D&D 5E Can you create YOUR character with basic D&D?

[Stormonu]

O.k. I will bite. What mechanically do you feel you would need to create this character that is not present in a Fighter build with an appropriately created custom background?

Well, preferably, an actual Samurai class - but we'd probably have to see an OA-styled book down the line for that. Personally, I'm not much for reskinning stuff.

Mechanically, some ki abilities (Great shout for a bonus to hit and damage, Fearless and a Code of Honor). I'm sure I could get buy with some sort of Paladin reskin, but that would just bug me.

 

[BoldItalic]

We have seven PCs in our game, which we intend to migrate from DDNext playtest rules to 5e.

The paladin, half-elf druid, bard and barbarian will definitely have to wait for the PHB.

The dwarven cleric has a bounty hunter background and the human rogue has a noble background. We could probably have a stab at converting those with a bit of guesswork. Noble is in the starter set pregen so we could work from that. The high-elf evoker has a priest background - near enough to Acolyte. We could convert him right now.

 

[MatthewJHanson]

I am running two characters right now. (I don't have a standard option I like to play).

One is a dwarf cleric, so no problem there.

The other... is a warforged hybrid warden/warlord multiclass warlock. So no.

 

[Yaarel]

No.

To my surprise, I can't create my philosophical cleric in Basic.

Why does every cleric have to have a god?

Maybe the Player's Handbook will be more inclusive?