D&D General Is it bad to make your version of another player's character? (My mental hangup.)

[Dragonhelm]

This is the answer. Ask your friend.

If today your friend had been difficult to reach, I would do a character in homage, like a descendant or longliving ancestor related to the character, possibly a cousin, with the same name or similar.

Part of my backstory is that he was named after a distant ancestor, which may or may not be my friend's character.

 

[Li Shenron]

My friend has a character named Kelson Haldane. Is it wrong of me to have my own character named Kelson Haldane?

I certainly wouldn't.

 

[Weiley31]

Imitation is the highest form of flattery they say!

Plus if both characters meet in a single session, ONE OF YOU IS A DOPPLEGANGER!!!***

****Look I don't make the rules, I just spout em!

 

[GrimCo]

Why not?

In real life, George Foreman named all his five sons - George Edward Foreman. No reason not to do same in make pretend game