerer and Warlock? I mean, in Game Terms. You said in the Video, Warlocks are more about Social Manipulation and Stuff, but more than that, I don't know, as I don't really get the Magic System yet and hadn't had the Chance to get physical Rulebooks; let alone read about the Differences. Adding to that, my native Language (German) makes it a bit hard defining a Difference between the Words "Sorcerer" and "Wizard", as they mean the same Word in German - "Zauberer". And even "Mage" - "Magier" in German - is just a Synonym for Zauberer. tl;dr Sorcerer, Wizard and Mage are - to me - the same things. Only Exception is "Warlock", wich gets translated to "Hexenmeister" - literally meaning "Master of Witches", so I would assume, a Warlock is more about summoning Demons and/or Minions and cursing Poeple, adding to his Feats of Social Manipulation and Disguise. Please Help. D:

[@purrcent3203]

Wizards research magic and learn through schools, sorcerers are born with magic ,warlocks are given magic by archfey,powerful fiends,and some gods, kinda like deals with the devil

[@manticore6963]

Ah, okay. So basically one of them actually worked for their Powers, one is born with them and the last one cheated? So I assume, Wizards and Sorcerers get the same Spells, but have different Mechanics, while Warlocks actually get specific Spells depending on the Fiend or God, they got their Powers from? Or have all of them have the same Access to Spells, but everyone has different Mechanics and/or Traits?

[@purrcent3203]

Manti Core wizards are able to cast more spells in between rests and has access to the most amount of spells,sorcerers are able to spend sorcery point to slightly customize the spells they cast,warlocks mostly use and cantrips which are generally weaker but have infinite uses and they have eldritch invocations which give them infinite uses of certain spells

[@purrcent3203]

Manti Core warlocks get different spells depending on their patron,wizard specialize on certain types of spells(necromancy,evocation etc)and sorcerers are hard to explain

[@manticore6963]

Oookay, I see. Thanks! :D

[@notavailable8232]

My thought process: hmmmm... everyone's gonna be a stereotypical good guy and mary sue or gary sue..... hmmmmm.... DM: so waht u gonna be huh? me: a crazed tiefling bard that is chaotic evil that believes in the coming of the ancient music god lute-cifer, who if i get enough exp i will multiclass into cleric to represent his unholy god of music DM: ...

[@sems7827]

You sound like an awful, obnoxious player

[@notavailable8232]

@@sems7827 thats meeeeeeeeeeee

[@toetewwa3522]

@@sems7827 good job liking your own comment and does roleplaying something different make you a awful player

[@sems7827]

No, but roleplaying a sUpEr qUiRkY sUpA rAnDeM xddd attention seeking, campaign ruining character does make you an awful character

[@danielsjoseph5547]

@@sems7827 Nothing's wrong with his character.

[@Treblaine]

This is why it's a good idea to homebrew that everyone starts with one feat, otherwise humans are way too overvalued and most class/race combos won't even bother looking at the list of feats.

[@RoninCatholic]

Then what's the incentive to use a human at all? That feat is there to make up for the lack of racial features like darkvision, spell resistance, or weapon/armor proficiencies being given by the race.

[@Treblaine]

@@RoninCatholic double the starting feats. We can't have the situation of every other race never looking at the feats list.

[@vutava8292]

"This is why it's a good idea to homebrew that everyone starts with one feat, " Did something change in the later editions? Because back in 3.5E that was part of the core rules.

[@Treblaine]

I may be missing some tiny clause, but in DnD5 most characters you build will not have the option of selecting even a single feat. Which is disappointing as feats now aren't exactly very powerful and far more interesting for role-play like grant the ability to lip-read or perfectly imitate someone's voice.

[@yonatanbeer3475]

@@vutava8292 in 3.5 feats we're both less powerful and more plentiful

[@harley_o_thor]

4:31 "Volvo's guide" lool

[@flynn659]

Sweden is pulling things behind the scenes.

[@zeph769]

Oh, so it's a girl guide.

