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Message: <blockquote data-quote="John Blackwood" data-source="post: 5481238" data-attributes="member: 6670441">It might seem like power abuse but you could put penalties on rerolling. Nothing to severe. Tell them they can't reroll the same class they just used. That way they can't just reroll the same character to avoid the disadvantages of resurrection. It also helps if you require them to write at least one full page of back story for each new character. That gives them more of a chance to get attached to a character. It's also annoying to people who minmax and don't care about story.If you make them write back story you could then find ways to connect the character's story with the main story of your campaign. That way their characters feel more important.You could also use renown. You could reward people who have characters that they've been playing for longer. Being recognized by an NPC feels good and it can make a player proud of his character.In the end though sometimes you need to just let them reroll. Maybe after playing a character they find they hate him or maybe they believe it's their time. Whatever the reason, you can't play the same character forever.</blockquote>