Its currently the most modern, and a lot of people are looking to play it. Cant help you much with this versionĥe is a bit closer to 3.5, but still a bit simpler. to the point where there isnt much difference between the classes. 19) If you find you can't choose between being an arcane spellcaster who zaps your enemies with powerful spells and a nimble, powerful front-line melee character who lays them low with a sword, the duskblade is the perfect class for you. its good for when you dont know which book something comes from.Ĥe is reeeeally simplified. D&D tools 1 Classes Duskblade Duskblade ( Player's Handbook II variant, p. just google the name and you can find yourself a giant list of classes and feats, which will be super useful. If a player wants to play a mage-like character, show them the warlock, which you can find in the book "complete arcane." Its much more balanced then the world ending wizard and the boss one-shotting sorcerer.ģ) of course, the best tool is dndtools. Try to have your players build around tier 3-4.
Barbarian is still a solid class from the base of the game.Ģ) if you want to have a balanced and really fun first game, google "dnd 3.5 tier list" The crusader replaces the paladin, the swordsage replaces the ranger, and the warblade replaces fighter. If you want other books i can recommend a few.ġ) if you want better melee you should google "dnd 3.5 tome of battle" which will show you some nice powered up fighters. Players handbook 1 and 2 are pretty standard. Might want to google "dnd 3.5 dungeon master's guide" or "dnd 3.5 player's handbook", etc.
Still, the big issue is that casters blow melee characters out of the ballpark after a few levels. Its more hardcore and its gonna be harder to get players for thisģ.5e is pretty numbers crunchy, but in my opinion its the best of the modern ones. First you need to know the version of the gameīefore 3.5 you are playing some old school stuff.