Roen was my favorite and most beloved character from the longest D&D campaign I've ever played in. Â She was my first paladin, and what they say about your first D&D character being most like the player is completely true. Â Roen was fifth and my last character I rolled, nothing like my first who was a flirtatious gypsy.Â
Playing a paladin was completely out of my comfort zone for me. Â Stepping into a shoes of a selfless do-gooder is not my thing. Â Especially in D&D where you don't get to decide your character's fate! Â You CAN DIE. Â Lose everything. Â So playing a character who will likely risk everything for a good cause, that was hard to swallow. My preference has always been flirtatious selfish characters with a vague moral compass. Â That was my thing. Until Roen.
The D&D story that spanned over 5 years with the campaign, her growth, the loves, the hopes, the losses she experienced, and the sacrifice made at the end... I fell in love with the character.
So when the story and the campaign was finished, I did not want to let her go. So I created an alternate reality version of her in FFXIV, complete with her own unique FFXIV history. Â At the heart, she is the same person. Â I know her inside and out. Â But the circumstances of her upbringing being completely different, I am having fun playing this "What if" scenario out in the game.
Playing a paladin was completely out of my comfort zone for me. Â Stepping into a shoes of a selfless do-gooder is not my thing. Â Especially in D&D where you don't get to decide your character's fate! Â You CAN DIE. Â Lose everything. Â So playing a character who will likely risk everything for a good cause, that was hard to swallow. My preference has always been flirtatious selfish characters with a vague moral compass. Â That was my thing. Until Roen.
The D&D story that spanned over 5 years with the campaign, her growth, the loves, the hopes, the losses she experienced, and the sacrifice made at the end... I fell in love with the character.
So when the story and the campaign was finished, I did not want to let her go. So I created an alternate reality version of her in FFXIV, complete with her own unique FFXIV history. Â At the heart, she is the same person. Â I know her inside and out. Â But the circumstances of her upbringing being completely different, I am having fun playing this "What if" scenario out in the game.
