To change your appearance in Dragon's Dogma 2, or alter your Pawn's appearance, you need to go to a special shop called a Barberie and use single-use items to have your appearance tweaked. There are elements like hair and makeup you can adjust for gold - a lot of gold, admittedly - but actual plastic surgery in Dragon's Dogma 2 will require a special book. What, that's not intuitive? Don't worry, I've explained exactly how you get it and how you can change your appearance in Dragon's Dogma 2 below.
Where to change your appearance in Dragon's Dogma 2
As mentioned, you can change your appearance at any barberie in the game – for example, Clovis' Barberie in Vernworth – but you need to have the "Art of Metamorphosis" book in your inventory. To get this book, head to the Grand Riftstone in Vernworth and speak to the vendor Neomith who stands behind a desk near the Riftstone. There you can buy the Art of Metamorphosis from him for 500 Rift Crystals.
With the book in your inventory, you can head over to any barberie and select the option to 'Modify Appearance', then you need to choose whether you'll change your Arisen's appearance or your main Pawn's. This takes you to the main character creator with no limitations aside from the fact you can't change your own or your Pawn's race – humans can't change to beastren and vice versa.
Once you've finalized the new look for your Arisen or main Pawn, the Art of Metamorphosis book is consumed, so you need a new one if you want to change your appearance again. Be aware that Neomith only sells two copies of this book, and at 500RC a piece, your options for early-game appearance alterations are limited. Regardless, while you need to jump through some hoops to modify your look in Dragon's Dogma 2, you definitely don't need to spend real money on appearance-changing microtransactions!
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