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<blockquote data-quote="Li Shenron" data-source="post: 6173242" data-attributes="member: 1465"><p><em>Tome and Blood</em></p><p></p><p><u><strong>Arcane Trickster</strong></u></p><p></p><p>This was meant as a multiclass prestige class, but unlike Mystic Theurge and others who seemed to just wanting to "fix" a structural problem of multiclassing rules, this one has IMO a good concept of its own.</p><p></p><p>Still, the only unique features here are <em>ranged legerdemain</em> and <em>impromptu sneak attack</em>, so why not having a single <strong>feat</strong> for this?</p><p></p><p></p><p><u><strong>Blood Magus</strong></u></p><p></p><p>Plenty of specific features... in some way, this concept alters how the caster accesses magic. For instance, <em>scarification, blood draught</em> are alternatives to Scribe Scroll and Brew Potion.</p><p></p><p>Overall, this concept sounds to me like it's not necessarily "prestigious" i.e. something you unlock/discover at higher level, but could be just the representation of a different tradition of magic, and thus become a Mage <strong>subclass</strong>.</p><p></p><p></p><p><u><strong>Candle Caster</strong></u></p><p></p><p>This was one of my favourites but got so little love that it was never even updated to 3.5 IIRC...</p><p></p><p>The features are interesting but not progressive, so it could be turned into a <strong>feat</strong> or feat chain, with the added benefit that it might be allowed for clerics and druids too.</p><p></p><p></p><p><u><strong>Dragon Disciple</strong></u></p><p></p><p>Another case of gradual transformation, but maybe the trickiest of all.</p><p></p><p>Should this be allowed to arcane casters only or to anyone? </p><p>Should it be possible to advance only partially or should it be mandatory to reach the end? </p><p>Should it be allowed to start at low level or only high?</p><p></p><p></p><p><u><strong>Elemental Savant</strong></u></p><p></p><p>Despite the immense potential of the elemental concept, I don't think this specific implementation had much unique benefit. IMO they can be just lumped into a <strong>feat</strong>, allowing to take it multiple times for different elements.</p><p></p><p></p><p><u><strong>Spellsword</strong></u></p><p></p><p>There is pretty much only <em>channel spell</em> here, which can easily be a <strong>feat</strong>.</p><p></p><p>The other main feature was <em>ignore spell failure</em> but that's now part of the core rules anyway.</p><p></p><p></p><p><u><strong>Wayfarer Guide</strong></u></p><p></p><p>This was the narrowest prestige class I've ever seen, only 3 levels to slightly boost teleportation spell.</p><p></p><p>Hence, another perfect <strong>feat</strong>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Li Shenron, post: 6173242, member: 1465"] [I]Tome and Blood[/I] [U][B]Arcane Trickster[/B][/U] This was meant as a multiclass prestige class, but unlike Mystic Theurge and others who seemed to just wanting to "fix" a structural problem of multiclassing rules, this one has IMO a good concept of its own. Still, the only unique features here are [I]ranged legerdemain[/I] and [I]impromptu sneak attack[/I], so why not having a single [B]feat[/B] for this? [U][B]Blood Magus[/B][/U] Plenty of specific features... in some way, this concept alters how the caster accesses magic. For instance, [I]scarification, blood draught[/I] are alternatives to Scribe Scroll and Brew Potion. Overall, this concept sounds to me like it's not necessarily "prestigious" i.e. something you unlock/discover at higher level, but could be just the representation of a different tradition of magic, and thus become a Mage [B]subclass[/B]. [U][B]Candle Caster[/B][/U] This was one of my favourites but got so little love that it was never even updated to 3.5 IIRC... The features are interesting but not progressive, so it could be turned into a [B]feat[/B] or feat chain, with the added benefit that it might be allowed for clerics and druids too. [U][B]Dragon Disciple[/B][/U] Another case of gradual transformation, but maybe the trickiest of all. Should this be allowed to arcane casters only or to anyone? Should it be possible to advance only partially or should it be mandatory to reach the end? Should it be allowed to start at low level or only high? [U][B]Elemental Savant[/B][/U] Despite the immense potential of the elemental concept, I don't think this specific implementation had much unique benefit. IMO they can be just lumped into a [B]feat[/B], allowing to take it multiple times for different elements. [U][B]Spellsword[/B][/U] There is pretty much only [I]channel spell[/I] here, which can easily be a [B]feat[/B]. The other main feature was [I]ignore spell failure[/I] but that's now part of the core rules anyway. [U][B]Wayfarer Guide[/B][/U] This was the narrowest prestige class I've ever seen, only 3 levels to slightly boost teleportation spell. Hence, another perfect [B]feat[/B]. [/QUOTE]
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