Talk to your GM.

### Why retire your character (3:05)

* Because you feel that they have fulfilled their purpose in the narrative

* Or because it has fulfilled its purpose in an off play way (I wanted to play a swashbuckler to study the class/explore an idea or theme) now I’m done.

* I want to try a new class

* They don’t work as intended

* They’ve become too complicated

* I no longer care about them

* They got pushed into a corner

* I have a brilliant retirement idea

### Is this what you want to do? (9:35)

Can the reason for your retierment be solved with the current character? A character has a history, and that's something that shouldn’t be tossed away lightly.

### Retire gracefully (12:05)

Find an in-play reason why they must leave - this should be planned with the GM.

* Kill them off

* Have them finish up whatever business was keeping them in the group

* They must respond to a crisis

* They go on a personal journey

* Their past comes back

* They’re kidnapped, or make a face-heel turn

* Best option: a demon burst out of their flaming corpse and join the party, swearing to avenge the destruction of his vessel.

[Scanlan's angry departure](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7DuwqJtCGI&t=7660s).

### What now (26:07)

* Introducing a new character: consider upgrading an NPC/cohort; find common goals.

* Playing a temporary character.

* Handing off your character to the GM to be an NPC.

### Summary (33:15)

### Taking the Load Off (34:20)

Uri - an RPG weekend. [Image album here](https://www.facebook.com/lifshitz/media_set?set=a.10156573207193412&type=3).

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