[@huitzilopochtli2840]

One time I was tortle monk and my gm said I would get the 15 speed buff because my armor was natural so at 42 speed and with 17 armor the gm was like “yeah I am having no more exceptions for your class” also we made a lot of jokes about the tortoise from kung fu panda.

[@redflags6583]

There is only one reason why anybody would play Tortle Monk. You know it, I know it, and if you say "tortoise from kung fu panda" you sit on a throne of lies. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

[@steampunkzorua4182]

Do you mean Master Oogway?

[@kevinsullivan3448]

TMNT did it better. And that's the Comics, not the TV or movie versions.

[@eyespliced]

Playing a goblin sorcerer named Pokey. He started off as a goblin npc my higher level wizard charmed during STK and then revealed the charm. He was taken on as an apprentice, but showed absolutely no ability in the wizarding arts. . .but had this strange connection with wild magic. (basically, I wanted to have an idiot goblin as a primary caster. Of course he is going to focus on evocations. . .because why the hell not. Metamagic is a beautiful thing)

[@dumbprotogen]

Sorcerers: exists Meta magic (subtle spells) *FIREBALL*

[@brettpointer887]

Man, bard is my all time favorite class

[@pyroparagon8945]

Brett Pointer *SHAWMS*

[@Kids101BrianKatieMary]

why would someone decide to play a *fantasy* game and chose to be a Human Fighter? you're already a human that can get a sword

[@Valkbg]

I didnt know in RL you can get a sword and fight and kill people with being paid for it and almost no consequences.

[@japphan]

No consequences? There will be plenty of consequences, and you get to choose them when you level up.

[@skapunker96]

True, but you can still build the character and roleplay in ways that are still new and outside of your typical IRL experience. Like, i think it would be pretty cool to play something akin to Aragorn. Cant quite get that IRL

[@IAmTheStig32]

I've played a fair few human fighters in my time, it's a combo I really enjoy precisely because of how mundane and relatable it is. I've played a disgraced old mercenary captain trying to reclaim his fortune and past glory, I've played his fiesty greatsword-swinging granddaughter, I've played an egomaniac noble crossbow-toting big game hunter, I've played a cynical homeless drunk who got kicked out the town guard and now does odd jobs while collecting interesting sword pommels. IMHO fantasy works best when you're surrounded by it but still separate from it.

[@ANGST.ARGENTINA]

Because they get +1 to all stats or an extra feat. Didnt you pay attention? Thats op as fck boii.

[@lordjoda3]

Aasimar Bard hmmmm. Guess i am cool now! Dnd Class Hipster! It's just to much fun to let my angel wings out and play on my harp. Got love those vibes

[@HonorWithSacrifice8070]

lordjoda3 you should see my Aasimar Paladin Inquisitor sheet right now. Just 2 sessions and I feel like I can take on fucking cr 4 enemies. Long story short my character is fucking broken. GO AASIMARS!

[@HarryCliffordsweg]

But is your one the last new Zealander in existence!

[@UltraCheesecakeFace]

Hey, I'm an Aasimar bard too! Although it's probably because I'm trying to do a lot of unconventional things with this character, both involving stereotypes about class and alignment. Side note: my character sliiiiightly breaks the alignment system?

[@HarryCliffordsweg]

How does it do that xD

[@UltraCheesecakeFace]

(players in my campaign: on the off chance that you find this, you are not allowed to read it.) Well, I am the DM of this campaign, and my party is very small, so I have my own character. I presented him as someone who is there to fill out the ranks, give support to the rest of the party, and provide guidance from behind when they need it, but in actuality he is the main villain of the campaign who implanted himself in the party from the start. People think of Aasimar as nice and of bards as harmless, but I'm planing for my guy to be a major threat to the party through subterfuge and misdirection. The party would beat him in an all-out fight, so he's not gonna GIVE them an all-out fight. Also, it's up to the party to figure out, "oh, this guy is why so many NPC have been randomly dying on our journey." They're gonna just have the main villain giving them buffs until then. Also I had way too much trouble giving him an alignment. He legitimately believes that killing everyone in the world is the right thing to do because it ends all suffering, but basically anyone else would see that as evil. I put him as lawful neutral even though that still doesn't feel right because there's a paladin in the party and I don't want him found out too fast. And he's lawful even though bards are generally on the chaotic side of the spectrum because he has a pretty simple code of ethics: "everyone must die for their own good." So yeah, party member bard villain trying to do the "right thing." Very excited about him and hope I don't flub it too bad.

