Prestige Class Questions

[MerakSpielman]

Where in the DMG is that?

I agree that's the rule, I just wanted the reference for future...reference.

I think it's in the PHB, under "gaining a level." It tells you the order in which you do things.

It makes perfect sense that you don't get the feats or skill points for a level until you've actually taken that level. But I guess some people try to weasel around that in some way - but I can't imagine how their argument can even be made to sound logical.