Switching Characters

Character Switching

Tonight we are playing Warhammer Fantasy! Yay! This was really my first game, my first campaign, and I love it still. It helps that we have the best group ever!! We’ve added people, we lost people, but the group we have now not only wants to be there, but we all get along amazingly well.

When we started this new campaign, about 4 or 5 months ago, Jason created an awesome mechanic. We could all create three characters, but only play one at a time. They all had to make sense in the overall setting and campaign, but they all leveled at the same rate. That way, there was no disadvantage in playing one character over another. I ended up getting to create 4 characters, because one died. :<

But, up until now, I am the only one to switch characters. I am currently playing my third character (one died as afore mentioned) while everyone else is one character one. I think this is for several reasons. One is that the guys love their characters. Bartleby is Gregory’s character, a crotchety old coachman that has an odd hated of horses. Max is Jon’s character, the exiled son of the rightful rulers of our area, who must someday destroy his necromancer uncle to restore his name. Wilhelm is Eric’s character, a fifth son of a noble house who is trying to make his own name, and in the process found out that his family name is much more tarnished than he would like. How could you not love those characters? They feel familiar to me now, extensions of my friends, and my family in another reality.

So what makes me comfortable switching out? I love my characters, too, but I grew up loving comic books. Comics have a cast of characters that come and go. They are still there, doing other stuff, but Elongated Man might be teaming up with Batman this time instead of Green Arrow. That doesn’t mean Ralph is going away, he’s just off hanging out with Flash.

When my characters are not in the game, they’re still in my head having adventures, visiting family, and living life. Gregory is going to read this and chide me for not writing more short stories about these moments, and that will make me smile. Still, as I get ready to rest another one of my characters after tonight, I look forward to showcasing another. It’s time for a new team-up.