Ultimate Prestige Classes Volume I is a huge compilation of prestige classes
useful to just about any GM. It contains 102 prestige classes, as well as
decent guidelines for building or evaluating others for use in your
campaign. 29 of those classes are, as far as I could tell, new prestige
classes printed for the first time in this volume. The rest are drawn from
various sources; however, not all of them are referenced in Section 15 of
the OGL printed at the back of the book. Some are taken from professional
d20 publications, while others were taken from amateur publications on the
net. Two-thirds of the classes in the book are either reprints from prior
Mongoose Games publications or new to the work. Since those are all
copyright Mongoose Games, they don't have to list the actual sources.
However, 34 prestige classes come from non-Mongoose Games sources and only a few of those are cited in the copyright section.
Recently, Matt Sprange sent a note to ENWorld with a listing of uncredited
authors whose classes were used in Ultimate Prestige Classes Volume I. What this note does not indicate is that none of those authors were Mongoose Games writers and they all own the copyrights to their work. Nor does it make any mention of the other d20 publishers who were not cited properly.
I have compiled a listing of the 34 non-Mongoose classes in Ultimate
Prestige Classes below, with their proper copyright notices. I referenced
the complete listing of classes provided by the Netbook of Classes, and only
list those whose writeups I can confirm by comparing the two publications.
There may be other classes within the Ultimate Prestige Classes Volume I
originally from sources other than Mongoose Games, but I cannot confirm
them.
Arcane Burglar Copyright 2002 Duane Nutley (source: Netbook of Classes
Volume I)
Arcanist Copyright 2002 Tomas Carl Abraham Cramer (source: Netbook of
Classes Volume II)
Artificer and Revered Elder (originally titled The Wise) Copyright 2001
Rebecca Glenn (source: Netbook of Classes Volume I)
Beastmaster, Psychic Thief originally appeared in Psionics Toolkit,
Copyright 2001 Fiery Dragon.
Blood Witch, Crypt Lord, Incarnate, Penumbral Lord, Sea Witch, Summoner,
Vigilant originally appeared in Relics & Rituals, Copyright 2001 Clark
Peterson.
Bounty Hunter Copyright 2001 Ian Cheesman (source: Netbook of Classes Volume I)
Calligrapher Copyright 2002 Itzhak Even (source: Netbook of Classes Volume
II)
Discreet Companion, Guildmaster, Roofrunner, Trapmaster originally appeared
in Traps & Treachery, Copyright 2001 Fantasy Flight Games.
Dragonslayer, Student of the Dragon originally appeared in Dragons,
Copyright 2001 AEG.
Explosives Specialist, Shock Trooper, Treasure Hunter originally appeared in
Dungeons, Copyright 2001 AEG.
Gifted Maker Copyright 2002, Mike Kletch (source: Netbook of Classes Volume
II)
Golden One Copyright 2001 Adam Nave (source: Netbook of Classes Volume I)
Healing Hand Copyright 2002 Rebecca Glenn (source: Netbook of Classes Volume I)
Nomad Lord and Sea-Hawk Copyright 2001 Tomas Carl Abraham Cramer (source: Netbook of Classes Volume I)
Puritan Copyright 2002 Dominique Crouzet (source: Netbook of Classes Volume I)
Reef Warrior originally appeared in Seafarer's Handbook, Copyright 2001
Fantasy Flight Games.
Seeker originally appeared in The Hunt: Rise of Evil Copyright 2001, Mystic
Eye Games.
Sonomancer Copyright 2002 Spencer 'The Sigil' Cooley (source: Netbook of
Classes Volume II ‹ this class also appears in Mr. Cooley's PDF publication,
the Enchiridion of Mystic Music)
Stonegaard originally appeared in Hammer and Helm, Copyright 2002 Green
Ronin.
Thirteen of the 34 classes listed above were originally published in the
Netbook of Classes, Volumes I and II. The authors refined their classes
through several review cycles, while the Netbook of Classes team reviewed
each class based on criteria set at the founding of the organization. Once
the classes reached a final stage, they were edited and laid out and
published in PDF format, available for free on the Netbook of Classes
website: www.fancc.org/nboc. We at the Netbook of Classes are pleased that Mongoose Games was impressed enough with our work to reprint these classes, almost completely unchanged, in their compilation of the best prestige classes in print. We feel in good company with the other d20 publishers listed above and will continue to review and compile quality prestige classes for the d20 community.
Congratulations to the authors of the 13 classes chosen for inclusion in
Ultimate Prestige Classes Volume I. As a group, you were the largest
non-Mongoose contributors to this 256-page book.
The Netbook of Classes is one of several teams working to produce free,
quality Open Gaming Content for use with the d20 system. Together, these
teams form the Fantasy Community Council, which can be found at
www.fancc.org. Our sister netbook, the Netbook of Feats, was also a source
for many of the feats found in Ultimate Feats Volume I (Mongoose Games), and has provided feats for several other d20 publications. Authors who submit their work to the Netbook of Classes (and the Netbook of Feats as well), keep the copyrights to their submissions. The Netbooks provide constructive criticism and advice, and a published forum for distribution of their work.
If you are interested in seeing your work published in this way, come to our
websites and read our submission guidelines. Who knows? Your work might get picked for a "best of" print project by another d20 publisher.