[@zeldamaster52]

My favorite character that I'm currently playing is actually a firbolg using UA's revised ranger class. I'm actually really enjoying playing this protective giant type who's really kind, but a machine that nobody should fuck with in 1v1 combat.

[@morgansmith1529]

I play as a lvl 3 Kobald warlock called Jefferson with a full cantrips sheet

[@tiaxanderson9725]

It's easy to see why people choose human; they're one of the best races. There's the aforementioned mechanics, but it also is the fact that they're designed to be able to fit any role and role play. I think this is still leftover from when Gary Gygax used the mechanics of the rules to basically force people in a certain world. Namely a world where the Age of Men was about to or just started. The other races were declining. It's *their* ruins and dungeons you're exploring. Anyway, in my current campaign I'm running my first fighter ever (Dragonborn). It's pretty fun and helps speed combat along. In the battle I expect to be the toughest I output an average of 44 damage. Well above the rest of the party and a good chunk even if the heavier enemies are the moment. Next level that will rise to 88 (Though now only once). Though I have to admit, being a Dragonborn isn't as great as I thought. I don't get darkvision, no blindsight, my breath weapon kinda sucks, no bonus to AC... Edit: recently I had played a 3 part 1-shot (yeah I know xD) where I was a Hobgoblin necromancer and coroner of the Lord's Alliance named Grak Boneweave. It was too short to really get a feel for the race, but the group was more RP heavy than my current one (all but me and my buddy; the DM are total noobs, so can't fault them for it) so playing what used to be a monstrous race was fun.

[@kingdom99hearts]

Honestly, id rather have a handful of classes then 37 classes. Ill take Quality over Quantity.

[@TheMorbidHobo]

Archduke Franz Ferdinand plus we have proper multiclassing and unique subclasses in 5e, which if anything, allows for more versatility.

[@redholm]

I like 3.5 when it comes to classes. 11 base classes and 15 prestige classes. Also some Epic classes if you make it past lvl 20

[@mermidion7552]

the exact opposite goes for races. if we would only have 8 races....4-5 of them would be elves *shudder*

[@redholm]

I would love to have a wide array of playable races. I love playing weird things, tried playing Pixie for example, was fun but being 4lvls behind everyone else at party lvl 5 was not as much fun. My current is a Dragon Disciple so turning half-dragon. As long as the races are not carbon copies of each other it's fine and can be fun. And yea. Fantasy RPGs sure love their elves

[@12halo3]

The Quantity came from the years of expansions and additions. Sure not all are equal but the options just let you play whatever your mind can imagine

[@KBgamer2010]

In terms of Pathfinder, One time I played a Gnome Bard named Mavin, the Story Teller...his gimmick was to tell stories of his adventures or even ancient history. In the campaign, he was literally the ONLY Gnome in existence, so he was given a second Title "The Fey Bard" (Funny thing about the Second Title, Because of it no one else knew my real name. They just knew me as "the Fey Bard"), I was so easily recognized that I actually had to disguise myself just to avoid civilians. I gave him the tone and accent of an old Irishman, when disrespected, He goes into rants like "I lived three of your lifetimes you little brat" or "Respect your elders, do you want to be part of one of my bad stories?" Then came to combat, he basically use his voice to echo through the field to confuse his enemies and inspire his allies, (Favorite part was the crowd control aspect of the bard). Long story short, he had an answer for almost any situation that did not relied on violence. GM even loved the character but one of our players hated him and tried overstepping into my role on multiple occasions. If I ever find myself in another campaign that needs a support class, I will definitely bring him back in.

