Dungeons And Dragons 5e: How To Pick Your Class

Dungeons and Dragons: The World’s Greatest Role-Playing Game, as Wizards of the Coast has been hastily scrawling on their products ever since Satan himself renounced his grip on the game. Long-form storytelling has experienced a renaissance with the leaps and bounds television has made in the past decade or so, and, as such, immersive, narrative-driven gaming channels like Acquisitions Incorporated and Critical Role have grown alongside them.

D&D is a game in which elements of chance, skill, role-playing, friendship, and a frankly alarming amount of snacks congregate for a genuinely enthralling shared experience. Yet between the long-running history and prodigious amount of source materials, new players can often find it daunting begin their first adventure. In order to do so, one ought to begin with the basics. As a child, we are often asked what we are going to be when we grow up. In the world of D&D, that translates into what class you are going to run.

Currently, there are 13 available classes in published material, which provides a near-endless amount of versatility and lethality for your character. Within this article, we'll help you identify which class best exemplifies your inner hero.

Starting off, the Artificer is the newest class introduced into the canonical books through the Eberron expansion. These magical McGuyvers fill a unique void that is often overlooked in 5th Edition: the ability to create and design magical items. Artificers can get a little complex for new players but not as painstakingly so as others on this list that have seemingly endless supplies of spells at their disposal that require daily management.

Artificers may benefit from a limited but effective spell list, but their ability to craft objects is where they truly shine, aiding both themselves and the party, providing clutch aid with a deceptive amount of versatility. Furthermore, its subclasses allow for a good deal of customizable features - whether that include the Artillerist’s cannon doing massive splash damage or the Battlesmith’s ability to make his own golem to aid in battle.

If you’re seeking a hero who forges his own path to glory, give this tinker tot a look.