Lesser Reincarnation

Description
Characters that undergo Lesser Reincarnation retain their race, gender, alignment and their Class selections Characters must re-select their appearance, so if a player wants the character to look the same, they must take careful notes (or screenshots from different angles) to refer to
 * They are permitted to re-spend their ability points, change their feats, reallocate skill points, redo their spell selection, etc. and are free to select a path
 * Unlike True Reincarnations (HR/RR/IR), characters retain all favor and experience and reincarnate with the same number of build points as the current incarnation
 * If the character uses a +1, +3 +5, or +20 Lesser Heart they can change their Class Selection at one, three, five, or twenty different levels

If a character has enough experience banked to advance in level, the level must be trained in game before the character can reincarnate.

Changes during Lesser Reincarnation are made in two distinct phases:
 * Firstly, stats and other character attributes must be changed and irrevocably accepted
 * Secondly, the character is reworked level by level, i.e. the character is asked if they wish to change class at level 1, then again at level 2+, until the number of levels allowed by the relevant Lesser Heart of Wood have been changed
 * A +1 Heart allows the character to swap one level of a class for another one whereas a +20 Heart will allow all twenty to be swapped
 * At no point during the reincarnation process can a character have more than 3 classes in total
 * If a current third class is eliminated before the process is finished, the character can start swapping in levels of a new third class. Otherwise a second (or more) +n Lesser Reincarnation is required.
 * See:
 * re Alignment-restricted classes* and non-Neutral characters: A character cannot change alignment during the LR process, neither by changing classes nor by using an alignment change token
 * In order to convert a Chaotic character into a Lawful one, or vice versa, the character must first either:
 * 1) LR +X out your alignment-restricted class to an alignment-neutral one, or 2) use an alignment change from the DDO Store (if that is workable with the current class mix)
 * then LR +X into the desired new alignment-restricted class
 * * Barbarian & Bard = Chaotic; Monk & Paladin = Lawful; Warlock varies with Pact choice

After Lesser Reincarnate, a character must wait 3 days before Lesser Reincarnating again. The character may, however, undergo a True Reincarnation immediately after Lesser Reincarnating, as True Reincarnations are on separate timer from the timer for Lesser Reincarnation (assuming the character is not currently also on a True Reincarnation timer).

On a side note, character's cosmetic gear will survive the process and remain slotted, but not one's appearance changes such as hair styles or colors, which will be lost.

Process of Lesser Reincarnation
Once the Life-Shaper has accepted your request for Reincarnation, that character will have a button on the login screen saying "Reincarnate". You need to log out to use it. If you click on that button, you are required to enter the character's name once again, then the standard process for creating a new character is started, except that depending on the item you have used to reincarnate, you cannot change certain features. Those will either be skipped, or you receive an error message.

Note that when you first log in and are placed into the character creation process, if you wish to swap out the mandatory class assigned at level 1 for an Iconic race, at the "Choose Your Play Style" screen you will want to select the style (Melee, Spell, or Special) which contains the class you desire to change to and not select your Iconic race, which will lead to you being assigned the same default level 1 class. Once you have re-created your character, it will appear as a standard freshly created character in rags on the login screen, but if you log in, you will appear in a special area, floating in space, with only a single NPC for you to talk to. There is no way to leave this place other than by completing the reincarnation process, and as there is no bank and no mail-box, you cannot transfer equipment until you are done reincarnating. All your previous equipment will be undressed and placed into your inventory if there is enough space, otherwise it will be placed into a special reincarnation bag-pack. It is recommended to ensure that you have enough free space beforehand.

The next steps are very similar to the process of creating a new level 4 or level 7 character, except that once you talk to the NPC your previous XP will be restored, so that you are exactly at the same value as before. During the process you can either tell the NPC that you follow your previous path (your previous class), or, if you used a +X Heart of the Wood, that you follow a different path (different class). You can select your class on each level, but you cannot exceed the limit of 3 classes. In addition you make selections for skills, feats and attributes per level as if you were leveling at the appropriate class trainer. Once you are done leveling up, you are given the option to distribute your action points on Enhancements, however this can be done later as well.

Only if you have completed the entire process, you can speak to the NPC again to leave the place. A portal will open that transports you to the Halls of Heroes.

Greater Reincarnation
(Greater Reincarnation was removed as of Update 20. Notes: "Other Reincarnation Types: Lesser Reincarnation remains primarily unchanged. The functionality of Greater Reincarnation has been incorporated into Lesser Reincarnation. Lesser Reincarnation is available to both Iconic and Non-Iconic characters. You can Lesser Reincarnate at any level.")