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I honestly don't know, pretty sure I saw it on Reddit a while back. I have it saved because I have a buddy who literally formats his character backstories like this and I like to poke fun at him.

So far, the class I had the most fun with was artificer. There was so much room for creativity, even though I was a half caster. The class features were just so great for anything out of Combat. Also, tanking was super fun, I made my whole gear load out magic so my AC was super high. Then I would just cast blur on myself and run head first in to the fight.

Idk if we're on the topic of 3rd party content, but I'm currently playing a changeling illrigger, which is an MCDM class. It's ridiculously fun. The way that changeling and the shadowmaster subclass synergize with each other is awesome.

I mean, that's great, but when your player spits in the face of a God. Well. They fucked around, now they gonna find out.

Disclaimer: I only do stuff like this if the player is 100% in on the fun and I don't present these types of opportunities lightly.

I mean, fuck it, it's DnD. You do you as long as your DM is down with it.

People to play with are the main issue, local game stores and hobby shops might have groups that are open to new players. As far as learning the game, the core rules are free in the 5th edition SRD. And there's tons of material on YouTube for learning the game. Once you get a grasp of the basics, I find it best to watch YouTube games like Critical Role or Dimension20. Just keep in mind that these people are professional players/actors, so while their games are unscripted, they kind of set an unrealistic standard for the amount/level of roleplay in a normal game. It's also worth looking into other game systems like Pathfinder2e to see what fits you the best.

As the DM, I love it. It gives me something to work with for adding bits of player backstory to the overall plot.

Eh... Let em try. I like to see what happens when they fail.

Would that be phosphorescence? Those sound sick!

Honestly, most of the time players just have like 3 or 4 sentences for a backstory. Which is really better most of the time as it lets you build out the character over time in the game. If that's the only thing holding you back, you should give it a try!

If you haven't, you should check out Gotham Chess on YouTube. I can't recommend him enough. He is hilarious and informative, the perfect combo of teacher and entertainer. Not even just if you want to learn chess but he makes watching chess fun, his recaps of tournaments are fantastic for beginner chess players.

Lol yeah I took enough interest in the post few years to learn some of the more common openings, probably 2 for each color. If you have any interest in chess, I can't recommend Gotham Chess on YouTube enough. He is hilarious and informative, the perfect combo of teacher and entertainer. Not even just if you want to learn chess but he makes watching chess fun, his recaps of tournaments are fantastic for beginner chess players.

I mean, adults, too. I'm 28 and I picked up chess again when Queen's Gambit came out. I had always known how to play but I never knew how to play.

I still don't. But that's besides the point.