Prestige Classes

[Haloq Jakar]

Of 9 players in my campaign only 2 have used Prestige classes

1 is a radiant servant of Pelor and the other is a warpriest

 

[Jdvn1]

As a GM, I rarely use them. It can get a little complicated if I just need a mook. As a player I often use them.

 

[diaglo]

rules as guidelines

 

[Psion]

Use them a lot. Especially as DM.

Prestige classes are pretty much pre-packaged character concepts. Choose those that make sense in your world goes a long way to defining it. As a GM, it's a convenience, because I don't have to come up with the right feat chain or come up with new feats to realize the concept... it's right there.

 

[Kafkonia]

I use them lots (and multiclass'em when necessary) simply because they're usually the only way to get at a character I envision. If I don't need them, I stay with base classes.

D20 isn't modular enough for me, and PrCs at least alleviate that a little.

 

[Ealli]

I started out opposed to them in 3.0 when I was DMing, they seemed like unnecessary collections of powers. Now that I have a PC in 3.5, I look through the presitge classes to see if any one more closely models the character I want than a base class/combination of base classes can manage. My current character does have a prestige class and will be jumping into another upon finishing all the levels in the current one.

 

[megamania]

I was going to vote 'use some' until I reliezed everything I have now is either a prestige classed or multi-classed PC / NPC.

Why? Variety and tinkering as much as anything.

 

[Mycanid]

I use them some. Primarily because both I and other players sometimes like to "tinker" and specialize with their pc. Simple as that.

 

[CleverNickName]

The players in my gaming group love prestige classes. I don't think I've ever seen a character take more than 10 levels of base classes...it seems like qualifying and maxing out a prestige class is their primary objective.

Not that there's anything wrong with that. I say, if it makes your character fun to play, and it doesn't unbalance the game, go for it.

When I'm a player (instead of a DM), I like to stay with the core classes...sometimes with a slight modification for flavor, like my sorcerer who uses the druid spell list.

So, I went with the second option.

 

[phindar]

I use them some. Mainly for NPCs, but sometimes I'll base a pc around a concept that a PrC will tie into. Like Paladin to Blackguard or Knight-Protector, depending on which way you see the character going.