# What is the best character preset for absolute beginner?

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**Created:** [November 14, 2018, 11:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-is-the-best-character-preset-for-absolute-beginner/17461 "2018-11-14T23:45:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![tempzombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ba0ec/32.png) [@tempzombie](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/tempzombie)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 11:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-is-the-best-character-preset-for-absolute-beginner/17461/1 "2018-11-14T23:45:56Z")

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I have made several test runs on random characters. After I’ve managed to survive first day I want to create a character for a real run. Any suggestions what the character preset should be?

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**Author:** ![Tamior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@Tamior](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tamior)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2018, 2:21am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-is-the-best-character-preset-for-absolute-beginner/17461/2 "2018-11-15T02:21:48Z")

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Depends on what exactly you want to do.

Surviving in a bear cave in the forest building everything from scratch is not exactly the same as going from city to city slicing and dicing everything that moves.

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**Author:** ![AskaHope](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/askahope/32/6691_2.png) [@AskaHope](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/AskaHope)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2018, 7:35am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-is-the-best-character-preset-for-absolute-beginner/17461/3 "2018-11-15T07:35:15Z")

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If you’re willing to play w mods, I recommend the Bio weapon’s mod Bio Weapon Alpha profession.

You start right off with Water Extraction Unit CBM, Eater of the Dead mutation and high melee skill so you won’t have to worry about food or water right of the beginning.

You’ll have more time to worry about the complex stuff like temperature and crafting, so next time you attempt a more serious run, at least you’ll know what you’re doing and which kind of stuff you’ll have to prioritize and avoid.

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**Author:** ![tempzombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ba0ec/32.png) [@tempzombie](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/tempzombie)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2018, 1:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-is-the-best-character-preset-for-absolute-beginner/17461/4 "2018-11-15T13:08:37Z")

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> If you’re willing to play w mods, I recommend the Bio weapon’s mod Bio Weapon Alpha profession.  
> You start right off with Water Extraction Unit CBM, Eater of the Dead mutation and high melee skill so you won’t have to worry about food or water right of the beginning.  
> You’ll have more time to worry about the complex stuff like temperature and crafting, so next time you attempt a more serious run, at least you’ll know what you’re doing and which kind of stuff you’ll have to prioritize and avoid.

Sounds great. I’ll surely try it. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![TheZoneWizard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/thezonewizard/32/1397_2.png) [@TheZoneWizard](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheZoneWizard)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2018, 12:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-is-the-best-character-preset-for-absolute-beginner/17461/5 "2018-11-18T12:49:17Z")

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Handy Man:

+2 mechanics  
lvl4 fabrication  
lvl4 Tailoring

Figure out whatever else you want to start with and you can often smash a window and rip fabric for a shoulder strap and break a metal locker for a lock pick.

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**Author:** ![Stone](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/stone/32/2507_2.png) [@Stone](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Stone)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2018, 12:06am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-is-the-best-character-preset-for-absolute-beginner/17461/6 "2018-11-19T00:06:09Z")

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I typically do a chainsmoker with parkour and melee training (silat or eskrima depending on how i feel) makes early game combat a bit easier.

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**Author:** ![Gray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5fc32e/32.png) [@Gray](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Gray)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 5:11am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-is-the-best-character-preset-for-absolute-beginner/17461/7 "2018-11-21T05:11:07Z")

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Bionic Survivalist is real OP.

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**Author:** ![Dansiman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/dansiman/32/9754_2.png) [@Dansiman](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dansiman)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 5:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-is-the-best-character-preset-for-absolute-beginner/17461/8 "2019-01-23T17:38:08Z")

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I’ve had a lot of success using the Skater Boy/Girl profession, along with Parkour. The roller blades let you move faster than almost any monster, even without running, as long as you’re on a suitable terrain - roads, sidewalks, almost any indoor flooring. And with Parkour you can vault over furniture without slowing down, allowing you to gain some distance away from pursuing zombies. Together, these two elements make the dance of the knife spear **extremely** easy to maintain indefinitely, and pretty much guarantee that you can get away if you find yourself outmatched. (Without them, you usually have to run to escape, and if you run out of stamina before you get far enough away, they’ll catch up to you and eat you.)

Granted, this is not so helpful with the “Wilderness” or “Out of Town” scenarios, as those usually put you in the middle of the swamp or woods, where the roller blades will only slow you down.