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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ForceUser" data-source="post: 2715569" data-attributes="member: 2785">This is actually the trait that I find compelling about changelings. What would it be like to live one's life without a core sense of self-identity? For inspiration, turn to characters such as Jason Bourne and Tom Ripley (by pure coincidence, both were portrayed by Matt Damon on the big screen). As a player this appeals to me immensely, because in a sense, role-playing such a PC would allow me to "DM" while playing in someone else's game.One of my favorite things to do as a DM is to assume the roles of the various NPCs, and I get great satisfaction by portraying them as unique individuals who are distinct from other NPCs. Normally as a player I'm limited to a single identity, but if I were playing a changeling, then I'd get to act like a DM by constantly being able to assume a new demeanor and appearance whenever dramatically appropriate. How refreshing! Even better, I could choose recurring personas with which to interact with the other PCs--for the party fighter, perhaps I am a demure damsel or stalwart "veteran". For the wizard, a sage-like peer. For the cleric, I choose to portray an earnest supplicant, and for the party rogue, I'm a scoundrel and partner-in-crime. For each recurring NPC that I meet, I can adopt a persona that best facilitates interaction with him. The possibilities for role-playing are enormous, especially when the personalities begin to conflict. What happens when the rogue expects his partner-in-crime to back him up in a "trade negotiation," but the changeling has adopted a persona pleasing to the crime boss with whom they are dealing--and that persona is a fawning synchophant?Man, I'd have some fun with that.</blockquote>

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