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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Undrave" data-source="post: 8145972" data-attributes="member: 7015698">Hm isn't the Wood Elf in the PHB? This. It looks like a LOT of subclasses, but really, it's like 2-3 abilities if you stop at level 10. Maybe 4? It's literally one page of content you have to look at per subclass. Furthermore, you're not picking from all of those at the same time. You first pick your base class, and for those there's only 11 of them.ArtificerBarbarianBardClericFighterPaladinRangerRogueSorcererWarlockWizardAnd from there you got like... 10 choices max, and that's if you're a Wizard, for subclasses. You're exaggerating.It only seems too much when placed like this, but if you go for the PHB+1 rule you'll have a manageable level of options. I do think there's a lot of uninteresting chaff in the race department... but those are so low impact nowadays I could be fine playing a V-human forever. It also depends on how many books you buy. Aside from the two 'Everything' books, most books have 1 to 3 subclasses and a couple of races. So if you limit yourself to PHB+1 you're never gonna feel overwhelmed. Don't look at this list as one giant thing you have to pick from! Each choice you make limits the amount of choices you need to make at the next level: Pick your +1, you'll end up with like 12 races to pick from. Pick your race, you'll end up with with like...3 sub races to pick from in most cases Pick your class, out of 11 options (oooh! two whole digits! So much stuff!) Pick your subclass (usually at level 3 so this part can wait) out of like 5 options. Wizards have the most but the 8 in the PHB are basically the same damn thing and they rarely get any extra ones. picking 1 out of 96 and one out of 116 looks frightening, but that's not what you're supposed to do.</blockquote>

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