Open ended character creation?

I'm new to dungeons and dragons and my interest was piqued when I saw that you could basically create a character from scratch, and you can be anyone you want to be. My idea for a character is basically a telepath that can battle anyone based on their strength of will. I'm wondering if I can create a character like that, because there should obviously be rules to keep an army of Supermen and Flashes running around. So basically I'm wondering if I can create my ideal charcter, or if its more like you get to choose from a list of pre-arrainged characters and spells. I'm not sure if this is the right place to post, but I'm just looking for a little advice. Feel free to delete or move this thread, and thanks in advance for any help.

Psionics. Google them or look them up in the rulebooks, there's a lot of variations of them. The one that's closest to your description would be Battlemind. However, there are more systems than Dungeons and Dragons! I think Vampire: The Masquerade has a few, and then there's of course Psykers from Warhammer 40k.

Roll20 is simply an interface for you to play your games.  It is open-ended as far as what kind of game system or type you want to play. Various ( much appreciated) Community Members have volunteered to create Character Sheets for some specific games, like Pathfinder, or Dungeons and Dragons, but you are in no way limited to using just those.  Very frequently, people create their characters offline or through some other service and simply connect to other players over roll20 for the shared table-top, video/voice/text chat, and dice rolling system.  Roll20 has many features geared towards RPG's, but ultimately it's not dependant on any particular game type.

Its good to hear that the game options for my character, but before I get my bearings and learn all the technical details, I thought I would create a character that I can love from scratch. So I was wondering what the limitations are in customizability. Basically is it possible to create my own character from my own mind, and learn later where he would be placed in terms of pre-existing classifications.  I haven't filled out my character sheet - I was just trying to figure out what is legal before I jump in and start playing. In this respect it looks like if I found a weekly game I could explore the mechanics and tweak my build, and if I wanted to use my character in multiple games, I would have to pay for a subscription. So here what I hope is that I can sign up for a "new player" game and create my character there. Otherwise, and here is my question, could I fill out a character sheet and upload it and use it in multiple games to get my bearings.  Again, thanks for all of your help and patience. 

Don T. said: Its good to hear that the game options for my character, but before I get my bearings and learn all the technical details, I thought I would create a character that I can love from scratch. So I was wondering what the limitations are in customizability. Basically is it possible to create my own character from my own mind, and learn later where he would be placed in terms of pre-existing classifications.&nbsp; This is something you would need to bring up with your gamemaster for a specific game, or include in a Looking for Group post. (More about that below)&nbsp; But yes, you can describe your character concept to a GM and have that GM create the character, this is not an uncommon scenario for newcomers to a system. I haven't filled out my character sheet - I was just trying to figure out what is legal before I jump in and start playing. In this respect it looks like if I found a weekly game I could explore the mechanics and tweak my build, and if I wanted to use my character in multiple games, I would have to pay for a subscription. So here what I hope is that I can sign up for a "new player" game and create my character there. Otherwise, and here is my question, could I fill out a character sheet and upload it and use it in multiple games to get my bearings. You can play in as many games as you like without having to subscribe.&nbsp; What subscription gets you is access to My Vault, where you can store a character journal from a Roll20 game and if the GM of another game allows it you can bring that character journal into other games. Details on My Vault: <a href="https://wiki.roll20.net/My_Vault" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.roll20.net/My_Vault</a> Specifics on what the varying subscription levels get you: <a href="https://app.roll20.net/account/supporter/" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/account/supporter/</a> To get kicked off right, I'd suggest watching the introductory video series: 1) If you're absolutely brand new to RPGs and want to know the general idea of how they are played, which game to choose and then find a group of fellow gamers: Check out our Introduction to Tabletop RPGs series . 2) If you just want to get a understanding of how Roll20 can be used, check our our Tutorial .&nbsp;&nbsp; Additionally, starting your own test game to play with the controls is an excellent way of getting used to the software, and you really can't break anything I promise! Secondly, check out the Looking For Group Tool and Looking for Group Forum daily for games that may be of interest to you. Thirdly, be sure to completely fill out your User Profile . Your Bio is where you have a chance to catch a GM's eye with a well-written statement about yourself Enjoys Playing is important for two reasons: Every entry you put here is a data-point for The Orr Group Industry Report of games being played, and it lets other people looking at your profile know a bit more about you Actively Seeks Group For is where you can add yourself to the Player Directory for systems you want to play Feel free to ask any questions you have about Roll20 and post in the various forums on their particular topics (Don't stress about putting topics in the right sub-forums, we mods really don't mind moving topics when needed!) &nbsp; Understand that off-topic posts will be closed, and keep your questions about Roll20 itself.&nbsp; Discussion of RPG systems is off-topic for our forums, and for those specific questions you're better off with rpg.stackexchange.net , reddit/r/rpg , or the forums specific to the RPG of your choice if you don't have a GM to ask questions. Happy gaming!