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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Li Shenron" data-source="post: 1907499" data-attributes="member: 1465">If some of the players are at their first character, I think it's best to let them play what they want. Furthermore, I guess the DM is having them start at 1st level (it would be unwise not to), and they don't have a lot to choose.If the DM wants a balanced party, I think he should ask the experienced players instead to be responsible and play something according to what is missing in the party. If the 2 newbies want to be cleric & fighter, the veterans should play rogue & wizard for example. I don't think it's a big sacrifice, and it should be seen as an opportunity to perhaps play a class which you wouldn't otherwise play; and also, if the veterans would end up playing the same characters as the newbies, who of the two do you think will be outshined by the other?  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> In general however it's not bad at all to play pregenerated characters. It's an interesting challenge, like an actor who is not free to play anything he likes, there's a script to follow, but of course there's also still room for interpretation.</blockquote>