D&D 5E New to the dnd world(kinda)

[Devnik Narle]

Hello everyone, I'm new to the world of non homebrew dnd, and have never actually created my own character before, so I have no idea how to do anything really. I'm looking for someone to help me learn the basics so I can enjoy playing without feeling like a total newb. Please help?

 

[hopeless]

What do you need to know?

 

[robus]

This Matt Colville video (despite him saying it's really for DMs) is quite a helpful overview to creating a character: [video=youtube_share;0K9mKpAMREU]https://youtu.be/0K9mKpAMREU[/video]

 

[alienux]

You didn't mention if you've read through the basic rules or not, so just in case, you can get them for free here:

http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/basicrules

Read through the basic rules and it will walk you through creating a character. If you like what you see there and want more detail or more character options, you can buy the full Player's Handbook which will give you more choices in character creation.

 

[rgoodbb]

Welcome!

You have some great starting info to check out in the above posts.

For more specifics, ask whatever you need whenever you need it. This place is groovy like that!

 

[mellored]

Your best bet might be to watch someone else play.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_fGKY44DaI

 

[jasper]

rolling potatoes videos are good. that handle name is wrong f
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoW2CDgztKY&t=4s