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Dungeons And Dragons: Setting Up Your Character

If there is a monster in front of you, how do you get around it?

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Dungeons And Dragons: Setting Up Your Character
Dungeons and Dragons and Philosophy

There is a monster in front of you, how do you get around it?

Dungeons and Dragons first appeared in 1974 by the Tactical Studies Rules Inc. and is commonly recognized as the beginning of role playing games. This is not a board game but a live action role playing game. There are rules to this game that are enforced and chosen by the Dungeon Master who also chooses the adventure the group of players will be going on, narrates the story, and determines how the actions the players take can affect the adventure and themselves which is also determined by the roll of the dice.

However, what you have to do first (unless you are the Dungeon Master) is choose your character. And that is what my group of friends and I did on Wednesday October 27 or at least get the basis.

And let me tell you it is not easy.

One of the first things you have to do is determine the race and class of your character. When D&D first started there were not a lot of races or classes, but now there are astronomical amounts of races and classes to choose. And whatever race and class you choose affects your characters stats and their attacks. For example you could be a succubus but the attacks they do have are claws, possession, and kiss of death. However, they tend to run away from fights and their skills tend to be more tuned to spying and assassinations. So if that is the route you want to go to then a succubus would be a good option.

I however tend to favor rangers because I agree with their lifestyle and I like how they fight. Now the question is what race? Because a race who is more heavy built would not be a good choice for a ranger who has to be light on her feet.

So it required a lot of research for me to decide on a half-elf not the most eccentric of races but one I feel suits me and my personality. And that's an important aspect because you have to act like your characters while you're playing the game. You create their personalities, which religion they follow, their affiliation (which dictate what actions they take), and so on. The more you get into character the better the game.

So to figure out your character as our Dungeon Master put it

There is a monster in front of you how do you get around it?

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