Dungeons And Dragons (D&D) creating great characters!

Name: Dungeons And Dragons (D&D) creating great characters!
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For players, dungeon masters, and anyone else creating a character.

Created byDan Bronson

Last updated 11/2024

English

What you'll learn

Have more FUN playing dungeons and dragons.
Get ideas for your next new character.
Learn character design by example from over 60 characters.
See how AI (Artificial Intelligence) tools may help to create your next character.

Course content

15 sections • 73 lectures • 7h 5m total length

Introduction2:07
A look at this course - which is all about creating D&D characters! This applies to any version of D&D as the focus is on the flavor/background of a character.
See over 60 characters I've created and the system I used to create them. Use my characters for a future game as a player, NPC, or DM. All ideas are yours to use or modify as you see fit to meet your needs.
About This Course3:12
Understand how this course came to be and what went into making it.
UPDATE: I corrected all the mistakes in the automatic captions. Check out some of these wacky auto captions:
[what I said] => [what Udemy heard...]
Dungeon master => Dutch journalist => Dutch minister
Forest monster => frost lawsuit
Powerful drum => powerful drugs
Pilfellow => Kill Fellow => PILT fellow => Gillfillan
elven bard Xana Willowsong => 11 baad Zano Willo song.
Stench toad => step forward
O le-ake => only a week => Holyoake
Racist against dwarves => racist against whites
Qorech the half-orc cleric => Corrick 1/2 for Klarik.
Forgram Bearjaw => For growth, their job.
Afraid of dire wolves => afraid of Tiger Woods
Dwarven druid Forgram Bearjaw => Dwarven Drewett for Gramacho.
Shaman => Charmin
Plazra => plus Rob
Fan-lun => Fannie Lou
Lu Xo => loser
Really grabbed me => really crappy
Oolasaadi Wavesword => hoola. Sorry, we've sold.
Orlavax Imracnamin => All the banks in Iraq, Namon.
Count Velonar Valik =< count of Eleanor valid
the powerful fiend klacarus => the powerful themed club car
Inogan Shadedragon => And Shadrack
Finding Character Inspiration4:16
Find sources of inspiration for getting started on your next character!
What ideas are really original when you think about it? Everyone is influenced by the creations of those that came before them. Let's hunt for inspiration!
Finding Visual Inspiration3:29
What does your character look like? If you're a talented artist you might draw it yourself but for most of us we need to find visual inspiration to answer this question...
My Character Template4:44
Understand the template I used for making all 60+ characters in this course.
I feel 5th edition D&D has been the best yet at character design suggestions. Now building on that I created this template.
Character Creation - Live Example (Part 1)21:09
Follow along as my template is used to create a character concept in a live example!
Why design this character "live" you ask? So you can see how long it takes, how I use the template, and I can explain my thought processes during the design process.
Character Creation - Live Example (Part 2)5:36
Part 2 - the "live" character creation continues! Adding the questions to leave open-ended for this character's future development.
The other 60 characters in this course will only occasionally explain why I made the choices I selected - instead showing the final ideas. Of course if you have any questions or suggestions, fire away!
Character Creation - Live Example (Part 3)6:44
The character finishing touches are added!
Some characters will require a reason for being added to the game and of course you'll need to generate stats for gameplay! Both are tackled here.

Folara3:47
Kohnor Thunder4:30
Kohnor Thunder, a dwarven bard who loves thunder and drums, defends his clan's culture, sacred heirloom drum, and family as his religion and guiding charge.
Pilfellow4:29
Tali Dvora4:22
Tali D'vora, a lawful good half-elf bard, pursues information and allies to avenge her family, enact regicide, and bring a new order among the elves while leading front-line quests.
Xana Willowsong6:39

Ernum Tark5:33
Explore the creation of Ernum Tark, a lawful good cleric whose faith drives adventuring, healing, and growth as he seeks missing children and grapples with mobs and moral choices.
Kara The Cleaver5:48
O le-ake5:45
Qorech6:10
Meet Qorech, a true neutral half-orc cleric who worships a death god, hunts tombs, plunders bodies for perfect parts, and thrives on flexible, eerie backstory.
Ulleraw6:07

Forgram Bearjaw4:27
Garlu Rockbreaker4:38
Shagar Lash5:36
Meet Shagar Lash, a gruff half-orc druid who leads with bold, unconventional thinking, seeking non-orc allies to resolve tribal and lizard-man conflicts, guided by a fierce boar companion.
Uto6:33
Meet Uto, a mysterious druid whose bizarre, nature-centered wanderer backstory invites open-ended play, dreams, and questions about his purpose, trade, and how he fits within a party.
Vilkiene4:51
Meet Vilkiene, a calm, empathic druid and skilled negotiator from a desert colony, who banished a sand demon, partners with Red Claws, and faces strange wildlife and a quest abroad.

Ladas Numair7:47
Mezbee7:18
Mezbee, a witty halfling rogue, uses charm and pickpocketing to chase the Hall of Lords, balancing thrills, loyalty, and a code that avoids cheating.
Narl Warsmiter8:38
Narl Warsmiter uses careful planning and a private, all-business rogue mindset to chase unique loot, seek revenge on missing allies, and navigate dangers while unraveling rumors of a Medusa coven.
Nyra7:08
Shadow Drinker6:41
Shadow Drinker challenges the dungeon with his chatty, smarmy rogue persona, carrying more than ten knives, seeking knife mastery, adventure, and rumors of a shadow cloak and belt.

Requirements

Interest in playing dungeons and dragons.

Description

Everyone wants to play a fun character. Something that inspires them, makes them want to jump into the game. But how did I, a veteran player who has already done all the usual characters, come up with so many character concepts that I would love to play? Well, it took a lot of thought and required a system. I'll share with you my system for character development which I used heavily to make the characters included in this course. Over 60 character concepts are packed into this course! Each with character traits, a background blurb, artwork, and even a musical theme.

Who this course is for:

Gamers that love D&D!

Dungeons And Dragons (D&D) creating great characters!

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Course content

Introduction8 lectures • 51min

Barbarians5 lectures • 23min

Bards5 lectures • 24min

Clerics5 lectures • 29min

Druids5 lectures • 26min

Fighters5 lectures • 23min

Monks5 lectures • 27min

Paladins5 lectures • 28min

Rangers5 lectures • 30min

Rogues5 lectures • 38min

Requirements

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