I had never been a player in my TTRPG sessions until 2021. The DM like myself is old school, and he prefers theater of the mind style play. As a group we navigated ways to play online. As I recall we first used Google Meet with emailed sheets back and forth. Not the most pleasant experience. Then we switched to using Discord with DnDB (D&D Beyond) or emailed sheets, this was much a better experience.
First game we used DNDB dice or real dice, second game we tried AVRAE but had issues with it. Finally we tried Dice Maiden and have stuck with that for the games, at least those of us on computers. Our group uses computers, and portal devices to play making it interesting sometimes with compatibility, usability, or game play slowdown if look up is needed.
This group has a regular campaign as well as sporadic one off adventures. For the one offs I like to create new characters so that I can explore other species and classes. Discovered I had a bad habit of staying with the basics and it can be limiting during play, especially when everyone else is playing with new species and class mixtures which do tend to be more powerful at first blush. Any character can fight, but the battle of an under powered character definitely make it feel heroic!
My tip to a new player is to choose a single class, and not overly powered species. This allows you to concentrate on learning the basics of the game. The more options you have , often the slower the game ends up as people challenge rules, remind others of abilities, and players not having a style yet for a new character. As you grow as a player definitely explore options, there are many.
I want a jaunty sign off but have no ideas at the moment.
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