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<blockquote data-quote="nittanytbone" data-source="post: 4567274" data-attributes="member: 35709">We've done that in our game as well.&nbsp; I was playing the leader, but I'm in the military and am often traveling or unavailable.&nbsp; One of the players running the second defender put his defender on ice and pulled out a warlord for awhile.&nbsp; It was enjoyable for all -- he got to try a new role, the group was balanced, and it made story sense.Where the DM comes in is:1)&nbsp; Don't punish pseudo-retired characters.&nbsp; Honestly, I would just keep everyone at the same level of XP.&nbsp; So if you swap out your third striker for a leader to fill the gap for a few months, when the striker comes back, they should be at the same level of XP as the rest of the team.&nbsp; Also, they should probably have magic items appropriate to their level (especially armor, neck slot, and weapon/implement).2)&nbsp; Create story opportunities for old characters to stay behind and new characters to show up.&nbsp; If they are using the side quest system from the DMG, that works fine.&nbsp; There is likely a personal side quest that the retiring character wants to follow up on that can happen off screen.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nittanytbone, post: 4567274, member: 35709"] We've done that in our game as well. I was playing the leader, but I'm in the military and am often traveling or unavailable. One of the players running the second defender put his defender on ice and pulled out a warlord for awhile. It was enjoyable for all -- he got to try a new role, the group was balanced, and it made story sense. Where the DM comes in is: 1) Don't punish pseudo-retired characters. Honestly, I would just keep everyone at the same level of XP. So if you swap out your third striker for a leader to fill the gap for a few months, when the striker comes back, they should be at the same level of XP as the rest of the team. Also, they should probably have magic items appropriate to their level (especially armor, neck slot, and weapon/implement). 2) Create story opportunities for old characters to stay behind and new characters to show up. If they are using the side quest system from the DMG, that works fine. There is likely a personal side quest that the retiring character wants to follow up on that can happen off screen. [/QUOTE]

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