Dungeons And Dragons: 10 Essential Tips For New Players

It’s totally understandable that you want to be Aragorn. Who wouldn’t want to be Aragorn? He’s the coolest character! Therein lies the problem, however. Not everybody can be Aragorn.

At the start of any D&D campaign, there’s around an 85% chance that at least one member of your party will show up with this really cool character who hangs around in the dark corners of dingy taverns with his hat pulled down. A mysterious rogue who gives little away about their backstory and never makes their true intentions clear.

Are they a hero, a villain, an anti-hero (most likely) or somewhere in between?

There’s also a 99% chance these characters will have been scorned in their past and have had a tough life, growing up on the streets.

What most of these players won’t realise, however, is that this character design is about as original as a human warrior build who’s out fighting for the glory of their kingdom.

This is not to say that you shouldn’t play this kind of character. You should play as whoever you’ll get the most enjoyment out of. Maybe just try to keep it to one Aragorn per party and don’t expect the rest of your group to think you’ve reinvented the wheel.