Which race and which class to choose?

[Anakin]

Hi ! Everything is in the question !

[Orion Invictus]

Whichever one you think looks and sounds the coolest. It's an RPG, go with what you feel like doing!

[Tax evasion]

obviously gnome barbarian.

[nuther]

Male Drow Cleric of Lolth.

[[TG] zac]

From a pure power standpoint Elf, half elf Gith and Tiefling are the most powerful for what bonuses they get.

Larian changed a lot of stuff from 5e rules to try to balance it out but some things are still just more useful statistically.

[Jarsonne]

Originally posted by Tax evasion:

obviously gnome barbarian.

Pure joke or hidden trick?

Myself I would discourage small races for a first play because their slower run can be rather unpleasant.

Otherwise it's very open, for more simplicity, a race with dark vision is a better first play choice. About speed only one subrace has a higher speed, it's wood elf, but it's not making it the best race choice for all classes and builds.

For class, it looks very open, so it's more about what you would prefer.

[Dizzy Ladybug]

Tieflings are the prettiest race

[Rosso]

Green dragon life cleric Lathander

[Tax evasion]

Originally posted by Jarsonne:

Originally posted by Tax evasion:

obviously gnome barbarian.

Pure joke or hidden trick?

Never found race to be that much of a game changer.
I just love the idea of a gnome throwing 3 times their height at enemies.

[Moonlight Knight]

Imo the best way to play the game is "multiple times, so you can see what different races, classes, and combinations feel like and what reactivity it gives you from the world."

[Jarsonne]

Originally posted by Tax evasion:

Originally posted by Jarsonne:

Pure joke or hidden trick?

Never found race to be that much of a game changer.
I just love the idea of a gnome throwing 3 times their height at enemies.

Ok then in that perspective I would suggest try halfing Paladin for a good play, also an homage to Mazzy BG2.

[Яeplicant]

Went for the classic Human Paladin for the first run.

Once 2.0 comes along, I'll be going for Drow Gloomstalker, methinks.

[Lord Farquad]

Originally posted by Tax evasion:

obviously gnome barbarian.

Halfling Durge Paladin

[Cutlass Jack]

Originally posted by Dizzy Ladybug:

Tieflings are the prettiest race :cupup:

Tielflings are so overdone in the first part of the game it made them go from the race I most wanted to play to the least.

[GriffinPilgrim]

Too many variables, don;t know your tastes. Nothing's unworkable so I'd say forget the power playing and just go with whatever seems cool to you conceptually.

[Dekisugi]

I'm betting you're new to Dungeons and Dragons, yeah? I recommend starting with something simple, like a Paladin, because it doesn't rely much on spell slots, you can just smack enemies all day with a big weapon without understanding too much of the mechanics.

It also has the added benefit of being the conversation guy, being CHA based.