D&D (2024) 2024 Players Handbook: Personality and Appearance is now part of the Abilities (not background or species) - NEW Alignment decriptions.

[Frozen_Heart]

Technically you should do Ability Scores first then, since that sets your inherent talents. Personally I go Race, Class, Ability Score, then Background.

See I think of ability scores as talents picked up along the way due to a combination of the other things. So I do them last as they're basically 'the sum of' everything the character has done.

 

[Not a Decepticon]

More useless vague alignment descriptions. If your alignment example covers multiple alignments, then it's not a good example.

 

[Corinnguard]

Not at all. Each player has their own way of designing their character.

Ability scores first, Species/Class second and then Background/Backstory in my case.

 

[Not a Decepticon]

Ability scores first, Species/Class second and then Background/Backstory in my case.

I go with concept or build first, then select one most fitting to the campaign

 

[occam]

Seems like Charisma is being tied to Appearance... /s

How so?

 

[Corinnguard]

How so?

No idea. Charisma deals with personality, force-of-will. If appearance is important, they could always bring back Comeliness.

 

[Scribe]

How so?

First, it was a joke.
Second, there is a /s.
Third. The text explicitly says "...with low Charisma might look .... different from a charasmatic character..."

 

[Vaalingrade]

Look at all them page inches wasted on alignment that could have been feats or a piece of equipment, or another weapon mastery or literally anything else that would actually benefit the game.

 

[BookTenTiger]

Look at all them page inches wasted on alignment that could have been feats or a piece of equipment, or another weapon mastery or literally anything else that would actually benefit the game.

It's half a page? Hardly a waste of space. I don't use alignment myself, but a statement like this seems designed only to provoke people who enjoy it rather than adding anything productive to the conversation.

 

[Not a Decepticon]

Look at all them page inches wasted on alignment that could have been feats or a piece of equipment, or another weapon mastery or literally anything else that would actually benefit the game.

You forget these things do help players better roleplay and envision their character. This is an rpg, not a wargame.