======Crossfire Handbook - Character Creation======
This chapter outlines useful information for beginning players on connecting to crossfire servers. More information on clients is available [[:client|here]]

=====Handbook Table of Contents=====
[[:Guides]] - Back to guides index
  - [[:guides:Connecting_to_Crossfire|Connecting to Crossfire]] <- You are here
  - [[:guides:character_creation#Creating a character]]
    - [[:guides:character_creation#Races|Guides on the strengths and weaknesses of various races]]
    - [[:guides:character_creation#Classes|Guides on the strengths and weaknesses of various classes]]
    - [[:guides:character_creation#Gods|Recommendations on religion]]
  - [[:guides:Playing_crossfire|Playing Crossfire]]

=====Connecting to a server=====
The first step is to connect to a crossfire server. You will need a [[:client]] to [[:client#Connecting to a server|connect]] to an existing [[:server]] via one of the many {{http://crossfire.real-time.com/metaserver2/meta_html.php|public servers that are available}}.

Specific guidance on connecting to a server is available for the [[client:GTKV2_client_connecting|GTKV2 client]] and [[client:jxclient_connecting|JXClient]].