Officially they are "apprentices" at Level 1. That is the opposite of a "veteran".
Yeah, but this is what a ‘normal’ Level 1 Fighter looks like. Terrifyingly fragile.
Player Characters are abnormal. Statistically far away from average.
If you look at the suggested equipment for the Fighter, the Level 1 Fighter gets EITHER chain armor OR a martial weapon. This stuff is expensive. Most Level 1 Fighters can never afford such things that cost so much gold.
Officially they are "apprentices" at Level 1. That is the opposite of a "veteran".
Level 1 characters are exactly college-level apprentices.
Where does it say that? I think I missed it.
Apprentice adventurers.In the 5e Players Handbook, in the Tiers of Play section (page 15):
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In the first tier (leveIs 1-4), characters are effectively apprentice adventurers.
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Apprentice adventurers. An apt description of a college student.
Where does it say that? I think I missed it.
PHB said:In the first tier (levels 1–4), characters are effectively apprentice adventurers.
PHB said:A 1st-level character is inexperienced in the adventuring world, although he or she might have been a soldier or a pirate and done dangerous things before.
Starting off at 1st level marks your character’s entry into the adventuring life.
Again, it's not about which backstory you can or can't have. It's about what is the first concept that comes to your mind AND which one you think should be used as the basis to build the mechanical components of the class.
Again, it's not about which backstory you can or can't have. It's about what is the first concept that comes to your mind AND which one you think should be used as the basis to build the mechanical components of the class.