Here is a simple method to help someone determine what class they might enjoy playing in D&D 5e. This method is based on asking a series of questions related to the person’s preferences and playstyle.
- Combat Style: Do you prefer to fight up close and personal, or do you prefer to attack from a distance?
- Up close: Consider Fighter, Barbarian, Monk, Paladin, or Rogue.
- Distance: Consider Ranger, Sorcerer, Wizard, or Warlock.
- Magic Use: Do you want to use magic, or do you prefer to rely on your physical abilities?
- Use Magic: Consider Wizard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Cleric, Druid, Bard, Paladin, or Ranger.
- Physical Abilities: Consider Fighter, Barbarian, Monk, or Rogue.
- Role in the Party: Do you want to protect your allies, deal damage, heal, or provide support?
- Protect: Consider Fighter, Paladin, or Barbarian.
- Deal Damage: Consider Fighter, Barbarian, Rogue, Sorcerer, Wizard, or Warlock.
- Heal: Consider Cleric, Druid, or Paladin.
- Support: Consider Bard, Cleric, or Druid.
- Character Background: Do you want your character to have a religious, scholarly, natural, criminal, or mystical background?
- Religious: Consider Cleric or Paladin.
- Scholarly: Consider Wizard.
- Natural: Consider Druid or Ranger.
- Criminal: Consider Rogue.
- Mystical: Consider Sorcerer or Warlock.
- Personality: Do you want your character to be serious, humorous, mysterious, straightforward, or complex?
- Serious: Consider Paladin, Monk, or Wizard.
- Humorous: Consider Bard or Rogue.
- Mysterious: Consider Warlock or Sorcerer.
- Straightforward: Consider Fighter or Barbarian.
- Complex: Consider Druid, Cleric, or Ranger.
- Alignment: Do you see your character as more lawful, chaotic, or neutral? And are they good, evil, or neutral?
- Lawful: Consider Paladin, Monk, or Cleric.
- Chaotic: Consider Barbarian, Bard, or Sorcerer.
- Neutral: Consider Druid, Ranger, or Wizard.
- Skill Set: Do you want your character to be more focused on physical prowess, magical ability, or a mix of both?
- Physical Prowess: Consider Fighter, Barbarian, or Monk.
- Magical Ability: Consider Wizard, Sorcerer, or Warlock.
- Mix of Both: Consider Paladin, Ranger, or Bard.
- Social Interaction: Do you want your character to be charismatic and persuasive, or do you prefer to let your actions speak for you?
- Charismatic: Consider Bard, Paladin, or Sorcerer.
- Actions Speak: Consider Fighter, Barbarian, or Monk.
- Backstory: Do you want a tragic backstory, a heroic one, a mysterious one, or a humble one?
- Tragic: Consider Warlock, Sorcerer, or Barbarian.
- Heroic: Consider Paladin, Fighter, or Ranger.
- Mysterious: Consider Wizard, Druid, or Rogue.
- Humble: Consider Monk, Cleric, or Bard.
- Role-Playing: Do you enjoy role-playing complex characters, simple characters, or somewhere in between?
- Complex Characters: Consider Bard, Warlock, or Druid.
- Simple Characters: Consider Fighter, Barbarian, or Monk.
- In Between: Consider Paladin, Ranger, or Rogue.
Upon completing these questions, tally up which class yields the most votes from one’s answers, and pick from that selection.


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