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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Neonchameleon" data-source="post: 8845752" data-attributes="member: 87792">At low level in my experience:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Race is large and central. It's not a problem</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Background + feat ends up as passive. It's entirely possible to mechanically forget you have a background in play if you've picked something like Skilled. This isn't a problem</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Class is normally not a problem because it's an even bigger central defining characteristic than race</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Skills. People will forget the skill list - but you can point them at the right place on the character sheet and there are no traps. Every character works the same way. It's just static numbers</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Gear isn't often a problem. People have default sets of gear and the impact gets calculated. Or if they want to do something clever with it they either remember it or look it up.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Spells are sometimes a problem. Your basic attack spells aren't. Your utility and reaction spells can be</li> </ul>And subclass? Subclass combines the worst aspect of class (no two subclasses should work the same way) and spells (not so central to your character concept if you are a beginner so easy to forget when there's already so much). So yes, it can be a significant problem.The other reason to have the subclass at third level is roleplaying (and the new feats also help). In classic 5e once you've got your class and your subclass you're almost locked in to your progression. Your feats are likely to be ASIs in your primary stat (D&Done improves on this a lot with the new 4th level  feats because it means characters grow differently). It's more or less your spells and what you find. Meanwhile your subclass choice is a major choice and represents how you specialise and how you grow during play. Not having one is losing a huge decision point, making the roleplaying experience worse.</blockquote>

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