I have no fucking clue what I'm doing in this game so I'm going to start again. I need some starting tips pls.
What build should I go for? In my first game I tried a Druid Avenger because turning into a salamander sounded funny. But I'm not even sure how I should be using the character because any damaging spells are only onces a day so they're basically useless. Also I have no idea what level I get to shapeshift or what weapon I should have chosen.
Anyway, how the hell do you play this game and what character build should I roll?
EDIT: Thank you for the well-thought-out and in-depth answers. I appreciate it!
It was definitely the worst system but it was the first and a big part of d&d for years. They didn't replace it until 3rd edition. It was so unnecessarily complex and counter intuitive.
"Putting on my chain mail +1 to make my AC go from 5 to 4. This rules."