D&D’s most popular player choices in 2023 are surprisingly unoriginal

D&D Beyond’s stats for 2023 have been revealed, and it turns out that players love making the most boring fantasy hero imaginable.

As Dungeons & Dragons 5E has been around for nearly a decade, tons of sourcebooks have been released, giving players countless options for their characters. While only a single new class (the Artificer) has been added, many subclasses, races, Feats, and Backgrounds are spread across the books.

Despite these options, not every D&D is ready to create an outlandish character. New players tend to keep things simple or emulate an existing fictional character while they get to grips with the game’s rules.

Players still need to write down their stats, whatever the character choice. Those who don’t want pencil and paper can use apps like D&D Beyond, which allow you to access your character sheet anytime through a smart device.

D&D Beyond has revealed the most popular character in 2023 is extremely boring

A new video on the Dungeons & Dragons YouTube channel has revealed D&D Beyond’s player stats for 2023. It turns out that the least inspired choices are by far the most popular, with players opting for unoriginality.

The most popular character name is Bob, followed by Link, Seraphina, and Lyra. There seem to be more Blackadder and The Legend of Zelda D&D fans than we realized. Meanwhile, Bruno saw a 56% decline in name popularity, proving people really don’t want to talk about (or to) Bruno.

The most popular player race in D&D 5E is the human, which is the most vanilla and boring race. That is unless you play the variant human, which gets a free Feat and can be one of the strongest choices, even if it’s not that interesting.

The most popular class is the Fighter, followed by the Rogue, proving that D&D players love simplicity more than anything. Fighters are the best choice for a beginner due to their basic powers and concept, and it seems people just love playing them.

So there you have it. Bob, the human Fighter, can be found crawling all over the Forgotten Realms, while the Drizzt Do’Urdens of the world are the weird ones. Truly, some fantastic adventures are happening in these magical realms as Bob buys his longsword and shield combo before heading off to Phandelver.