[@Charmlethehedgehog]

In my sessions, I've had only **ONE** human (played by the same guy who just refreshes his sheet to lvl 1 stats every time we play instead of being original and making a new character >_>), the rest are always dragonborn, elf, or some random race from the other hand books (we use all 3 4e hand books including eberron)... then the classes that were common were barbarian/fighter, wizard, BARD (one guy plays literally only that every time as well [no not the human character]), and a paladin...

[@swagz262]

wouldn't be complete without the fucking paladin amirite.

[@Xane875]

I mean unless it contradicts the setting of the campaign, let the players play what they want. I myself play a lot of Humans and Dragonborn (even though Dragonborn are incredibly underpowered, I just like them), but it's always because that's what the character calls for.

[@GutterWizard27]

Rogues and sorcerers will always be my favorite

[@justas423]

Sorcerers are just wizards who aren't nerds.

[@lockwoan01]

From 2020 - There is now Mordenkainen, Ravnica, Acquisitions Incorporated, Eberron, Wildemount and Theros (seems to be a book out every six months or so, or at least two each year). As a result, 13 classes, about 90 subclasses and easily 100 races/subraces/variants.

[@LtGameboy]

I am literally playing an aasimar druid right now.

[@WayanMajere]

Aasimar Paladin here. I guess it just fit my narative of the holy warrior, but beside that I think they are awesome.

[@MrRoanRocks]

My first and favourite character in Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition was a half-elf warlock of the archfey

[@TheFuriousBrother]

same here, only that mine got killed in the third session. made a land druid after that wich i still play today at level 17

[@Nico47915]

MrRoanRocks that's sweet! I played as a triton cleric

[@lucianoschroeder9777]

I also made a tier list of how I prefer classes. Tier 1: Druid (my personal favorite) Bard (Fun to roleplay and keeps players invested in their own characters) Paladins (I hate barbarians, so whenever I want to play someone who hits hard, the Paladin is who I turn to) Monk (They're really cool when described "martial arts-ing" the opponents. Tier 2: Ranger (Fun, but I don't see much that's particularly notable) Cleric (Interesting concept. I've never played one.) Sorcerer (I enjoy them and their character motivations) Fighter (same as Paladin, but I think Fighters are easier to use) Tier 3: Rogue (I think they're just too easy to play) Barbarians (I think it's hard to deviate a barbarian character's personality from "I'm big and I just hit things") Warlock (I've never played one, but 2 spells seems SUPER difficult Wizard (Maybe your CHARACTER studied for years for magic, but I think YOU get lots of spells for such little effort compared to other classes that have a much more limited selection)

[@varadk6275]

Thoughts on shifters?

[@danielsjoseph5547]

They're dope.

[@professorsponge1554]

I like playing races against type. I loved playing as an half-orc wizard. He was actually quite intelligent, but when he was in town he would refer to himself in third person and just let people think he was the typical dumb brute because those people would under estimate him when he started shooting lightning bolts and fireballs. The only races I never played were Gnomes and Halflings.

[@theubiquitouspotato]

Dude, 2 fire balls, one round 40 ft of boom, you can also change the flavour of the boom to by pass those pesky resistances.

[@jairartis]

Half elf Druid is surprisingly low.... I FEEL SPECIAL

[@X3._.n3]

Me Tier 1: monks, rangers, rogues, sorcerers, bards Tier 2: paladins, clerics, wizards, druids Tier 3: fighters, barbarians, warlocks

[@gameo360]

outlier 07 Tier 1: clerics, warlocks, barbarians. Tier 2: wizards, sorcerers, paladins, rangers, rouges. Tier 3: monks, bards, and druids

[@MMparasol13]

I don't get people who play humans in a fantasy RPG. I'm not angry or judging or anything, I just don't get it. (Unless you're a min-maxxer and want that sweet +1 to every stat. I get that.) The only time I wanted to play a human was in my friend's homebrew campaign where humans were the half-breed offsprings of orcs and elves.

