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<blockquote data-quote="Dragon Child" data-source="post: 921619" data-attributes="member: 12217"><p><strong> Defenders of the Faith </strong></p><p></p><p>Church Inquisitor- A bit powerful, but not to the point of being overpowered- just really good.</p><p></p><p>Consecrated Harrier- Actually an OK PrC, but its flavor doesn't fit in with many campaigns, and most of the mechanics won't kick in often.</p><p></p><p>Contemplative- The first level is cool. The second is worth considering. After that, ditch it.</p><p></p><p>Divine Oracle- Probally underpowered for clerics, and a tad too strong for sorcerers. A nice PrC, though.</p><p></p><p>Holy Liberator- The best PrC in the book, although its higher-up levels arn't worth taking.</p><p></p><p>Hospitaler- Overpowered. A cleric can take it without multiclassing, getting bonus feats, cool abilities, and full spellcasting.</p><p></p><p>Hunter of the Dead- Underpowered for a cleric, and slightly too weak for a paladin.</p><p></p><p>Knight of the Chalice- If you fight demons a lot, its very powerful. If not, don't take it.</p><p></p><p>Knight of the Middle Circle-A very weak PrC, its good in one-on-one battles and thats about it.</p><p></p><p>Master of Shrouds- For evil cleric that want to fight in melee, the Master of Shrouds is one of the best choices.</p><p></p><p>Sacred Exorcist- Too powerful, although its nowhere near as powerful as many wizard/sorcerer PrCs, its still the strongest cleric PrC there is. I would consider banning it.</p><p></p><p>Sacred Fist- This, like the monk and every other unarmed PrC/class there is, is weak.</p><p></p><p>Templar-A very good PrC not for clerics, but for fighters, barbarians, paladins, and rangers. The first levels expecially are worth getting.</p><p></p><p>War Priest- Highly underpowered. Half spellcasting HURTS.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong> Tome and Blood </strong></p><p></p><p>Acolyte of the Skin- Greatly underpowered. Half. Casting. Is. BAD!</p><p></p><p>ALienist- The best summoner PrC but out by WotC yet, Alienist isn't too strong but isn't weak, either.</p><p></p><p>Arcane Trickster- A perfectly fine and balanced PrC. Giving up *four* caster levels hurts, and the sneak attack isn't a good replacement.</p><p></p><p>Bladersinger- The errated version is very powerful, possibly overpowered. It is currently one of TWO good fighter/wizard PrCs, though.</p><p></p><p>Blood Magus- Didn't I say this before? NEVER give up caster levels!</p><p></p><p>Candle Caster- While most people hate it, its actually a perfectly fine and balanced PrC.</p><p></p><p>Dragon Disciple- More for fighter/bards then sorcerers, the dragon disciple is underpowered if you use current Polymorph rules.</p><p></p><p>Elemental Savant- A nice PrC, one of my favorites. It makes evocation fun and powerful, which is a feat all in itself.</p><p></p><p>Fatespinner- On the weak side, as it gives up four caster levels. </p><p></p><p>Mage of the Arcane Order- Could possibly/maybe be overpowered, depending on the frequency of scrolls in your campaign.</p><p></p><p>Mindbender- Good for the first level, Mindbender quickly looses use as it looses caster levels.</p><p></p><p>Pale Master- Ugh. Not good. Weak. Why won't they make PrCs that make you NOT loose caster levels?</p><p></p><p>Spellsword- Taking seven wizard and three fighter levels is BETTER then taking Spellsword. Spellsword gets my "Worst PrC ever" stamp.</p><p></p><p>True Necromancer- An actual decent arcane/divine PrC. Not too strong, and possibly a little weak.</p><p></p><p>Wayfarer Guide- Is giving up a caster level worth something that the DM will screw you for anyway? No? Didn't think so.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Masters of the Wild</strong></p><p></p><p>Animal Lord- A hideously weak PrC.</p><p></p><p>Bane of Infidels- Makes a good villian, but I wouldn't reccommend it for PCs.</p><p></p><p>Blighter- Again, good for villians, not for PCs.