Prestige Class Requirements

[Fritz666]

A Prestige Class requires a Base Attack Bonus +5.
What is the minimum number of fighter levels required to meet this requirement ?
4 or 5 ??

In other words do you have to a 4th or 5th level fighter to take this prestige class at the next level ??

Cheers, Chris

 

[RogueJK]

A Prestige Class requires a Base Attack Bonus +5.
What is the minimum number of fighter levels required to meet this requirement ?
4 or 5 ??

5. (In other words, you could take your first level of the PrC as your 6th character level, i.e. a Ftr5/PrC1.)

You must meet all requirements for a Prestige Class before taking any levels in it.

 

[Caliber]

This question comes up pretty often (which doesn't really say anything bad about you, just that this rule is very well hidden.)

The answer is that they would need 5 levels of Fighter to take the class, but between you and me, I would let a character take it at 4th, assuming 1st level in the PrC gave +1 BAB.

Just my $.02

 

[dcollins]

Designers have generally pointed to "Level Advancement" on PH p. 145 as a series of mandatory ordered steps. Hence "1. Choose class" comes before the "2. Base Attack Bonus" increase which would satisfy the particular prerequisite.