The first thing you need to do when creating your character is to decide what sort of look you are going for. You need some idea on the character's intended ethnicity and lifestyle. When I started building Garrett I decided that I wanted him to look like a wanderer that avoids big settlements, preferring to hunt and explore the wilderness. I also wanted him to appear to be half Indigenous American.

Are you wanting a brawny lumberjack type? A lithe gunfighter? A portly shopkeeper that has taken to creating their own traveling trade goods supplier with Cripps? Maybe you want a rough mountain man with scars across his face from a bear he fought at some point in the past? Or a young hothead that runs moonshine and picks gunfights? Perhaps you want to create a laid back gambler with the looks of James Dean?

Whatever your character will become in the world of Red Dead Online, you should consider the kind of backstory you want them to have starting out so you have something to build on. And don't be afraid to ignore how the game's story starts you out. There is a story in Red Dead Online, but most of the time you will be wandering the setting exploring and meeting other players out in the massive open world. So create a character you will like, not just one that you think would fit into the story that Rockstar created.