Is there a way to change which character is leading a conversation? When playing in co-op one of us will sometimes start a conversation before realizing a different character's abilities would work better. For example, if a Charisma check comes up I'd like to switch to the character with higher Charisma, as I would be able to do in an actual game of D&D.
Baldur’s Gate 3 – How to Change Which Character is Leading a Conversation
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Patch 2 added the ability to remove player characters from the party via Withers' Wardrobe. Talk to Withers in camp once you have recruited him:
Introducing Withers’ Wardrobe of Wayward Friends! With this woodworked wonder, you can now dismiss co-op party members and bring your companions back into the fold.
The spell used to summon Scratch is Find Familiar!
Generally speaking, there are two factors at play here: concentration, and spell uniqueness.
The interactions with Concentration are straightforward -- you can't concentrate on two spells, so two spells that summon creatures and require concentration can never exist simultaneously (at least, not from the same caster!).
This means you can't cast "Conjure Woodland Being" multiple times in order to fill the tactical grid with critters.
The other major interaction is Spell Uniqueness -- you can't benefit from the same spell more than once. This is why Scratch disappears -- you've replaced the previous "Find Familiar: Scratch" spell with "Find Familiar: Crab" (or what have you) -- same as if you cast the spell while your current familiar still exists.
I suppose one final variable is duration -- for instance, Spiritual Weapon lasts 10 turns, whereas Animate Dead lasts indefinitely (or until a long rest, at least). If the duration is too short, you'll find it harder to get overlapping summons.
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You can't, once the conversation has already started.
However, it is a highly requested feature (see for example here), so there is a decent possibility of it being added in the future, or a mod being created.
[Sept 2023] There's now a mod that makes it so the highest modifier in your party is always used. That's not quite the same as switching characters, but it's better than nothing.