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Are Prestige Classes Really Necessary?
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<blockquote data-quote="Kannik" data-source="post: 88781" data-attributes="member: 984"><p><strong>Yes, because...</strong></p><p></p><p>Are prestige classes necessary? I would argue yes, but for a reason that is amusing when you consider their name and origination -- they are necessary to gain abilities or to take the character beyond the very limitation of a class- based system. Sure, one can multi-class, but even then there are abilities/capabilities that are not represented in the base classes and/or one may pick up a bunch of stuff that they don't want and do not fit with their character concept. </p><p></p><p>Have prestige classes been implemented _well_ in the various supplements (both WotC and others)? Thats a whole other issue, and I would say no, for we have a bunch of classes that are at times too powerful, offer combinations of things that could be gained from simple multi-classing, don't offer enough originality or difference, etc.</p><p></p><p>Others have already pointed out PrCs that work or are necessary (duellist for the agile fighter, lasher for whip users, those who use magic just that little bit differently, organizations that confer benififts, etc). </p><p></p><p>To get rid of the need for PrCs DnD would have to become a classless system where one could build up their characters as they like, or at least a system that offered way more options than are currently given. We wouldn't need a fighter class, duellist class, lasher class, gladiator class, etc class if the base fighter-type offered more options in customizability so that one could choose between heavy armour usage or dextrous parry and dodge, for example.</p><p></p><p>We could keep the classes, but make them more flexible (and make it even easier/etc to multiclass).</p><p></p><p>Else we'd be playing the Hero system. }:></p><p></p><p>Kannik</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kannik, post: 88781, member: 984"] [b]Yes, because...[/b] Are prestige classes necessary? I would argue yes, but for a reason that is amusing when you consider their name and origination -- they are necessary to gain abilities or to take the character beyond the very limitation of a class- based system. Sure, one can multi-class, but even then there are abilities/capabilities that are not represented in the base classes and/or one may pick up a bunch of stuff that they don't want and do not fit with their character concept. Have prestige classes been implemented _well_ in the various supplements (both WotC and others)? Thats a whole other issue, and I would say no, for we have a bunch of classes that are at times too powerful, offer combinations of things that could be gained from simple multi-classing, don't offer enough originality or difference, etc. Others have already pointed out PrCs that work or are necessary (duellist for the agile fighter, lasher for whip users, those who use magic just that little bit differently, organizations that confer benififts, etc). To get rid of the need for PrCs DnD would have to become a classless system where one could build up their characters as they like, or at least a system that offered way more options than are currently given. We wouldn't need a fighter class, duellist class, lasher class, gladiator class, etc class if the base fighter-type offered more options in customizability so that one could choose between heavy armour usage or dextrous parry and dodge, for example. We could keep the classes, but make them more flexible (and make it even easier/etc to multiclass). Else we'd be playing the Hero system. }:> Kannik [/QUOTE]
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