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<blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 6137142" data-attributes="member: 82106"><p>My takeaway from that is very different. It sounds to me like what they're saying is that the essential element of your character, the CONCEPT and personality, the part that isn't on the character sheet, works great in 4e because it IS essentially the same game in the way that really matters, it addresses the same genre and tone of game with the same elements. Your crazy elvish figher/cleric of Correlon that wields his sword to avenge the elves against their foes is an Avenger now, but he's just as crazy, elvish, and devoted to Correlon as he was before and he basically wields the same sorts of attacks, can use essentially the same sorts of tactics, etc. There's no one single precise way to say "Every elf fighter/cleric can be turned into an Avenger" because it depends a LOT on the intangible aspects of that PC's personality and story and how they're best expressed through 4e mechanics. </p><p></p><p>I've run into a lot of people online who are adamant that their character "cannot be converted", but in every single case I've seen really nice and effective suggestions and examples of doing it. A BOOK however would never really capture it, its not a mechanical process. The player has to decide what mechanics would work best, and decide how or if those mechanics can be reflavored (if necessary) to establish the correct narrative, and then insure that any really key 'signature' elements are present (IE certain equipment, magical or fighting techniques, etc).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AbdulAlhazred, post: 6137142, member: 82106"] My takeaway from that is very different. It sounds to me like what they're saying is that the essential element of your character, the CONCEPT and personality, the part that isn't on the character sheet, works great in 4e because it IS essentially the same game in the way that really matters, it addresses the same genre and tone of game with the same elements. Your crazy elvish figher/cleric of Correlon that wields his sword to avenge the elves against their foes is an Avenger now, but he's just as crazy, elvish, and devoted to Correlon as he was before and he basically wields the same sorts of attacks, can use essentially the same sorts of tactics, etc. There's no one single precise way to say "Every elf fighter/cleric can be turned into an Avenger" because it depends a LOT on the intangible aspects of that PC's personality and story and how they're best expressed through 4e mechanics. I've run into a lot of people online who are adamant that their character "cannot be converted", but in every single case I've seen really nice and effective suggestions and examples of doing it. A BOOK however would never really capture it, its not a mechanical process. The player has to decide what mechanics would work best, and decide how or if those mechanics can be reflavored (if necessary) to establish the correct narrative, and then insure that any really key 'signature' elements are present (IE certain equipment, magical or fighting techniques, etc). [/QUOTE]
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