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<blockquote data-quote="TwoSix" data-source="post: 8313939" data-attributes="member: 205">We're a few session into a &quot;level 0&quot; game in one of my groups.&nbsp; Basically, we came up with a concept, assigned stats, and that's it.&nbsp; No skills, no proficiencies (other than daggers and clubs).&nbsp; 8+Con HP.&nbsp; And we did about 6 sessions like that.&nbsp; The DM would give us advantage or a bonus on a check if we agreed it fit the character concept, but other than that we just messed around trying to figure out a mystery in a druid grove and our home town.&nbsp; Once we had met some NPCs who could guide us and had a sense of what we wanted our characters to be, we fast forwarded 6 months and got to pick our level 1 class.For a portal fantasy, I'd do something pretty similar.&nbsp; Come up with an overall real-world concept.&nbsp; I'd probably push them to do characters in their late teens or early 20s, because that fits the literary tropes best.&nbsp; It also means they're unlikely to have a lot of fantasy world applicable skills, and you won't get someone being like &quot;Well, my character is a Navy Seal&quot;.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; Give them a few sessions to explore the world, meet with mentors, develop some kind of storyline, and then they can pick a background and class that fits the story they've been developing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TwoSix, post: 8313939, member: 205"] We're a few session into a "level 0" game in one of my groups. Basically, we came up with a concept, assigned stats, and that's it. No skills, no proficiencies (other than daggers and clubs). 8+Con HP. And we did about 6 sessions like that. The DM would give us advantage or a bonus on a check if we agreed it fit the character concept, but other than that we just messed around trying to figure out a mystery in a druid grove and our home town. Once we had met some NPCs who could guide us and had a sense of what we wanted our characters to be, we fast forwarded 6 months and got to pick our level 1 class. For a portal fantasy, I'd do something pretty similar. Come up with an overall real-world concept. I'd probably push them to do characters in their late teens or early 20s, because that fits the literary tropes best. It also means they're unlikely to have a lot of fantasy world applicable skills, and you won't get someone being like "Well, my character is a Navy Seal". :) Give them a few sessions to explore the world, meet with mentors, develop some kind of storyline, and then they can pick a background and class that fits the story they've been developing. [/QUOTE]

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