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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arilyn" data-source="post: 8657502" data-attributes="member: 6816042">I have found that new players love making their own characters with some guidance. It helps cement rules because you absorb some game rules during character creation. It's also easier to roleplay your own creation. Playing pregens is actually kinda hard because not having made the character, it's more challenging to remember where the numbers are on your sheet and what those abilities mean. I've also found that new players are more excited about the first session if it's their own character. Also published pregens are often dull or have incoherent personality traits. I remember one of the Phandelver pregens had one trait saying they like to put on airs in order to look good and another trait claiming that they believe people should be honest about who they are. The dwarf had the soldier background, which in theory lets them requisition equipment from their old troop, but in the background write up says they were court martialed! This cannot be helpful to new players. Having said all this, I fully understand why starter sets don't usually contain character generation rules. We used the starter set for One Ring 2e before plunging into the main book, and had a lot of fun. And if your players are turned off by character creation than I can see the value in having pregens ready to go.</blockquote>