Pre-Gen Characters

[ororo]

So, I'm at a bit of a lost. One of my D&D groups changed meeting days and times and I had to bow out because Friday is Date Night and I don't see a lot of my boyfriend during the week. I'm bummed as I like the people in the group and I was fond of my character and at 5th level in 5e, things start getting good.

I found this group through MeetUp, but the latest meetings posted all have pre-gen characters and I'm just not wild about the idea. I've played with pre-gen at a convention and it was okay, but even when you know the system it takes a while to get acquainted.

Thoughts? 

Comments

[jewelfox]

In systems with lots of "trap" choices, like Pathfinder, pregens tend to have lots of them and be really ineffective as a result.

In 5e, I'm not sure. Maybe ask the people in charge if you can make your own character, perhaps at the end of the first session once they've gotten to know you. The decision to not allow your own characters seems like it'd be an unpopular one.