Becky Glenn
Netbook of Classes
www.fancc.org/nboc
useful to just about any GM. It contains 102 prestige classes, as well as
decent guidelines for building or evaluating others for use in your
campaign. 29 of those classes are, as far as I could tell, new prestige
classes printed for the first time in this volume. The rest are drawn from
various sources; however, not all of them are referenced in Section 15 of
the OGL printed at the back of the book. Some are taken from professional
d20 publications, while others were taken from amateur publications on the
net. Two-thirds of the classes in the book are either reprints from prior
Mongoose Games publications or new to the work. Since those are all
copyright Mongoose Games, they don't have to list the actual sources.
However, 34 prestige classes come from non-Mongoose Games sources and only a few of those are cited in the copyright section.
Recently, Matt Sprange sent a note to ENWorld with a listing of uncredited
authors whose classes were used in Ultimate Prestige Classes Volume I. What this note does not indicate is that none of those authors were Mongoose Games writers and they all own the copyrights to their work. Nor does it make any mention of the other d20 publishers who were not cited properly.
I have compiled a listing of the 34 non-Mongoose classes in Ultimate
Prestige Classes below, with their proper copyright notices. I referenced
the complete listing of classes provided by the Netbook of Classes, and only
list those whose writeups I can confirm by comparing the two publications.
There may be other classes within the Ultimate Prestige Classes Volume I
originally from sources other than Mongoose Games, but I cannot confirm
them.
Arcane Burglar Copyright 2002 Duane Nutley (source: Netbook of Classes
Volume I)
Arcanist Copyright 2002 Tomas Carl Abraham Cramer (source: Netbook of
Classes Volume II)
Artificer and Revered Elder (originally titled The Wise) Copyright 2001
Rebecca Glenn (source: Netbook of Classes Volume I)
Beastmaster, Psychic Thief originally appeared in Psionics Toolkit,
Copyright 2001 Fiery Dragon.
Blood Witch, Crypt Lord, Incarnate, Penumbral Lord, Sea Witch, Summoner,
Vigilant originally appeared in Relics & Rituals, Copyright 2001 Clark
Peterson.
Bounty Hunter Copyright 2001 Ian Cheesman (source: Netbook of Classes Volume I)
Calligrapher Copyright 2002 Itzhak Even (source: Netbook of Classes Volume
II)
Discreet Companion, Guildmaster, Roofrunner, Trapmaster originally appeared
in Traps & Treachery, Copyright 2001 Fantasy Flight Games.
Dragonslayer, Student of the Dragon originally appeared in Dragons,
Copyright 2001 AEG.
Explosives Specialist, Shock Trooper, Treasure Hunter originally appeared in
Dungeons, Copyright 2001 AEG.
Gifted Maker Copyright 2002, Mike Kletch (source: Netbook of Classes Volume
II)
Golden One Copyright 2001 Adam Nave (source: Netbook of Classes Volume I)
Healing Hand Copyright 2002 Rebecca Glenn (source: Netbook of Classes Volume I)
Nomad Lord and Sea-Hawk Copyright 2001 Tomas Carl Abraham Cramer (source: Netbook of Classes Volume I)
Puritan Copyright 2002 Dominique Crouzet (source: Netbook of Classes Volume I)
Reef Warrior originally appeared in Seafarer's Handbook, Copyright 2001
Fantasy Flight Games.
Seeker originally appeared in The Hunt: Rise of Evil Copyright 2001, Mystic
Eye Games.
Sonomancer Copyright 2002 Spencer 'The Sigil' Cooley (source: Netbook of
Classes Volume II ‹ this class also appears in Mr. Cooley's PDF publication,
the Enchiridion of Mystic Music)
Stonegaard originally appeared in Hammer and Helm, Copyright 2002 Green
Ronin.
Thirteen of the 34 classes listed above were originally published in the
Netbook of Classes, Volumes I and II. The authors refined their classes
through several review cycles, while the Netbook of Classes team reviewed
each class based on criteria set at the founding of the organization. Once
the classes reached a final stage, they were edited and laid out and
published in PDF format, available for free on the Netbook of Classes
website: www.fancc.org/nboc. We at the Netbook of Classes are pleased that Mongoose Games was impressed enough with our work to reprint these classes, almost completely unchanged, in their compilation of the best prestige classes in print. We feel in good company with the other d20 publishers listed above and will continue to review and compile quality prestige classes for the d20 community.
Congratulations to the authors of the 13 classes chosen for inclusion in
Ultimate Prestige Classes Volume I. As a group, you were the largest
non-Mongoose contributors to this 256-page book.
The Netbook of Classes is one of several teams working to produce free,
quality Open Gaming Content for use with the d20 system. Together, these
teams form the Fantasy Community Council, which can be found at
www.fancc.org. Our sister netbook, the Netbook of Feats, was also a source
for many of the feats found in Ultimate Feats Volume I (Mongoose Games), and has provided feats for several other d20 publications. Authors who submit their work to the Netbook of Classes (and the Netbook of Feats as well), keep the copyrights to their submissions. The Netbooks provide constructive criticism and advice, and a published forum for distribution of their work.
If you are interested in seeing your work published in this way, come to our
websites and read our submission guidelines. Who knows? Your work might get picked for a "best of" print project by another d20 publisher.
Becky Glenn
Netbook of Classes
www.fancc.org/nboc
