Shipyard Locked
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It happens all the time: the player starts the campaign with a character concept, plays a few sessions, realizes the character isn't what they really wanted and pleads for the right to re-build their character instead of starting a new one from scratch and losing their character's place in the story.
How liberal are you in allowing this?
As a huge Final Fantasy fan*, I've reached the point where I allow this very freely, but only at appropriate break points in the action. If the changes warrant it, I then ret-con the previous sessions to reflect the new reality. I figure a tabletop RPG is too serious a time investment for people to be stuck with a build they don't love.
* Many of these games allow characters to change classes very freely, and even build strategies around this ability.
How liberal are you in allowing this?
As a huge Final Fantasy fan*, I've reached the point where I allow this very freely, but only at appropriate break points in the action. If the changes warrant it, I then ret-con the previous sessions to reflect the new reality. I figure a tabletop RPG is too serious a time investment for people to be stuck with a build they don't love.
* Many of these games allow characters to change classes very freely, and even build strategies around this ability.