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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MerricB" data-source="post: 7682530" data-attributes="member: 3586">I've just added a couple of paragraphs to my article, pointing out reasons for using Prestige Classes as a tool:"However, there are reasons to use Prestige Classes. The primary one is because they can be entered by (potentially) any class. You could play a fighter/rune scribe. You could play a wizard/rune scribe. You could play a sorcerer/rune scribe. Paths are unique to individual classes; to open up these concepts, the prestige class is one way of doing it."Why not implement the Rune Scribe using feats? That's a very good question; indeed, with the greater power of feats in 5E, it would be a consideration, especially if you put a level restriction on taking the feat. The answer is probably down to the complexity of what the class wants to do. Feats can be powerful, but there is a limit to the complexity they can handle.  Note that this implementation of the Rune Scribe uses spell slots to power its rune magic. How do you design a fighter/rune scribe using feats? It may not be so easy."Cheers!</blockquote>