Excellent idea to handle a name change feature in-game!

I think the Zhents could probably forge us up some papers? or perhaps the Harpers or a Priest of Oghma could do the same, but for characters with a slightly more virtuous rationale, like for the do-gooder who needs to go undercover to make it work. Since they have everything kind of bifurcated between Druids and Goblins, I think it makes sense to have access to the features along either path. There are plenty of NPCs that might work, and I'm sure they could find new ones, if it needs to be reduplicated as we progress through the different Acts.

Carrying the idea even further, if "retraining" to change the more mechanical stuff is desirable (and it usually is in games like this, especially at higher levels) that could be accomplished by a trainer to change the more mundane stuff like skills or proficiencies. Whereas larger changes say to something like Background or Race or Class might be accomplished by slightly more esoteric entities, like say a Genie granting a wish or perhaps Raphael. If that isn't just a default to retrain after level up. The idea of changing 'profession', or even core attributes, is all pretty easily handled with in-game narrative support if they want to go that route. They could all cost a little pocket change, provided its not too prohibitively expensive. I would welcome anything like that, because many of those early choices end up being very consequential. I think its better to be flexible than overly rigid, especially for a game that is meant to introduce and popularize D&D for a more general audience.

I'm like lilaque, I like to play around the looks constantly and usually end up having to create multiple characters just to scratch that itch. Although I would much prefer to play with it as I go, rather than prognosticating all up front at the outset, and then having to reload/restart if I change my mind later.

Oh and one last point, just because I would definitely hold out hope that they might keep some modelling artists on retainer, and still push out new heads and hair models and such, even after EA is finished. So I wouldn't want to be locked out of new choices, if a cooler haircut or head model comes along later. Again, I'm sure there will be mods for this stuff, but it would be more fun to have it just built in.

Last edited by Black_Elk; 05/08/21 11:16 PM.