</p><p></p><p>Bloodhound- A very, very weak PrC. Not worth taking at all.</p><p></p><p>Deepwood Sniper- A good PrC, about worth taking for three or four levels.</p><p></p><p>Exotic Weapon Master- Eh... sucky PrC. Just skip it.</p><p></p><p>Eye of Gruumsh- Aye-aye-aye, this is one bad PrC. Do not take it!</p><p></p><p>Foe Hunter- Good against one enemy. Absolutely worthless against everything else.</p><p></p><p>Forsaker- In a high or med (normal) magic campaign, its worthless. In a low magic campaign, it is VERY overpowered.</p><p></p><p>Frenzied Beserker- A good, strong, not overpowered PrC. Just be careful not to kill your allies!</p><p></p><p>Geomancer- A wonderful PrC, with all the special abilities and cool stuff.</p><p></p><p>Hexer- A very strange PrC. You either need adept (which makes it underpowered), lightning domain (overpowered), or geomancer (overpowered) to get it.</p><p></p><p>King/Queen of the Wild- A really weak PrC. Not worth taking in the slightest.</p><p></p><p>Oozemaster- Again, a really weak PrC. Half caster level is BAD!</p><p></p><p>Shifter- While many people think of this as strong, or overpowered, it is truthfully weak. Being </p><p></p><p>a barbarian is just better, and its useless if you play with current Polymorph.</p><p></p><p>Tamer of Beasts- A nice PrC, actually worth taking</p><p></p><p>Verdant Lord- A good PrC for druids, although not THAT strong. Its still good, though.</p><p></p><p>Watch Detective- A really weak PrC, unless your campaign centers around this sorta thing.</p><p></p><p>Windrider- There are better mounted PrCs, like cavalier.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong> Song and Silence </strong></p><p></p><p>Virtuoso- A very good PrC, just beware of sorcerers or wizards taking it.</p><p></p><p>Everything else- Really, really, REALLY weak.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting </strong></p><p></p><p>Arcane Devotee- A good PrC, not overly powerful, but still strong.</p><p></p><p>Archmage- Really wombattin powerful. I'd suggest possibly banning it, or changing it to be more like heirophant.</p><p></p><p>Divine Champion- A nice PrC, I suggest it to any religious-oriented fighter. </p><p></p><p>Divine Disciple- A good PrC, the best ability (New Domain) is gained a level 1, though.</p><p></p><p>Divine Seeker- Whats with these Divine PrCs, and actually being worth taking? Based on some of the other PrCs, that seems like a crime! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Guild Thief- A wonderful PrC for a rogue, especially if you want to have leadership.</p><p></p><p>Harper Scount- AN interesting PrC, to say the least. Its spellcasting is incredibly versitile, and its abilities are good, making it worth taking.</p><p></p><p>Hanthran- A weak PrC, really, unless you're into Cohort cheese. Still, your cohort will be doing the work then- not you.</p><p></p><p>Hierophant- A great PrC at epic levels, a very sucky one before that.</p><p></p><p>Purple Dragon Knight- Yay! Another good PrC, FRCS seems to have the best balance of most of the books.</p><p></p><p>Red Wizard- Really powerful. I suggset banning, as its great for DC cheese.</p><p></p><p>Runecaster- A nice PrC for item creation that is worth taking, without being overpowered.</p><p></p><p>Shadow Adept- A powerful, possibly confusing (so many DCs! X_X) PrC. Allow at your own risk.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong> Magic of Faerun </strong></p><p></p><p>Gnome Artificer- A very, very weak PrC. A spellcaster, without spellcasting. Bleh.</p><p></p><p>Guild Wizard of Waterdeep- Then 10% XP penalty kills this PrC, making it very weak.</p><p></p><p>Harper Mage- A nice diviner PrC, goes good with loremaster.</p><p></p><p>Harper Priest- A balanced PrC for a lightly armored priest, definitly worth taking.</p><p></p><p>Incantatrix- Probally too powerful for most campaigns. Consider banning.</p><p></p><p>Mage killer- A nice PrC, with a few weird stuff (like getting Spell Focus in a prohibited school) but still worth taking.