Where do they come from and what were they doing prior to the game you are about to play. Your character's background is simply your characters history. You can read each race's page to get an idea of what each of them are. Racial traits include the following: Ability Score Increase, Age, Alignment, Size, Speed, Languages, and Subraces. Your character's race helps determine your physical look as well as giving you natural talents.
You need to decide what race and class your character is going to be, as well as their background. Prior to filling out your character sheet, there are three things you should decide. Step 1: Choose Race, Class, and Background CP, SP, EP, GP, PP - Copper, Silver, Electrum, Gold, Platinum Piece (Various denominations of money).d4,d6,d8,d10,d20 - Various types of dice: d4=four sided die, d6=six sided die, etc NOTE - When preceded by a number, such as 4d6, means four six-sided dice.D&D, D&D 5e - Dungeons and Dragons, Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition.One d6 (or four d6 to speed up the process).Huldain Wiki's list of races, classes, and backgrounds.Official character sheets can be found at D&D's Official Website.Most Dungeon Master’s will work with their players in the first session of their game, but in case they do not, then this set of instructions will help you be ready for your first game. While all of the information included in this set of instructions can be found by reading the Player Handbook, they have been grouped together in a manner to efficiently fill out your character sheet. Below you will find a step by step process that will help you get ready for your first game. This task can be daunting, especially for new players. Prior to playing a game of Dungeons and Dragons, you need to create a character. Dungeons and Dragons is a pen and paper role-playing game published by Wizards of the Coast.