[development] Character limit on body textarea

[Karyn Cassio]

Good day Drupal Devs,

I have an issue where I need to set a character limit on a content's 
body_field. I found maxlength, which is great, unfortunately it isn't 
everything I need since this is a per role situation. Some roles would 
have a limit, others unlimited.

Has anyone successfully been able to apply an alter to the maxlength 
module to have it work for specific roles only?

Thanks,

-- 
Karyn