</p><p></p><p>Master Alchemist- Can you say potions of heal? Probally too powerful, consider banning.</p><p></p><p>Mystic Wanderer- If anything, this PrC is too weak. Unless you use OA, and have shujenja, that is.</p><p></p><p>Spelldancer- Contains an infinate loop. Ban immeditally.</p><p></p><p>Spellfire Channeler- While miost people get all worked up over spellfire, its actually easily fixed. If you can fix spellfire, spellfire channeler is good. If not, well, then ditch the PrC.</p><p></p><p>War Wizard- Goes great for an Elvish Elemental Savant, the war wizard likes to blow stuff up- something not many PrCs do. A good PrC, thats balanced.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dragon Child, post: 921619, member: 12217"] [b] Defenders of the Faith [/b] Church Inquisitor- A bit powerful, but not to the point of being overpowered- just really good. Consecrated Harrier- Actually an OK PrC, but its flavor doesn't fit in with many campaigns, and most of the mechanics won't kick in often. Contemplative- The first level is cool. The second is worth considering. After that, ditch it. Divine Oracle- Probally underpowered for clerics, and a tad too strong for sorcerers. A nice PrC, though. Holy Liberator- The best PrC in the book, although its higher-up levels arn't worth taking. Hospitaler- Overpowered. A cleric can take it without multiclassing, getting bonus feats, cool abilities, and full spellcasting. Hunter of the Dead- Underpowered for a cleric, and slightly too weak for a paladin. Knight of the Chalice- If you fight demons a lot, its very powerful. If not, don't take it. Knight of the Middle Circle-A very weak PrC, its good in one-on-one battles and thats about it. Master of Shrouds- For evil cleric that want to fight in melee, the Master of Shrouds is one of the best choices. Sacred Exorcist- Too powerful, although its nowhere near as powerful as many wizard/sorcerer PrCs, its still the strongest cleric PrC there is. I would consider banning it. Sacred Fist- This, like the monk and every other unarmed PrC/class there is, is weak. Templar-A very good PrC not for clerics, but for fighters, barbarians, paladins, and rangers. The first levels expecially are worth getting. War Priest- Highly underpowered. Half spellcasting HURTS. [b] Tome and Blood [/b] Acolyte of the Skin- Greatly underpowered. Half. Casting. Is. BAD! ALienist- The best summoner PrC but out by WotC yet, Alienist isn't too strong but isn't weak, either. Arcane Trickster- A perfectly fine and balanced PrC. Giving up *four* caster levels hurts, and the sneak attack isn't a good replacement. Bladersinger- The errated version is very powerful, possibly overpowered. It is currently one of TWO good fighter/wizard PrCs, though. Blood Magus- Didn't I say this before? NEVER give up caster levels! Candle Caster- While most people hate it, its actually a perfectly fine and balanced PrC. Dragon Disciple- More for fighter/bards then sorcerers, the dragon disciple is underpowered if you use current Polymorph rules. Elemental Savant- A nice PrC, one of my favorites. It makes evocation fun and powerful, which is a feat all in itself. Fatespinner- On the weak side, as it gives up four caster levels. Mage of the Arcane Order- Could possibly/maybe be overpowered, depending on the frequency of scrolls in your campaign. Mindbender- Good for the first level, Mindbender quickly looses use as it looses caster levels. Pale Master- Ugh. Not good. Weak. Why won't they make PrCs that make you NOT loose caster levels? Spellsword- Taking seven wizard and three fighter levels is BETTER then taking Spellsword. Spellsword gets my "Worst PrC ever" stamp. True Necromancer- An actual decent arcane/divine PrC. Not too strong, and possibly a little weak. Wayfarer Guide- Is giving up a caster level worth something that the DM will screw you for anyway? No? Didn't think so. [b]Masters of the Wild[/b] Animal Lord- A hideously weak PrC. Bane of Infidels- Makes a good villian, but I wouldn't reccommend it for PCs. Blighter- Again, good for villians, not for