D&D 4E How would you simplify character creation in 4e?

[funkysnunkulator]

character generation made easy:

give each player a machete. declare battle royale. survivor gets to write in everyones stats.

simple!!

 

[JVisgaitis]

I'd do a starting packages based approach. You pick your stats group (which would be done via point buy), you pick your skill sets, and you pick your equipment. I would name each of this after archetypes so people know what's going on.

 

[mmadsen]

Start play at 1st level (and IMHO this includes making 1st level not suck).
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Sensible multi-classing rules; no more giant boost to saves, please.

The primary reason why the multi-classing rules have oddities like those giant boosts to saves is that the classes were front-loaded so that first-level characters would not suck.

I think it would be cleaner and easier to make one level mean one level, whether it's the first level for that character or not, and to start characters off at a higher level if we want them more powerful.

 

[Nifft]

The primary reason why the multi-classing rules have oddities like those giant boosts to saves is that the classes were front-loaded so that first-level characters would not suck.

I think it would be cleaner and easier to make one level mean one level

Yep yep yep. I'm with you (and SW Saga).

Cheers, -- N