You also invent the personality, appearance, and backstory of your character.
You choose a race (such as human or halfling) and a class (such as fighter or wizard). Your character is a combination of game statistics, roleplaying hooks, and your imagination. Your first step in playing an adventurer in the Dungeons & Dragons game is to imagine and create a character of your own. Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse