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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sound of Azure" data-source="post: 2955688" data-attributes="member: 40749">After a conversation with a gaming buddy over the weekend, I got to thinking (Dangerous, huh?  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />).As I'm going for a lower magic feel, without removing too much magic I got to thinking about the rationale for magic in my world. In the core rules, magic seems to be a thing of training, excepting the sorcerer.Assuming I completely remove the sorcerer from the equation, is it viable to make Bards, Clerics, Druids, and Wizards prestige classes? For Wizards, it might require study and focus (Spellcraft and Knowledge (acrana), plus a feat. For Clerics, they may need to show true devotion, religious knowledge, and follow the dogma of their church. For Druids, it may be necessary to connect primally to nature, eschew aspects of the "modern" world, or somesuch.Does anyone have any interesting ideas on prerequisites, or on how the abilities would be gained? If you gain the Prestige Caster class at 6th level and follow the normal progression of Spell Levels, you get a maximum of 8th level spells. Or would it be better to tone it down further (say, to 6th level spells)? On the other hand, could the classes be entered at 4th level, granting 17 levels of advancement and gaining 9th level spells at 20th level?Ideas? As always, much appreciated for your input. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />I thought this would be interesting, particularly in the case of Clerics. People from many different backgrounds might enter religious organisations and bring different things. A fighter who discovers true faith might become a militant priest, while a scholar or thief might bring different things to their order. (In my conception so far, the Cleric and Druid Prestige classes do not add any Armour Proficiency)</blockquote>

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