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Message: <blockquote data-quote="billd91" data-source="post: 2286954" data-attributes="member: 3400">I think this is a pretty pointless debate. Prestige classes (or regular classes) don't constrain creativity any more than the Mona Lisa constrains the creativity of other artists. Prestige classes presented in the books are examples of creativity, ready for use by DMs without the time or inclination to make up their own.Do the prerequisites curb creativity? No. They are appropriate hoops the PC must jump through to qualify for the class. That's appropriate as long as the requirements are reasonable and appropriate to the organization or skill set that the prestige class is tied to. After all, you don't exactly consider someone a surgeon unless they spend the time and effort actually qualifying to be one. If taking the prerequisites are not part of the character's concept, clearly the PrC isn't either.</blockquote>