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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Abstruse" data-source="post: 6222131" data-attributes="member: 6669048">Take a page from Red Aegis and have them be bloodlines. Elves for sure and maybe dwarves, you could have them carry on from system to system. But for the humans, halflings, etc. that don't have lifespans measured in centuries, have the next in line be the son or grandson of the previous character. It would allow for the various stat fudging and changes you'd have to do between editions because you can do straight conversions and still end up with different characters. For the longer-lived races, they meditated or studied or walked the earth or whatever, which explains the changes as well because they have changed/advanced since the last edition.You could also not tell the players this is going on, if this is going to be a year or two long thing overall. Tell them you're running a series of 3 month campaigns and have them make new PCs every time. The second time they enter the Temple of Elemental Evil or Castle Ravenloft with the new set of characters, leave easter eggs to the previous campaign so they know that they're connected if they pay attention. This'll only work the first time round because they'll figure it out pretty quick and the impact will be gone by the third time.</blockquote>