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<blockquote data-quote="WarpedAcorn" data-source="post: 7024350" data-attributes="member: 6819400"><p>Talk with the player first to make sure the reason for the change is sincere. It might be that the problem is so minor that you can fix it without rerolling. Maybe the Fighter picked a bad Feat or aligned his stats wrong. Maybe he thought that a Greatsword Swinging Champion would have been fun, but now he feels he can be a better teammate by being a Sword & Board defensive Fighter. Those are easy fixes that might not need a reroll. I switched from a Paladin to a Fighter/Cleric to accomidate another player. Later, I was unhappy with the character and my DM offered me the option to swap back to Paladin. I did not take it, but I did get happier with the build and the character.</p><p></p><p>We had another player who was playing a Land-Druid. He was not happy with the class and was not doing the things he imagined doing. Truth be told, he was playing the Druid like a Wizard and not taking advantage of all the Druid skills, but what he really wanted to do was play a Wizard. So now he is playing a Wizard. The only penalty imposed was that the new character started off 1 Level lower than the highest level of the group, and he had starting equipment as per the PHB. I think those are fair "penalties" for bringing a new character to the table. It has a bit of a sting so you don't want to do it every few games, but it doesn't really debilitate or hinder the character.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WarpedAcorn, post: 7024350, member: 6819400"] Talk with the player first to make sure the reason for the change is sincere. It might be that the problem is so minor that you can fix it without rerolling. Maybe the Fighter picked a bad Feat or aligned his stats wrong. Maybe he thought that a Greatsword Swinging Champion would have been fun, but now he feels he can be a better teammate by being a Sword & Board defensive Fighter. Those are easy fixes that might not need a reroll. I switched from a Paladin to a Fighter/Cleric to accomidate another player. Later, I was unhappy with the character and my DM offered me the option to swap back to Paladin. I did not take it, but I did get happier with the build and the character. We had another player who was playing a Land-Druid. He was not happy with the class and was not doing the things he imagined doing. Truth be told, he was playing the Druid like a Wizard and not taking advantage of all the Druid skills, but what he really wanted to do was play a Wizard. So now he is playing a Wizard. The only penalty imposed was that the new character started off 1 Level lower than the highest level of the group, and he had starting equipment as per the PHB. I think those are fair "penalties" for bringing a new character to the table. It has a bit of a sting so you don't want to do it every few games, but it doesn't really debilitate or hinder the character. [/QUOTE]
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