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<blockquote data-quote="Ancalagon" data-source="post: 7817426" data-attributes="member: 23">I completely agree with this, and furthermore you could do pretty OK with just the PHB.&nbsp; ADVICE IN GENERAL:- Read the background chapter in the Player's Handbok.&nbsp; It looks like roleplaying fluff, but your background gives you mechanical perks (usually 2 skills + one perk), and it allows you to customize your character.&nbsp; If you take a fighter with the criminal background for example, it's almost as if you multi-classed into rogue.&nbsp;&nbsp; I had one player ignore this chapter entirely!- Skip on multiclassing.&nbsp; The between class balance is solid, but if you multiclass &quot;poorly&quot; you can hider your character.&nbsp; Instead, take a background that matches&nbsp; your idea (see above), or take a subclass that is multi-classy a bit (like eldrich knight).- Almost everyting in the PHB is well balanced, but the ranger beastmaster subclass and the monk of the element subclass are ... not so great.&nbsp; fighter champion is a little mediocre too.&nbsp;&nbsp; I'm not sure if there are things to avoid in Xanathar.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ancalagon, post: 7817426, member: 23"] I completely agree with this, and furthermore you could do pretty OK with just the PHB. ADVICE IN GENERAL: - Read the background chapter in the Player's Handbok. It looks like roleplaying fluff, but your background gives you mechanical perks (usually 2 skills + one perk), and it allows you to customize your character. If you take a fighter with the criminal background for example, it's [I]almost[/I] as if you multi-classed into rogue. I had one player ignore this chapter entirely! - Skip on multiclassing. The between class balance is solid, but if you multiclass "poorly" you can hider your character. Instead, take a background that matches your idea (see above), or take a subclass that is multi-classy a bit (like eldrich knight). - Almost everyting in the PHB is well balanced, but the ranger beastmaster subclass and the monk of the element subclass are ... not so great. fighter champion is a little mediocre too. I'm not sure if there are things to avoid in Xanathar. [/QUOTE]

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