[@lisbeth9668]

blueskyscribe I get what you’re saying, it’s a fantasy game, why not be a fantasy race? I think some people choose human to play an alternate-fantasy version of themselves, do things they can’t/won’t do in real life y’know?

[@jayeisenhardt1337]

I wonder when it changed that humans became OP. How new is this? Last year or 5 years ago? Before it was always elves of perfection, tough dorfs and average humans with unlimited potential.

[@lisbeth9668]

Jay Eisenhardt when they introduced the lvl 1 feat for humans in 5th ed for sure.

[@sananaryon4061]

I've only played a few classes, but Wizard and Monk are at the top for me, with Cleric close behind. My current (and actually first, I just haven't gotten to play him for real until now) character, Malvedar the Dragonborn Wizard, is heavily built around support and debuff. His only spell that deals direct damage is Firebolt, while the rest are either utility, like Unseen Servant, Mage Hand or Alarm, or debuff spells like Sleep and Color Spray. I've also recently made a new character I really want to play sometime I named Motzu. He's a kobold artificer who I thought of playing like an alchemist plague doctor, always wearing a mask so no one knows what he looks like. He also introduces himself as "I'm Motzu, I'm doctor". Not because he has a doctorate, but because Motzu means doctor in draconic. As you might have guessed, I'm a bit of a sucker for support classes

[@TheToastyGoblin]

I'm playing an Aarakocra monk in my current game, it's a little broken tbh lol

[@dustrockblues7567]

XD aarakocra monk is such a troll combo. Gotta go fast!

[@DDCDV010]

looking at him say he's looking forward to Xanathar is really funny in hindsight because it literally was a deludge of subclasses and races like he said 3 seconds prior.

[@auroradragen5920]

Teir 1 for me warlock wizard cleric rogue monk barbarian tier 2 druid bard paladin fighter tier 3 ranger sorcerer

[@cassuttustshirt4949]

Okay, my first ever DnD character was a Dwarven pothead (Wizard Weed, we always call it in game) named The Improbable Sir G. It was a very lighthearted campaign, so he fit right in. Towards the end of the second or third session I attended, Sir G fell into a pit trap, breaking his legs and seriously injuring himself. He took out his bag of dank wizard weed, packed his finely crafted dwarven pipe, lit up and pretty much said "whelp, I guess I live down here now". The other characters were all saying "Don't you want us to rescue you?" and "we could pull you out with a rope!" I steadfastly remained in the pit trap, getting happily stoned. Sir G was an improbable man, indeed. (I did this 'cause I wanted to kill him off, I was just starting and wanted to try different characters)

[@pjmeis5226]

I had one player once who’s character I adored to bits. He was a gnome fighter-illusionist. I’m pretty lax with illusions, so we both got to have a lot of fun with him

[@K.Clawbender]

Started my first little Campaign. I decided to make my first character a Rogue/Druid Kobold. Just because.

[@admiralrj5516]

Playing a sorcerer is an experience you’ll never forget.

[@rexmate5847]

Vampire.... I'm the only vampire..........goddamit

[@biome856]

I played a vampire warlock for a very long time. I was basically a human with sunlight sensitivity and a bite attack.

[@livtempleton]

My first (and currently only) DnD character was an aasimar Druid... I’m kinda pleased I apparently came up with something unique but also kinda bummed not more people like Druids.

[@JohnDickinson]

My trifling in 3.5 learned a very important lesson about life..."Never moooooo at a Minotaur"

[@TheKrossRoads]

In 3rd edition, human fighter was a really strong combination. Humans got a free feat and could multiclass without worrying about XP penalties, and the fighter class was all about extra feats and had a bunch of them for free at first level. It was entirely possible start one level in fighter and then switch to playing in your "real" class after that; with the ability to wear any armor, use shields, and have a ton of options for weaponry with pretty decent starting HP. Sure, you'd always be one level behind a straight class character, but that one level bought you a lot of flexibility and made it easier to qualify for quite a few prestige classes. Honestly, fighters were only as boring as the feats they chose. A fighter spec'd in sunder or bullrushing with a sledgehammer was a whole lot different than a fighter that bought a spiked chain and tripped everyone in a three mile radius. They could also make really great ranged characters as well, rivaling rangers if built that way.

