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Message: <blockquote data-quote="EzekielRaiden" data-source="post: 7799999" data-attributes="member: 6790260">Well, there is at least one thing subclasses can't cover: something that, logically, should give every character identical benefits. Like the above suggestion for "vampire" or "werewolf." It seems reasonable that someone could, rather than doing everything to cleanse their curse, instead run with that curse. But why should a Rogue Vampire get different abilities from a Fighter Vampire...and why would different classes pick up their Vampirism only at specific levels? Etc.I agree that past implementations of PrCs aren't necessary and don't work. But the idea of (as said above) a "mini-class" that gives you the same benefits no matter who you are, seems reasonable because of rather than despite subclasses.Surely this is an implementation issue and not fundamental? That is, don't make PrCs that have ridiculous requirements. Keep them simple, just as 5e keeps basically everything simple.Yes, exactly this. Instead of creating a runic tradition, and a rune-fighter, and a circle of the standing stones, and a rune domain, and a college of runes, etc., you make it a one-stop shop; if people want runes, they can have them, and if they don't, it's as simple as "no rune scribes."In case people think this is overly specific, you could also have shadow-magic users (a prominent Faerun feature), church inquisitor types, alienists (in the archaic sense of "psychiatrists"), or legendary-legacy type stuff, in addition to the aforementioned vampire/werewolf/etc. Anything where it's too much to squeeze into a feat, but doesn't make sense to distribute out as a ton of individual subclasses for every class. Heck, bring back the oozing-with-flavor playtest Sorcerer, the one that transformed as it used up its spell slots, call it a Metamorphosist or the like.What about things that can't be squeezed into a single feat? 5e feats are chunky, but granting all the powers of a Vampire with one--even with a level requirement--sounds like too much.</blockquote>

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