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<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 2320840" data-attributes="member: 20323">The idea sounds fun. However, it could be seen by some players as taking away the things which they aspire to gain, like levels and magic items. If they are starting with new characters, then they only have a sketched out background - as GM you can use this to introduce plot elements, perhaps making the character &quot;relive&quot; certain defining experiences in their character's lives. Do old enemies suddenly come back from the dead? What about old family members? Perhaps this option would work: &quot;Child of Fate&quot; substitution levels for characters who embrace their return to childhood. here's the idea: Each time you lose 2 levels, you have the option of taking a &quot;Child of Fate&quot; substitution level, which you replace your current level's abilities with. &quot;Child of Fate&quot; substitution levels are the last ones to be lost, such that a 15th level fighter with 3 Child of Fate substitution levels loses the 12 un-substituted levels first before losing any of the Child of Fate levels. The abilities offered to a &quot;Child of Fate&quot; might include the ability to control other's aging, or Diplomacy checks to change other's alignments, I don't know. Make them abilities that would be useful in the final showdown at the magic tower.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 2320840, member: 20323"] The idea sounds fun. However, it could be seen by some players as taking away the things which they aspire to gain, like levels and magic items. If they are starting with new characters, then they only have a sketched out background - as GM you can use this to introduce plot elements, perhaps making the character "relive" certain defining experiences in their character's lives. Do old enemies suddenly come back from the dead? What about old family members? Perhaps this option would work: "Child of Fate" substitution levels for characters who embrace their return to childhood. here's the idea: Each time you lose 2 levels, you have the option of taking a "Child of Fate" substitution level, which you replace your current level's abilities with. "Child of Fate" substitution levels are the last ones to be lost, such that a 15th level fighter with 3 Child of Fate substitution levels loses the 12 un-substituted levels first before losing any of the Child of Fate levels. The abilities offered to a "Child of Fate" might include the ability to control other's aging, or Diplomacy checks to change other's alignments, I don't know. Make them abilities that would be useful in the final showdown at the magic tower. [/QUOTE]

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