Think about how your character does or does not conform to the broader culture’s expectations of sex, gender, and sexual behavior. You can play a male or female character without gaining any special benefits or hindrances. Put some thought into your name even if you’re just picking one from a list. Your character’s race description includes sample names for members of that race. It’s worth thinking about how these characteristics reflect the character you have in mind. Your character’s name and physical description might be the first things that the other players at the table learn about you. This section expounds on the details that distinguish characters from one another, including the basics of name and physical description, the rules of backgrounds and languages, and the finer points of personality and alignment. They’re individuals with their own stories, interests, connections, and capabilities beyond those that class and race define. Characters are defined by much more than their race and class.