I actually find it easier, as I don't have great art skills and anything else would take me forever. I use free software called MakeHuman to create the basic 3D rigged models, then just paint the skins afterwards (or modify existing ones if I can find what I need online). Then use the free animations on Mixamo (chopped/edited) to get most of the ones I need. Although since the game I'm building will likely need a lot more, I may cheat and hire a freelancer to make a few of the really awkward poses. It depends how lazy I'm feeling near the end! 😄
Btw, my vote for the DnD remake name would