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5e Pregenerated Character Options

Jumpstarting character creation to play ASAP

Hi there 👋

If you’re reading this then you’re probably getting ready to play at oneshot Dungeons and Dragons adventure! It’s going to be tons of fun and YOU playing YOUR character will help everyone have a great time. We’re going to use pregenerated characters that you can choose from to help decide the mechanical parts of your character. We do this for a few reasons:

1. It greatly reduces the amount of time spent on character creation, which gives us more time to play! It can be a pretty big buzz kill when we’ve just reached the climax of a oneshot adventure and we have to end it early due to time restraints (or it’s bedtime).
2. It helps to keep all the player characters on the same relative power level. Some character combinations can outshine what other characters are generally good at, which can impact that player’s fun.
3. It helps the Dungeon Master keep track of what everyone can do. Especially in larger adventure parties, which are fun to have in a onshot adventure, it can be difficult to keep the adventure rolling smoothly at a suitable challenge for the player characters.

Don’t worry if you don’t know the rules front to back, always feel free to ask “how can I do this thing” during play and we’ll figure out how it works together. Don’t worry if you don’t have a voice or accent to deploy when talking like your character, acting isn’t a requirement for the game and it’s more important to understand how your character would behave rather than how they might talk. But obviously feel free to use one if that that makes it more fun! Don’t worry if your idea for the perfect character concept doesn’t match up with any of the pregenerated options, a oneshot is a quick and easy way to start playing. We probably won’t have enough time delve into any character’s tragic backstories.

Pregenerated character options

The below options are listed in the format of “Dwarf(ancestry) Cleric(class)”.

• Healer Class - healing and shielding
  • Dwarf Cleric
  • Half-Orc Paladin
  • Human Cleric
  • Human Paladin
• Mage Class - magic and knowledge
  • Dragonborn Sorcerer
  • Elf Wizard
  • Human Druid
  • Tiefling Warlock
• Scoundrel Class - sneaky and talky
  • Elf Rogue
  • Half-Elf Bard
  • Halfing Rogue
  • Elf Ranger
• Warrior Class - dealing and taking damage
  • Halfling Monk
  • Elf Fighter
  • Human Barbarian
  • Human Fighter

If you want a quick primer on what the different options entail, you can click the links below.

• Classes
• Ancestries

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