How to change your calling in Dragon's Dogma 2

Your vocation drastically affects how you fight Dragon’s Dogma 2Therefore, it is important that you choose the one that best suits your playing style. But you are not bound by your choice. Actually, Dragon’s Dogma 2 actively encourages you to do so Change professions.

Considering how many professions are available to you (four to start with, with an additional six unlockable) and how each one suits your different needs, there’s no reason not to change things up regularly. In this Dragon’s Dogma 2 Guide, we’ll walk you through it how to change careers.

If you can change your calling in Dragon’s Dogma 2

In Dragon's Dogma 2, a Beastren Fighter character is created

When you first create your character Dragon’s Dogma 2

, you’ll settle on one of the four starting professions (Fighter, Thief, Mage, or Archer) for the first two or three hours of the game. You can change your calling Once you reach the town of Vernworth.

How to change your calling in Dragon’s Dogma 2

Once you get to Vernworth, look for this Vernworth Professional Guilddirectly below Shakir’s Inn, south of the town square – as shown on the map above.

Go to the guild and talk to Klaus at the bar. He will d iscuss a few different things with you – the first is how to change your calling.

Klaus talks to the Awakened about how to change your calling in Dragon's Dogma 2

Select the “Change Career” option from the menu and select one of the other three entry-level careers you would like to switch to. You have to pay a one-time fee – 100 DSP for the other entry-level professions, but 150 DSP for advanced ones – to unlock every profession you didn’t start with.

You also have to pay the fee for both yourself and your main character, but since you earn a small amount of DSP every time you kill an enemy, you should earn a lot of points through the natural adventure.

An Awakened changes his class to Ranger in Dragon's Dogma 2

Once you’ve chosen a different profession, Klaus will give you low-level gear appropriate to your new class and send you on your way. If you want to switch to another profession, return to Klaus or another professional guild on the map.

All Professional Guild Inn locations in Dragon’s Dogma 2

In addition to the professional guild in Vernworth, there is another one in Bakbattahl, which is available to you after you make your way to Battahl. But if you are far from the city center and tired of playing as an archer, you can do that Also Change professions in (most) inns Dragon’s Dogma 2. The map above shows the locations of all inns in Dragon’s Dogma 2.

If you want to choose an advanced class for yourself or your character – such as the Warrior or the Wizard – you must first complete the “Professional Frustration” quest, which you can also get by talking to Klaus. Please note, however, that your character cannot adopt the Mystic Spearhand, Magical Archer, Trickster, or Warrior professions.

For more Dragon’s Dogma 2 Check out our beginner’s guides to combat and the farming system, or take a look at our list of all professions and all reinforcements. We also have explanations of how to change the time of day, how to change your appearance, and how to fast travel. And for a complete overview of everything the game has to offer, check out our Dragon’s Dogma 2 Interactive map.