PCs. Bloodhound- A very, very weak PrC. Not worth taking at all. Deepwood Sniper- A good PrC, about worth taking for three or four levels. Exotic Weapon Master- Eh... sucky PrC. Just skip it. Eye of Gruumsh- Aye-aye-aye, this is one bad PrC. Do not take it! Foe Hunter- Good against one enemy. Absolutely worthless against everything else. Forsaker- In a high or med (normal) magic campaign, its worthless. In a low magic campaign, it is VERY overpowered. Frenzied Beserker- A good, strong, not overpowered PrC. Just be careful not to kill your allies! Geomancer- A wonderful PrC, with all the special abilities and cool stuff. Hexer- A very strange PrC. You either need adept (which makes it underpowered), lightning domain (overpowered), or geomancer (overpowered) to get it. King/Queen of the Wild- A really weak PrC. Not worth taking in the slightest. Oozemaster- Again, a really weak PrC. Half caster level is BAD! Shifter- While many people think of this as strong, or overpowered, it is truthfully weak. Being a barbarian is just better, and its useless if you play with current Polymorph. Tamer of Beasts- A nice PrC, actually worth taking Verdant Lord- A good PrC for druids, although not THAT strong. Its still good, though. Watch Detective- A really weak PrC, unless your campaign centers around this sorta thing. Windrider- There are better mounted PrCs, like cavalier. [b] Song and Silence [/b] Virtuoso- A very good PrC, just beware of sorcerers or wizards taking it. Everything else- Really, really, REALLY weak. [b]Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting [/b] Arcane Devotee- A good PrC, not overly powerful, but still strong. Archmage- Really wombattin powerful. I'd suggest possibly banning it, or changing it to be more like heirophant. Divine Champion- A nice PrC, I suggest it to any religious-oriented fighter. Divine Disciple- A good PrC, the best ability (New Domain) is gained a level 1, though. Divine Seeker- Whats with these Divine PrCs, and actually being worth taking? Based on some of the other PrCs, that seems like a crime! ;) Guild Thief- A wonderful PrC for a rogue, especially if you want to have leadership. Harper Scount- AN interesting PrC, to say the least. Its spellcasting is incredibly versitile, and its abilities are good, making it worth taking. Hanthran- A weak PrC, really, unless you're into Cohort cheese. Still, your cohort will be doing the work then- not you. Hierophant- A great PrC at epic levels, a very sucky one before that. Purple Dragon Knight- Yay! Another good PrC, FRCS seems to have the best balance of most of the books. Red Wizard- Really powerful. I suggset banning, as its great for DC cheese. Runecaster- A nice PrC for item creation that is worth taking, without being overpowered. Shadow Adept- A powerful, possibly confusing (so many DCs! X_X) PrC. Allow at your own risk. [b] Magic of Faerun [/b] Gnome Artificer- A very, very weak PrC. A spellcaster, without spellcasting. Bleh. Guild Wizard of Waterdeep- Then 10% XP penalty kills this PrC, making it very weak. Harper Mage- A nice diviner PrC, goes good with loremaster. Harper Priest- A balanced PrC for a lightly armored priest, definitly worth taking. Incantatrix- Probally too powerful for most campaigns. Consider banning. Mage killer- A nice PrC, with a few weird stuff (like getting Spell Focus in a prohibited school) but still worth taking. Master Alchemist- Can you say potions of heal? Probally too powerful, consider banning. Mystic Wanderer- If anything, this PrC is too weak. Unless you use OA, and have shujenja, that is. Spelldancer- Contains an infinate loop. Ban immeditally. Spellfire Channeler- While miost people get all worked up over spellfire, its actually easily fixed. If you can fix spellfire, spellfire channeler is good. If not, well, then ditch the PrC. War Wizard- Goes great for an Elvish Elemental Savant, the war wizard likes to blow stuff up- something not many PrCs do. A good PrC, thats balanced. [/QUOTE]
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