What Race Should I Be in DnD?
I know nothing about DnD
My friend suggested Dragonborne
these are my options:
Aasimar: Protector, Scourge, Fallen (DMG (base only), VOLO)
Deep Gnome/Svirfneblin (EE, SCAG)
Dragonborn (SRD, PHB)
Dwarf: Mountain or Hill (PBR, SRD only Hill, PHB)
Dwarf: Duergar (SCAG)
Elf: High, Wood, or Drow (PBR, SRD only High, PHB)
Firbolg (VOLO)
Genasi (PotA, EE)
Gnome (SRD, PHB)
Goblin (VOLO)
Goliath (EE, VOLO)
Halfling: Lightfoot or Stout (PBR, SRD only Lightfoot, PHB)
Halfling: Ghostwise (SCAG)
Half-Elf (SRD, PHB)
Half-Elf: Variant (SCAG)
Half-Orc (SRD, PHB)
Hobgoblin (VOLO)
Human: standard or variant (PBR, SRD only standard, PHB)
Kenku (VOLO)
Kobold (VOLO)
Lizardfolk (VOLO)
Orc (VOLO)
Tabaxi (VOLO)
Tiefling (SRD, PHB)
Tiefling: Variant (other than Winged) (SCAG)
Triton (VOLO)
Yuan-Ti Pureblood (VOLO)
Aarakocra (EE)
Anthropomorphic Mice (DMG)
Changeling: (UA: "Eberron")
Elf: Eladrin (DMG)
Elf: Tajuru, Joraga, Mul daya (ZEN)
Goblin (ZEN)
Human: standard or variant (PBR, SRD only standard, PHB, ZEN)
Kor (ZEN)
Merfolk (ZEN)
Minotaur (UA: "Waterborne Adventures")
Revenant (UA: "Gothic Heroes")
Shifter: (UA: "Eberron")
Tiefling: Winged Variant (SCAG)
Tiefling: Infernal and Abyssal variants (UA: "That Old Black Magic")
Vampire (ZEN)
Warforged: (UA: "Eberron")
This is a difficult question to help you answer without knowing a few more specifics. Mainly what edition of D&D are you playing, and what type of a character do you envision yourself playing? What kind of a gamer are you: do you want to specialize in one thing and do really well at that, or would you prefer a more diverse range of skills that help you in a broader sense? :)
Races and classes are there to either augment one another or provide great opportunities for role-playing a character that isn't min-maxed all to heck. What kind of contribution would you like to make to your party? Knowing that will go a long way towards narrowing down your options. :)
Short answer would be to ask the DM if there are any races that they felt would be beneficial to the campaign at hand. Your DM should have a few ideas and can probably help you flesh out your character . This way your assured that your character is going to fit into the world your delving into. Ok onto the Long answer. If its your first time playing I would go with something that is simple. By this I mean any race that you do not have to constantly reference every few minutes when you are faced with a decisions. You are probably going to play a human Elf or Dwarf more realistically in reaction or play conceptually than say a race you barely understand. After you play a bit you and meet these other creatures and explore the world you can always roll another character again. Its also a great idea to have another character that your building on the ready in the event your current one dies (character creation can become addicting). All in all have fun with what ever you choose. It should feel fluid. Its not expressly forbidden to pick some of the crazier races but it can be harder on you the player to react realistically and also for your DM to set up encounters/challenges. Happy gaming!