How To Change Class (Vocation)in Dragon's Dogma 2

Fret not, Arisen! Dragon's Dogma 2 shines in player freedom, allowing gamers to change their class (called a Vocation) in the game with relative ease alongside the Vocation of their Main Pawn.

In this no-nonsense guide, we'll quickly explain how you can change your class/Vocation in Dragon's Dogma 2, then change it repeatedly, allowing you the freedom to play however you like.

Spoiler warning:This guide contains details some might consider story spoilers for first couple of hours of Dragon's Dogma 2, including the name of an important character.

Changing Vocation in Dragon's Dogma 2

Capcom's massive new RPG doesn't allow for save scumming, and it really does hold players to their choices in quests.

Thankfully, the same doesn't go for your chosen Vocation in Dragon's Dogma 2, which you can change at will throughout the game after you've learned about the different basic Vocations from Lennart during the introductory quests.

To change your Vocation in Dragon's Dogma 2, both for your character (the Arisen) and your Main Pawn, you must simply head to one of the many Vocation Guilds scattered throughout the world. You'll find one in every region, from Vermund to Sacred Arbor and Battahl. 

As you can see from the image above, we headed to the Vocation Guild in Vernworth and spoke to Klaus. The first option is "Change Vocation." It can't get much clearer than that...

Oftentimes, you can also find Vocation Guild functionality at Inns, especially when you are far away from a capital city. You'll want to visit a Vocation Guild often, not just to change your class but also to unlock skills and powerful passives!

Dragon's Dogma 2 Class Change: Any Negatives?

So what's the catch? Well, you will need to level up and unlock skills of your new Vocation, earning XP and discipline. As you can see from the image below, my Main Pawn, named after my real-life cat Kwessie, started off as a Mage, but I changed her Vocation to Sorcerer and started leveling it up.

To be clear, the only real negative is that your character will drop a bit in power, and you will have to unlock skills for your new class/Vocation.

Importantly, I could just as easily change to a Thief, Archer, Fighter, or any other Vocation I might unlock. If you chance to, for example, a Fighter, you even get some starter armor and weapons from the Vocation Guild, allowing for total and welcome freedom.

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