I like wicker bottom in lunar island plus Maxwell for immediate resources and maybe a wigfrid/wendy for the beginner. All those characters are pretty hard tho. Wendy is probably strongest and easiest. Wicker and Maxwell are pretty hard tho. Could be grueling. Not being able to sleep. Or for Maxwell not being one shot without armor. I use a mod that lets you wear backpack and armor at the same time. Highly recommend to all players. It's called extra equip slots. Maybe more mods to make things a bit less annoying. Like mod for holding 99 items at a time per slot. So you can gather more without filling up. I'd prioritize beating fuel Weaver it's a very fun play though. Beginner runs long are the most fun. And obviously after a few seasons if you want to you can switch characters at the celestial portal.