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If your GM allows it, then by all means.

Though, it might be more interesting if both personalities had the same ability scores but different classes/builds. Alternatively, they could have the same class/build, but different ability scores. I think some kind of limiting connection would not only make the concept feel less cheesy, but also make the concept more interesting. Otherwise, it feels like you're just swapping out completely different characters.

How would they interact if I chose a same class/build?

I once allowed a player to have a double character, but I required that they play the same class and ability scores. The fact you get totally different builds is pretty crazy!

Yea this seems pretty cheesy, probably gonna give up scrap the character.

Vigilante is a new class in the upcoming book Ultimate Intrigue, which is built around having two identities. Think Bruce Wayne/Batman, Don Domingo/Zorro, Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon -- any of those types of characters that have a normal identity and a secret identity. I don't think that's quite what you're going for.

So ... monk and bard, huh? Wow. Those are pretty dissimilar from one another.

I assume that since they share a single body, they also share ability scores, but have different feats/skills. What are your ability scores?

Bard-

Monk-
STR-13
DEX-19
CON-13
INT-11
WIS-18
CHA-10

vigilante might work out well when the book gets released.

Could explain please, I'm not entirely sure what you mean.

I guess the big thing to consider is if you can fulfill the same role while making the characters different enough. This will be easier if you have a group of five and the vital stuff is already covered. For more details, we will need to know more about the game and your party.

Well there are 5 others in my group. Rogue, cleric, druids, monk, and ranger. It is a new campaign and the characters are polar opposites. The normal one would be a chaotic neutral bard while the personality would be a lawful evil monk.

Wacky.

Questions:

1) Are your two PCs two people sharing one body, or two distinct people who get swapped in and out of place?

2) How did this come about, and are they trying to change this state of affairs?

3) Are they capable of communicating? The swap sounds disorienting. If a swap happens mid-combat, will the new PC have any idea what's going on?

4) What happens if one of them dies?

1) They share a body

2) The monk was sealed within the first PC and the seal weakened. This makes them swap in and out against their will

3) The Bard cannot communicate with the monk but not vise versa

4) They share a body so they both die

I have been working on a character that has the secondary character sealed within it. They were supposed to switch when I fail a save. This lets me have two separate characters with different classes. My DM already gave me the go ahead but I don't know If I can balance this out. What are some ways I can make this work. Or should I just give it up?