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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Olgar Shiverstone" data-source="post: 1230193" data-attributes="member: 5868">I'm with PS 100% on attitude toward prestige classes -- I'm not really a fan of the mechanic, except as a means of campaign customization.  IMO, PrCs should almost always have ties to campaign-specific groups and organizations, so that a character benefitting from the class also gains certain obligations to that group.That said, the cat got out of the bag as soon as the first splatbook was published, and PrCs are seen by the vast majority as PC customization tools.I don't think the 3.5 revision has changed anything -- in some ways it has improved the definition, clarifying intended uses for PrCs with examples in the DMG -- it's simply too late to undo the perception of the role of the Prestige Class.  But then, maybe it shouldn't be undone, if that's the way most gamers like it, judging by the number of PrC-inclusive supplements that sell.Luckily, from my point of view, they're still in the DMG, and still optional.</blockquote>