>playing D&D >spend 5 hours making a character >rolling dice for attributes >having to decide a good class based on my stat array as well as something I'd wanna play and doesn't crossover too much with other players >have to pick feats that at least help in synergizing with my build >pick some worthwhile skills >make up a fairly standard backstory with a hook just to help me get into the setting more >GM spends first hour of the game introducing me and other party members >first dungeon >I fail a spot check and don't notice that the floor is crumbling >I fall to my death >"Well [OP] guess you better make a new character!"
>5 hours making a DnD character Bullshit, I've seen total newbs make characters for more complex systems in less than an hour
Sebastian Ortiz
>Erase name on character sheet >Write new name on character sheet
You're done.
Thomas Richardson
>not having a backup PC rolled up
Did the DM at least warn you guys that his game was going to be lethal?
Logan Johnson
Oh hey, its our daily 'make a cliche greentext railing on the failings of an unnamed D&D game and watch the regular atendees tear each other to pieces' thread.
Heres some hints OP:
Give feedback to your GM, or get someone else to do it. Heres a revolutionary idea, do it yourself and fix what you thought the other guy did wrong.
Try playing a different version of D&D, or maybe another game entirely. If detailed character creation and spot checks rubbed you up the wrong way, maybe take a look on /osrg/, i'm sure they can find something to your tastes.
Try communicating more with your group. You could petition the GM to run a particular system or module that piques your interest, or create a group of characters with backstories that play off each other.
Basically do stuff other than posting bait on Veeky Forums.
William Mitchell
>not playing 'OCs' with proper personalities and stories >not playing point buy so character's attributes are befitting >literally every character is Generic McRandom >not having a party that will do their damnedest to retrieve your corpse to get you resurrected
Brandon Cook
>not having a DM that is clever enough to turn you into a ghost or whatnot for the duration of your death
Christian Roberts
>Try playing a different version of D&D, or maybe another game entirely. If detailed character creation and spot checks rubbed you up the wrong way, maybe take a look on /osrg/, i'm sure they can find something to your tastes.
I like how you went so far as to pretend you were taking the high road, acting like you figured out all the failings of OP, only to sneak in this little bit, all while pretending that you're not just here to shitpost alongside OP.
We get it. You and OP hate popular systems and need to take every opportunity you can to try to get people to play other systems. We hear it in every thread, and it's precisely because you can't resist posting about your little missionary work that OP knew all he had to do was offer out a little bait to reel in a big dumb troll like yourself.
The fact that you had the gall to pretend that you were genuinely offering OP advice, like OP even gave a shit beyond waiting to hear you spout your "Stop playing D&D!" meme, is why I had to stop and call you out on it.
For shame.
But, since you're so high and mighty, I don't have to worry about you trying to reply to this, because you'd recognize that the last thing we need is another pointless systems debate.
Colton Sullivan
WHAT? Did you read the phb cover to cover while making the character?
Oliver Roberts
>playing 5th edition for the first time >spend about thirty minutes making a character after briefly scanning the races and background section >high elf wizard, neutral good, sage background, etc. >roll stats, scribble down important stuff >spend about five minutes deciding which cantrips and level 1 spells I'll select >don't bother with a detailed backstory because that's what the first five levels of play are for
