Cloud68

I had a friend I made a fee years ago,

who like me is into 3.X.

His views as DM were similar to mine.

When I played a Sorcerer he let it go off Wisdom not Charisma.

He didn't flex on the Ranger getting 1d8 HP though, claiming they made up for it in other areas.

Can't win them all. LOL

I think 5e allows players an easier start to the game, but building as levels go on was easier and more fun in 3.X.

I'd I'd definitely say

Fighter, Barbarian, and Rogue

are easy beginner choices.

In fact I once had a friend who

liked to play as Fighter, saying

all he had to worry about was

his sword.

Ranger and Monk are fairly

easy as well. However, just

because the Ranger has nerfed

features, doesn't mean they're

that hard to play.

Players just have to remember

that Rangers are niche characters.

They shine in certain circumstances,

but don't excel all the time.

(1 of the few things they did

wrong in 3.5 was giving Ranger

1d8 HP per level, instead of 1d10

like other Warriors.)

Ranger is a good choice if

joining group that already has

other Warriors like Fighter and

Paladin, and you don't want to

do the same thing.

Paladin isn't too difficult either.

Spell casting classes are harder

to play as. I'd rate Cleric more

to the start of the list, and I'd

say Druid is even harder to

learn to play.

I know Cleric gets a reputation

as just a guy who heals, but they

can do a lot of fun and powerful

stuff.

Saying "they designated healers"

is wrong and perpetrates the

stigma of the class.

I'd say all 3 main Arcane spell

classes are about the same

challenge to play as.

I'd rank Sorcerer as slightly more

difficult because the book lists

them being based off the wrong

ability score. Sorcerers are made

as if they are a Wisdom based

class, but the people who write

the books keep saying Charisma.

SMH!

If a DM will not flex and let that

be played different, I'd rank it as

more difficult. (Though I wouldn't

play as a Sorcerer that way.)

Bards are ultimately the most

difficult class to play as.

They are (as described in 2.5

edition) "jacks of all trades but

masters of none."

New players may struggle to

find a place for the bard in

a group.

If people want advice on which

class to play as the 1st time

playing, I'd say go at it as a

as a Fighter.Then do Rogue.

After that do Cleric, then Wizard.

But pick a class that is fun.

Not saying your list is bad,

but most battles in most RPGs can be dealt with doing repeated spam attacks with weapons. Spells are rarely needed, and MP can be saved for more important fights.

I've done this in Final Fantasy and others. (The only FF that made every battle more difficult was Tactics.)