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<blockquote data-quote="Elder-Basilisk" data-source="post: 297944" data-attributes="member: 3146"><p>In my home campaign (average party level: 7, two 8th level characters), I currently have 5 players. Only one is working towards a prestige class. At least 4 NPCs have taken prestige classes though. . . .</p><p>PCs</p><p>Rgr/Ftr/Rog (dual shortsword wielder)</p><p>Bbn</p><p>Rog/Sor (working towards Arcane Trickster)</p><p>Clr</p><p>Rgr</p><p></p><p>NPCs</p><p>Ftr/Necromancer/Acolyte of the Twisting Serpent (thanks Tuerny)</p><p>Ftr/Ravager</p><p>Rgr/Pal/Hunter of the Dead</p><p>Clr/Wiz/True Necromancer</p><p></p><p>In the Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil campaign I play (current party level: 6, with two 7th level characters), we have one PC aiming for a prestige class, IIRC:</p><p>Ftr/Master of Chains</p><p>half dragon Bbn</p><p>Ftr</p><p>Sor</p><p>Rgr/Drd</p><p>Clr (7th level archery specialist--no prestige class plans)</p><p></p><p>In Living Greyhawk, among the people I regularly play with:</p><p>Ftr 2/Wiz 5 (aiming for spellsword and Sacred Exorcist)</p><p>Clr 2 (plans on staying a single-classed cleric)</p><p>Pal 5 (no current plans to gain a prestige class that I'm aware of)</p><p>Bbn 1/Clr 1 (no current plans for a prestige class)</p><p>Rog 1/Ftr 1/Brd 4 (constantly changing plans for a half dozen prestige classes--mindbender, spymaster, virtuouso)</p><p>Clr 7 (no plans or skill points for prestige classes)</p><p>Ftr 1 (plans to go Cavalier, IIRC)</p><p></p><p>I suspect that a bit more than half of the characters are currently aiming at prestige classes (this is not really a representative sample). This is certainly true of my characters:</p><p>Ftr 2/Wiz 5 (plans for Sacred Exorcist and Spellsword)-Living Greyhawk</p><p>Clr 2 (none)-Living Greyhawk</p><p>Bbn 2/Ftr 1 (possibly Devoted Defender--definitely no other plans)-Living Arcanis</p><p>Rgr 1 (no prestige class plans)-Living Kalamar</p><p>Wiz 5/Wizard of High Sorcery 1-Homebrew Dragonlance game</p><p>Sor 6/Candlecaster 4/Elemental Savant 4-Homebrew game</p><p>Clr 7 (none)-RttToEE</p><p>Pal 6 (none)-Homebrew Sea of Fallen Stars game</p><p>Rgr 1/Clr 3 (planning for Templar)-Homebrew Greyhawk game</p><p>Ftr 3/Rog 3 (planning for custom prestige class: Sons of Gryphos)-Homebrew game</p><p>About 2/3 of my characters are running after prestige classes. I think that may be typical.</p><p></p><p>As a DM, I enjoy the flexibility to create NPCs with new and special abilities that prestige classes afford me. As a player, they offer quite a few nifty abilities and make some character concepts possbile that the core rules do not support well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elder-Basilisk, post: 297944, member: 3146"] In my home campaign (average party level: 7, two 8th level characters), I currently have 5 players. Only one is working towards a prestige class. At least 4 NPCs have taken prestige classes though. . . . PCs Rgr/Ftr/Rog (dual shortsword wielder) Bbn Rog/Sor (working towards Arcane Trickster) Clr Rgr NPCs Ftr/Necromancer/Acolyte of the Twisting Serpent (thanks Tuerny) Ftr/Ravager Rgr/Pal/Hunter of the Dead Clr/Wiz/True Necromancer In the Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil campaign I play (current party level: 6, with two 7th level characters), we have one PC aiming for a prestige class, IIRC: Ftr/Master of Chains half dragon Bbn Ftr Sor Rgr/Drd Clr (7th level archery specialist--no prestige class plans) In Living Greyhawk, among the people I regularly play with: Ftr 2/Wiz 5 (aiming for spellsword and Sacred Exorcist) Clr 2 (plans on staying a single-classed cleric) Pal 5 (no current plans to gain a prestige class that I'm aware of) Bbn 1/Clr 1 (no current plans for a prestige class) Rog 1/Ftr 1/Brd 4 (constantly changing plans for a half dozen prestige classes--mindbender, spymaster, virtuouso) Clr 7 (no plans or skill points for prestige classes) Ftr 1 (plans to go Cavalier, IIRC) I suspect that a bit more than half of the characters are currently aiming at prestige classes (this is not really a representative sample). This is certainly true of my characters: Ftr 2/Wiz 5 (plans for Sacred Exorcist and Spellsword)-Living Greyhawk Clr 2 (none)-Living Greyhawk Bbn 2/Ftr 1 (possibly Devoted Defender--definitely no other plans)-Living Arcanis Rgr 1 (no prestige class plans)-Living Kalamar Wiz 5/Wizard of High Sorcery 1-Homebrew Dragonlance game Sor 6/Candlecaster 4/Elemental Savant 4-Homebrew game Clr 7 (none)-RttToEE Pal 6 (none)-Homebrew Sea of Fallen Stars game Rgr 1/Clr 3 (planning for Templar)-Homebrew Greyhawk game Ftr 3/Rog 3 (planning for custom prestige class: Sons of Gryphos)-Homebrew game About 2/3 of my characters are running after prestige classes. I think that may be typical. As a DM, I enjoy the flexibility to create NPCs with new and special abilities that prestige classes afford me. As a player, they offer quite a few nifty abilities and make some character concepts possbile that the core rules do not support well. [/QUOTE]
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