[@AntiguaAndBarbudaOfficial]

I know a guy who once played an entire campaign as a bear, but he had such a high deception that everyone around him would make a check and, if they failed, they would think he was normal and go on with their day. Eventually, everyone the bear met FAILED their check, to the point where the DM sighed when he had to roll the deception check. Then, in one hilarious twist, this bear had won the respect of the king and was about to be KNIGHTED when the guy who was supposed to be knighting him SUCCEEDED THE CHECK. So, he saw that he was a bear, and yelled and pointed and did all the general things you would do when you see a bear in the castle grounds. But, because the king liked this bear so much, and failed his check so badly, he had the guy put into the castle dungeons for false accusations and for being insane.

[@angie.castle]

I've seen so many elves and half elves before I started playing DnD myself that I refused to play the race (still haven't, but maybe one day if the background fits the character). First was a gnome wizard and second was a half orc paladin. I didn't want to do human or elf for my first plays since I wanted something different from what I see every day. Wanted to have fun with different characters to make roleplay interesting.

[@unevennoble9363]

I made a dnd character once called Rex Rookwing. He is an aarakockra ranger. He kinda looks life a kenku because of his shiny black feathers and corvid beak, but he is taller and has wings. Also, I don't see kenku on that list. I doubt it is played by more that 10 people. Kenku is only good fore ONE CLASS.

[@silvertheelf]

...Lizardfolk Isn’t even on the chart... MUST MEAN IM THE ONLY ONE!!! WOOOOOOOHHHOOOOO #TEAMCOLDBLOOD Hello... Anyone there?... Oh... ok

[@itsraventm]

Kobold and kenku are my two favorites and I dont see them on the list. Guess we are just special... or weird.

[@duckdictator6531]

#GnomePaladinClub

[@duckdictator6531]

I finally ported my long time character, Smuundefinedabir, to D&D Beyond. so badass.

[@VuxvyG]

My party has a rogue with the subclass assassin, so he auto crits surprised foes. Just recently, we started accepting jobs from this mysterious mafia lady and in return she'd give us the funding needed to maintain our ship. One day she sent us a letter pretty much along the lines of "oh yeah, your next mission is to assassinate someone!" and our assassin literally jumped up and yelled "FUCK YEAH!"

[@mennograafmans1595]

We really have an uncommon party with friends. I'm a Goliath druid, we also have a Aasimar bard, half-elf monk, gnome druid, elven warlock and a vampire.

[@metageek7878]

weird druid and bard are my favorites but that aside if you ever really want to try something different race wise it's pretty easy to put player levels on to an npc CR one or lower and still convince your DM it's fair, of course just using the base stats as a starting point instead of rolling or point by and rest of the stat block can just be your race features I tried it with a pixie it was pretty fun

[@birdlord4210]

Based off of personal experience being a human fighter is a good starting character for people first jumping into D&D because humans are a lot more familiar to new players than other races(because that’s the race the players is) and fighter because it doesn’t have any complex mechanics

[@synashilp]

I also played human fighter for my first character. It's a boring, but reliable race-class combo. Humans in general have been a pretty good race to pick due to their ability to fit into any class, especially in 3.5e/Pathfinder 1e where that extra feat put them ahead of their feat progression compared to other races. Fighters are a good pick because they can be customized to be experts in any area of combat. Plus, they're both simple to play, so they combine to make a great "baby's first character" template.

