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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Archer" data-source="post: 829922" data-attributes="member: 2950">Improved feint is only worth a whole feat to a rogue and things like quicker than the eye are better. Improved coup de gras isn't even a quarter feat. Most of the other abilities are 1/10 feats except make them bleed which is almost worth a whole feat but is inferior to weapon specialization. All the abilities of the gladiator would rate 2-4 which is the never take range for feats if you follow the polls.5 level prestige classes tend to really penalize any non-fighter BAB class (not the case here but something to note) and have poor saves overall since you miss the +1 to every save at level 6. If you were 5th level and took 5 levels of gladiator your saves would be +8,+2,+2 or one point worse on average than a 10th level fighter and would have 2 less feats. The gladiatior has no burdensome entry requirements however which is almost always the hallmark of a powerful prestige class.Gladiator is probably slightly better than a fighter most of the time but weaker than a lot of prestige classes all the time IF if were a 3 level prestige class. As a 5 level prestige class it would only compete with a fighter in the specialized combat of the arena. The problem is the class is poorly designed in general. I think it should combine with the exotic weapon master in a 6 level prestige class.</blockquote>