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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gaiden" data-source="post: 662498" data-attributes="member: 103">I must admit that I am surprised that people don't like this class - especially in comparison with the AA or Ass.1) How well it stacks up with other classes.(Psi)SeveredHead, are you aware that the abilities of the two classes stack.  So that if you are a paladin 7, black guard 5 you could switch out those 7 levels of paladin and make them black guard levels. I would rate the relative power of the class to be on the high end.2) How often a PC will go with this class.I agree that a PC would almost never take it.  However, that is not to say that the PrC is bad.  It exists for a different purpose.3) How often will a NPC go with this class.I would say not all too often.  Afterall, how many fallen paladins are there.  However, that is not to say that is a bad thing.  I would hope black guards would be sufficiently rare, especially given their power and pizzaz.  To have too many would detract from their image.4) How 'fun' it is to play this class.I would think that given the right story, this could be very fun to play.  You might not feel so good about yourself but it could still be very fun to play.  A friend of mine played a paladin who fell from grace and eventually turned to the dark side.  The PC eventually was turned into an NPC but that NPC had one of the most extensive and kickass histories I have ever seen and having played with the NPC before as a party member it only added all the more flavor.5) How much this class adds to the game.I think this class adds a tremendous amount to virtually any game.  In fact, I would say that if there are paladins on the world, then their must be black guards. I gave this PrC a 10 and I think it is one of the very best PrC's out there.  It satisfies the notion of a PrC - existing for a purpose, it has lots of flavor (partly due to its image from earlier editions), and it is tremendously powerful - perhaps more so than a straight paladin.1.</blockquote>

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