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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kurotowa" data-source="post: 7772920" data-attributes="member: 27957">You'd be surprised, every group has its own dynamic.In my current group we've got a guy who's not big on mechanics. He went to one of those historic recreation towns on his last vacation and got to shoot a crossbow. The experience impressed him so much he decided his next character would be a crossbow user, and the group put our heads together to help him pick the right class for it. Other times we've had someone decide they wanted to play the front line anchor and then shop around for which class offered the style they wanted.So yes, some people look through the book and pick an option they think looks fun. That's how I usually do it, actually. But there are other people who get their inspiration from outside sources as to the concept or style they want to go with and then shop around for what suits it best. And I've done that too, sometimes. With my latest character I had the concept of "A tiefling healer with holy powers" first and then went looking for how to realize it. I came up with three options, even! Light Cleric, Celestial Warlock, and Divine Soul Sorcerer all delivered on the initial concept while developing it in different directions.There are a lot of people playing D&D and nearly every one of them has a slightly unique spin on how they do it. Don't underestimate that.</blockquote>