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<blockquote data-quote="TheRoguesCollection" data-source="post: 9201131" data-attributes="member: 7043089"><p>Bit of a hot take, but I'd say a Cleric could secretly be better for a new player than a fighter. Not only are they fairly tanky, they are also generally encouraged to do both spell and martial combat. Most importantly they provide a direct, strong connection to the world through their deity. Plus Principles of Devotion creates a direct and clear incentive for roleplay, which is core for any DND game. The themes for each archetype are clear and understandable, and in general they don't get a <em>ton</em> of features they have to worry about even at higher levels.</p><p></p><p>This means the player gets invested in the world, has an easy to digest class that dabbles in both martial and spell combat, and is fairly forgiving. It allows the player to experience a lot of what the system has to offer aside from combat maneuvers, which would be fairly easy to understand after learning about spells and using basic maneuvers.</p><p></p><p>While a fighter might have less under the hood at level 3, I'd argue that starting out with a fighter leaves too much of the system unexplored and unlearned.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheRoguesCollection, post: 9201131, member: 7043089"] Bit of a hot take, but I'd say a Cleric could secretly be better for a new player than a fighter. Not only are they fairly tanky, they are also generally encouraged to do both spell and martial combat. Most importantly they provide a direct, strong connection to the world through their deity. Plus Principles of Devotion creates a direct and clear incentive for roleplay, which is core for any DND game. The themes for each archetype are clear and understandable, and in general they don't get a [I]ton[/I] of features they have to worry about even at higher levels. This means the player gets invested in the world, has an easy to digest class that dabbles in both martial and spell combat, and is fairly forgiving. It allows the player to experience a lot of what the system has to offer aside from combat maneuvers, which would be fairly easy to understand after learning about spells and using basic maneuvers. While a fighter might have less under the hood at level 3, I'd argue that starting out with a fighter leaves too much of the system unexplored and unlearned. [/QUOTE]
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