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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Spatula" data-source="post: 511300" data-attributes="member: 2198">Bladesinger - because the class has its own spell progression, as opposed to adding to your existing spellcasting levels.  They do get some bonus feats, but from a very restricted list.Spellsword - No particular reason, although the spellsword is only slightly more powerful than what you would have gotten if you had continued as a fighter/wizard, whereas the Arcane Trickster is much more powerful than a rogue/wizard.The cavalier is an example of a prestige class that is specialized, and more powerful within its specialty.  The class sacrifices the flexibility of the fighter class in exchange for mounted combat bonuses.  It also has roleplaying characteristics (noble lawful knight) that give the class some flavor and keep it from being appropriate for every character.  I think it's a decent example of what a prestige class should be.The issue isn't whether or not a prestige class should be more powerful.  But I don't think that prestige classes should be significantly more powerful than the same character without the class.There's a line in the spells section about hospitaler levels stacking with cleric levels for spellcasting, so apparently they thought about it somewhat.  The class doesn't actually seem able to turn undead, the description doesn't mention it other than to say that hospitaler spellcasting levels don't give you better turn undead abilities.  There's just that mention of it on the chart...  Where's the errata for Defenders of the Faith, anyway?</blockquote>

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