covaithe
Explorer
I've been having trouble finding time to reply to this thread, which is a shame, because it really deserves attention.
I'm quite happy about the idea of a one-time complete overhaul before you're approved for level 2. As long as your name, race, class, and general backstory remain the same, I don't really see the need for any extra judge involvement. You'd need DM approval to do it during an adventure, of course.
For retraining new rules elements... I'd kind of prefer it if retraining were spread out a bit over a few levels. Maybe something like,
That way, when AP comes out and your wizard levels up, you can get swap out two powers and two feats. In another level he can swap another two powers/feats, and between those two levels he'll have gotten at least one new power. So that's 5 new powers over, say, six months to a year's time. It smooths the character's transformation out in time, but still allows a fairly radical transformation in a non-ridiculous time frame.
Thoughts?
I'm quite happy about the idea of a one-time complete overhaul before you're approved for level 2. As long as your name, race, class, and general backstory remain the same, I don't really see the need for any extra judge involvement. You'd need DM approval to do it during an adventure, of course.
For retraining new rules elements... I'd kind of prefer it if retraining were spread out a bit over a few levels. Maybe something like,
- you may retrain class features if the new feature you're taking was not approved at your last level up, and
- you may one additional power or feat at each level increase (beyond what you normally can from the PHB default rules), as long as the new feat or power was not approved at the time your character was approved with the old feat or power.
That way, when AP comes out and your wizard levels up, you can get swap out two powers and two feats. In another level he can swap another two powers/feats, and between those two levels he'll have gotten at least one new power. So that's 5 new powers over, say, six months to a year's time. It smooths the character's transformation out in time, but still allows a fairly radical transformation in a non-ridiculous time frame.
Thoughts?