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<blockquote data-quote="LordAO" data-source="post: 1389410" data-attributes="member: 6010">Yeah, that's true. Skill Focus is anything but my favorite feat, and after Spell Focus was nerfed (horribly) in 3.5, I can see why people wouldn't want to be forced to take it, let alone have to take it twice.I guess I'm not really sure if I like the Archmage and Heirophant prestige classes. They seem too powerful and too flavorless. The idea of a class based around being the most &quot;advanced&quot; Wizard or Priest just doesn't sit right with me. Prestige Classes are supposed to provide the character with a special role for his or her character. There are definate roleplaying elements to this. Even classes as bland as the Master Alchemist provide a character with a roleplaying concept and a unique niche in the world. The Archmage and Heirophant just don't seem to do that. And until these two classes came out, no one prestige class was supposed to be more &quot;prestige&quot; than any other.It would be like making a &quot;Supreme Fighter&quot; prestige class that is only 5 levels and gives a fighter super-duper weapon focus and super weapon specialization or something. The idea being someone who is more advanced than his &quot;less disciplined, determined, and advanced&quot; counterparts of the regular fighter class. Not exactly what I'd call an interesting or appealing concept.Does anyone else know what I'm talking about? Or is this just turning into a pointless rant on my part? If so, I apologize.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LordAO, post: 1389410, member: 6010"] Yeah, that's true. Skill Focus is anything but my favorite feat, and after Spell Focus was nerfed (horribly) in 3.5, I can see why people wouldn't want to be forced to take it, let alone have to take it twice. I guess I'm not really sure if I like the Archmage and Heirophant prestige classes. They seem too powerful and too flavorless. The idea of a class based around being the most "advanced" Wizard or Priest just doesn't sit right with me. Prestige Classes are supposed to provide the character with a special role for his or her character. There are definate roleplaying elements to this. Even classes as bland as the Master Alchemist provide a character with a roleplaying concept and a unique niche in the world. The Archmage and Heirophant just don't seem to do that. And until these two classes came out, no one prestige class was supposed to be more "prestige" than any other. It would be like making a "Supreme Fighter" prestige class that is only 5 levels and gives a fighter super-duper weapon focus and super weapon specialization or something. The idea being someone who is more advanced than his "less disciplined, determined, and advanced" counterparts of the regular fighter class. Not exactly what I'd call an interesting or appealing concept. Does anyone else know what I'm talking about? Or is this just turning into a pointless rant on my part? If so, I apologize. [/QUOTE]

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