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Message: <blockquote data-quote="S'mon" data-source="post: 1419019" data-attributes="member: 463"><p>I'm willing to make a somewhat sub-optimal choice for 'flavour' if it will enhance the characterisation of my PC, but I play in a Midnight game, a harsh setting, and I don't want to do something that's seriously likely to get my PC killed.  Eg: if a prestige class is significantly weaker than staying with the core class, I would be reluctant to take it no matter how good the flavour.  I think a good GM should be willing to work with the players so that choices made to aid the roleplay interest of the PC do not significantly impair the PC's overall effectiveness - assuming that the GM agrees with the player that the choice is a desirable one from a roleplay/story POV, of course.  My Midnight PC is a Sarcosan of noble descent, she would like to take the Freerider PrC some day - following in her father's footsteps - but as it stands the Freerider PrC is very weak and might seriously undermine her effectiveness in her role within the group, which is to be the Ironborn meat shield & soak up the damage.  So I'm discussing it with the GM to see if the class can be tweaked to fit.  At worst I don't take the class and continue as a straight Fighter, at best the class is made comparable to straight-Fighter, and everyone's happy.</p></blockquote><p></p>