In any game that has a skill tree - or multiple skill trees, as we often see - respeccing is a crucial feature. Because honestly, with all of those abilities and numbers to consider, it's inevitable that we'll mess up somewhere. Most games that offer this don't let you do this as much as you want though, and make it cost something.
However, Dragon Age: The Veilguard takes a very different approach. As our Editor-in-Chief Stacey Henley noted while reviewing the game, The Veilguard lets you respec as much as you want, and with no fee. This means you can mix up character builds without having to worry about spending too much gold, letting you play around with different types of abilities.
Respeccing in Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a little more limited than, say, Baldur's Gate 3. In Larian's RPG, you could turn Karlach into a cleric, or if you're feeling evil, Gale into a sorcerer. However, since mages being able to not be mages anymore would have huge lore implications, you can't change your character class in The Veilguard.
Well, mages can be made Tranquil to get rid of their magic, but that would make for...
