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<blockquote data-quote="Kahuna Burger" data-source="post: 2646499" data-attributes="member: 8439">We've had a couple of threads recently where the joys of playing with only the core rulebooks/srd were expounded upon, and it was claimed even by some of those who enjoy using extras that you could have a full and enriching game with just the core.My problem with this idea is that by my reconning, the core prestige classes available just aren't evenly geared to the various classes. If you are a rogue, aside from your normal progression, there are a good 4 prestige classes that are easy for you to get into (one multiclassed) and take the rogue idea in interesting new directions. If you are a druid - sorry, you're gonna be the phb druid. If you want to combine arcane spellcasting and fighting, the SRD has 2 different models to follow with PrCs. If you want to combine being a monk and well, anything... sorry, better decide how many monk levels you will ever want and get them all out of the way at once. EIGHT of the 15 available PrCs represent a way to explore the arcane casting characters.I don't mind that the PrCs in the core books don't cover a wide variety of character types because there are all sorts of other options out there. But I do think it means that &quot;core only&quot; games are biased towards certain classes and character concepts.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kahuna Burger, post: 2646499, member: 8439"] We've had a couple of threads recently where the joys of playing with only the core rulebooks/srd were expounded upon, and it was claimed even by some of those who enjoy using extras that you could have a full and enriching game with just the core. My problem with this idea is that by my reconning, the core prestige classes available just aren't evenly geared to the various classes. If you are a rogue, aside from your normal progression, there are a good 4 prestige classes that are easy for you to get into (one multiclassed) and take the rogue idea in interesting new directions. If you are a druid - sorry, you're gonna be the phb druid. If you want to combine arcane spellcasting and fighting, the SRD has 2 different models to follow with PrCs. If you want to combine being a monk and well, anything... sorry, better decide how many monk levels you will ever want and get them all out of the way at once. EIGHT of the 15 available PrCs represent a way to explore the arcane casting characters. I don't mind that the PrCs in the core books don't cover a wide variety of character types because there are all sorts of other options out there. But I do think it means that "core only" games are biased towards certain classes and character concepts. [/QUOTE]

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