[@amandamasters335]

I love playing an Eladrin Wizard. Or a high elf before Xanathar’s guide to everything. I’ve played a few other but second I would say Dragonborn Barbarian. But I play the Wizard all the time and even reuse my name. 🙊 My excuse was I never got to play it to 20th level so I’m not bored of it since I still have stuff I want to do. Last campaign we played from 1st to 16th level...so close. But I did get my demiplane and my staff of the magi. The npc Wizard was using fly on me over the negative energy plane when he was knocked unconscious. The rogue didn’t seem to mind that I might die. I reminded him that the all of the treasure from the 3 dragons that we killed was on my demiplane that only I can open the portal to. He was more concerned about me then. But thankfully feather fall saved me and then I teleported to a safe space. And the other Wizard had cast fly on me because I had cast sunbeam and I can’t concentrate on two spells at once.

[@abagofflaminhotcheetos]

That's funny that at the low end of the list there are bards, sorcerers, and Druids, and right now me and my group are playing those three classes

[@Cloud_Seeker]

Dude, that is far from a problem. I am DMing a group right now that is made up of the following: A Wizard (that has +5 in Dex and +3 in Int), a Sorcerer and Hexblade Warlock. I am constantly in fear of throwing a few brutes at them and they TPK. Literally no one got anything to heal themselves with, and even when I do the subtle (You should prepare everything you need as he will not be able to resupply when we leave) warning. *THEY STILL FORGET TO PACK MORE THEN 4 POTIONS OF HEALING WITH THEM!!!* Just kill me. Now they have to go down in the Underdark and fight an Aboleth. At least a Bard and Druid can heal the party in case of emergencies.

[@samouflage99]

The Aarakocra?! WHAT!!? That looks awesome!! Like, I knew there were bird people already but I had no idea they looked like _that!_ Fine then. If it's unpopular, then I still wanna be it anyways. *begins drafting character maniacally

[@no1ofconsequence936]

Coming back after learning when he played Kevin is... interesting.

[@daxterd7312]

That's really interesting. Every campaign I've played has had a board, but I have had maybe a handful of instances where I played alongside a wizard.

[@kyzer42]

Lol "Volvo's" guide to monsters. Great video!

[@JS-zr9qs]

Making standout NPCs off-races and visibly great at classes suited to their personalities and stats is a good way to try to introduce the fun of off-races.

[@calmcraft5852]

The first character I ever played was a half ork paladin who's adopted father lost his wife in my characters birth. The second was a penguin Aarokocra bard who was abducted by a circus, and tought to play the viola.

[@Waywardpaladin]

While not going the whole way with it,I see people usually splashing Warlock for easy patron rp and easy to grab invocations like Devil's Sight, or going Hexblade to use Charisma for melee.

[@sananaryon4061]

I haven't played as every class, but my favorite classes are Monk, Cleric and Wizard. Wizard because I love spellcasters, and Wizards have the most options for utility spells. Cleric because I have a bit of a leaning toward support casters, and I haven't gotten around to try Druid yet. And Monk because I just think it's a lot of fun, especially using Way of the Open Palm, so I can just punch out dragons with my bare hands. The next character I'm planning on playing is a Kobold Artificer specializing in alchemy, and after that I might try a paladin, either Oath of Vengeance so I can go total ax crazy and run into combat dualwielding heavy weapons, or just one massive greatsword, or Oath of Redemption, since I really like the fluff around that oath.

[@That80sGuy1972]

So, I played oddballs. I usually played a bard, almost always half-elven. Sometimes a professor gnome bard. Often a stout dwarf/ rock gnome "box man" thief or halfling "sneak about" thief. Every once in a while, an unusually bright half-ogre "gentle giant" fighter. That would translate nowadays from half-ogre to goliath.

[@lukewilson-green5710]

I really wanna play as a high elf sorcerer with draconic bloodline that is a butler to a noble house who ran away from said house due to a scandal that was pinned in him, but can not find the right time to do so

[@aflamingidiot4427]

Fun Fact- Gandualf probably could do that whole nether portal thing since lore wise, he just a few pegs below creater gods.

