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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fba827" data-source="post: 4422922" data-attributes="member: 807">Sounds fine so far, I'm all for concept fluff characters <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Rechan covered everything I was going to sayYou should only allow it is that's the type of game that will satisfy all players and yourself.  But having said that ...As a DM, I don't believe that all the roles need to be filled and instead let them play what they want and then (as the DM) adjust encounter make-up to compensate since different roles do better with different types of things (i.e. no controllers means fewer minions, etc)As a player with a dead character, I would be a little annoyed if the other players "told" me what role I had to play for the new PC, especially if it was a role I was just playing.  Maybe I don't want to play it?  Maybe I want to try something different since I just played it?You may want to ask the players with the dead characters -- ask if they really want to play the same roles again... and watch for body language.  They could (at least the paladin) be silently resenting it.  Plus, the warlock may consider something else (besides Kenny the warlock) if he didn't feel obligated to play a striker again.I don't know your group's personality dynamics or your relationship with him, or everyone's rpg experiences, so take all this with a grain of salt.Any possibility of asking him in an indirect way:  "Just curious, any reason you want to play a warlock again?  Want to try a different class to check out some of the other stuff?"  or  "Okay, that's your character... since build-wise he is similar to the last one, what are your plans for his personality or goals to make him feel different than the last one?"It's possible he really likes warlocks, or maybe it's the only 'striker' he wants to play, or he really likes arcane casters but doesn't want to be a wizard.  or maybe he just has no creativity or whatever...But, yeah, as a DM or player a recycled PC makes me sick to my stomach...</blockquote>

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