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<blockquote data-quote="Al" data-source="post: 192746" data-attributes="member: 2486">Yes, but you can make a smackdown for any prestige class.&nbsp; Just because a prestige class is 'smackable', it does not mean that it is necessarily overpowered.&nbsp; Indeed, it does not even mean that it is correctly powered.&nbsp; The ranger class is probably (on the whole) a little weak if taken to the high levels, but appears in more smackdowns than nearly any other class (although paladin also comes to mind).The prestige class has to be taken on its normal merits.&nbsp; Typically, this class would be adopted by a Ftr/Wiz or Ftr/Clr, or possibly a Brb/Sor.&nbsp; In this context, it is not so powerful.&nbsp; After all, one needs to be at least 10th level (Ftr7/Clr3) and even then has to buy skills cross-class and take a near worthless feat.&nbsp; Given these stringent requirements, I would argue that this is not a very powerful prestige class. &nbsp;The only really useful ability is the Omega Soul, which can only be gained at 15th level, used once per day and has a hefty XP tag attached.Therefore, it needs to be made stronger- some sort of drift towards a fiendish or half-fiendish template may be of the order.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Al, post: 192746, member: 2486"] Yes, but you can make a smackdown for any prestige class. Just because a prestige class is 'smackable', it does not mean that it is necessarily overpowered. Indeed, it does not even mean that it is correctly powered. The ranger class is probably (on the whole) a little weak if taken to the high levels, but appears in more smackdowns than nearly any other class (although paladin also comes to mind). The prestige class has to be taken on its normal merits. Typically, this class would be adopted by a Ftr/Wiz or Ftr/Clr, or possibly a Brb/Sor. In this context, it is not so powerful. After all, one needs to be at least 10th level (Ftr7/Clr3) and even then has to buy skills cross-class and take a near worthless feat. Given these stringent requirements, I would argue that this is not a very powerful prestige class. The only really useful ability is the Omega Soul, which can only be gained at 15th level, used once per day and has a hefty XP tag attached. Therefore, it needs to be made stronger- some sort of drift towards a fiendish or half-fiendish template may be of the order. [/QUOTE]

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