[@makishimirian4026]

I mean with the different archetypes you can have multiple human fighters without them being the same, but I guess it also depends on how you play them in terms of backstory and personality. I had this blind fallen Aasimar chevalier, that was just nothing like our like our human battle master

[@maiqtheliar1823]

Favourite class: bloodhunter (specifically order of the lycan) Favourite race: tabaxi or dragonborn (just because I can do really stupid voices and crazy personalities with these) my current character is a tabaxi bloodhunter by the name of SA'BAKKA who is CE and has a -5 in charisma rolls and is also a cannibal

[@demonic_myst4503]

Ive made warlocks with full on sniper copacity for eldritch blast , first invocation was eldritch spear wich makes eldritch blast have a range of 300 add on the spell sniper feat and it doubles all ranged spells giving a 600ft range

[@chazgreenwood2894]

4:32 hmm yes my favourite book volvos guide

[@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668]

My cousin's first character was a Goliath Fighter. His third was an Aasimar fighter. 2nd was a Tortle Paladin

[@fauneilpurcell7367]

Not a single human in our group. There is a fighter but he is a Kenku. The others are a Kobald Druid, Aisimar Cleric, a Satyr Bard, and a Tabaxi Rouge.

[@kyridounis5040]

People who play human fighter were the kids who ordered a vanilla cones from ice cream trucks

[@LairdErnst]

I was going to say that I remembered more people playing sorcerer bc of the extra spell slots but then I remembered that was for 3.5. I haven’t done a lot of 5e.

[@slipperyfish]

In my current campaign we have: Aarakocra Sun Monk Bugbear Bard Human Swashbuckler Kenku Arcane Trickster Tabaxi Necromancer Warforged Conquest Paladin/Divine Soul Sorcerer. So a pretty diverse group of weirdos, even for a DnD setting. Edit: I WAS going to be a Tiefling Shadow Sorcerer, but no one wanted to take healing abilities (the bard isn't around much), so yes, I'm the "Heal Bot".

[@madmachanicest9955]

My favorite race class combo is winged trifling warlock. Flying as great utility and flam blot spamming is a blast.

[@martinros9245]

I play as a halfling barbarian with a major Napoleonic Complex. He has a Hulk Hogan voice. He cuts crap up it's great! XD

[@Belks1453]

Sorceror's issue is that it really doesn't come online until higher levels when you get to absolutely spam metamagic, or you are never high enough level to effectively multiclass into it. (Sorcadin, Sorceror 5 Paladin 6 is fucking amazing)

[@joshualeigh6674]

I was the dumb-dumb and started my first D&D game with a Dragonborn sorcerer. I played him as a “I got this” kind of guy who is actually mentally handicapped and doesn’t know it

[@boomblaster4209]

Now that I think about it I've only played like 5 campaigns and in each one I was somthing completely different

[@dabinbuh]

Bards rogues fighters, fighters are nice because they feel like an underdog class, and help me balance my knowledge of the games mechanics

[@firelord699]

I usually main Warlocks because I love things like the Invocations that lets me auto-translate anything or have constant detective mode. That and one of my favourite characters was a Warforged Raven Warlock called Bird [his Raven was called Dust]. So I just sort of got attached to the class.

[@ivanlagayacrus1891]

I have literally never played a human, cant explain why, but something in my brain is just like "in this fantastical setting, why would I want to play the same thing I live in everyday"

[@thiccsprite2062]

I couldn’t pick what character I want so I looked at the least played race/class combos!

[@AlexanderTF]

On this subject I recon, most pick Human and Elf cause their simple on your first go ... my first DnD char gen was a dragonkin, and I had no clues about it ...

[@violetconner18]

This is my first campaign and right now we have a schizophrenic cleric, a dragonborn warlock, a dragonborn wizard, me a half elf sorcerer who is dragon bloodline, and a gnome ranger, and finally a human fighter.

[@warmenace]

This is very interesting. My first (and only, currently) pc I played was an Aarakokra fighter. The second i saw I could fly, I was down for the Aarakokra.

[@AesirFox]

This is an old video, but I just want to say, warlocks are super fun spell snipers. It just stinks that it’s the same cantrip over and over lol.

[@dnddude9652]

Long Term, Varient Human is great, especially if you can craft magic items (Manuals, Tomes)