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<blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 1927389" data-attributes="member: 7635">Ember the Monk, Hallid the Hexblade, Xerxes the Soulblade, and Morthos the Warlock are all sitting at the Prestigous Paladin bar and Inn. Each is drinking a cup of some ale, and each has a dour look on thier face. Ember is the first to speak.&nbsp;&quot;Any luck with a prestige class?&quot; She asked her companions. &nbsp;&quot;No.&quot; each replied in turn, their faces showing disgust. &nbsp;&quot;Its not fair,&quot; Ember commented. &quot;Monk abilities like combat and AC depend on thier class level. If not for them, we're just second rate rogues. That means any PrC we want to take, we need to find them with special 'Monk Abiliites' that let us progress. Fighters don't worry bout 'fighter abilities' now do they?&quot;&nbsp;&quot;Least you HAVE prestige classes that do that!&quot; Hallid snapped with just a bit of spite. &quot;If I take a PrC, even Eldrich Knight, I improve my sub-par spellcasting and loose my Hexing. Not even the DCs improve. What good is a hexblade that can't hex?&quot;&nbsp;&quot;You needed to get the rules improved&quot; Morthos said with satisfaction. &quot;I got them to allow Spell-Like Abilities as a requirement. That means I came with a bunch of PrCs already, some of them even classic ones reworded to allow my entry!&quot;&nbsp;&quot;But&quot; Hallid, never one to lose so simply, snapped back &quot;That only works for the handful of PrCs that got re-written with you in mind. There are hundreds of others you DON'T qualify for, like Archmage and Pale Master, and...&quot;&nbsp;&quot;I get you point&quot; Morthos said, staring daggers at Hallid.&nbsp;Xerxes smiled. He leaned back in his chair and placed his hands behind his head. &quot;Lucky for all of you. I don't even have that. I'm not a manifester, so most psionic classes are barred. My abilities aren't magical, so I don't get to improve my mind blade the way Morthos does his eldrich blast. If I stop for a PrC, My class abilities quickly become overshadowed by any good magic weapon the fighter can weild.&quot;&nbsp;The four looked at each other and sighed. Then, the door swang open. A young stranger, draped in black, came in and walked to the table. &nbsp;&quot;I'm Serriena the Spell-thief*&quot; She said. &quot;I was wondering if I could...&quot;&nbsp;&quot;Pull up a chair Serriena&quot; Ember said instantly. &quot;Welcome to the party.&quot;&nbsp;* I actually have no idea id the spell-thief will have some unique power that doesn't scale well, but I'll hedge my bets...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Remathilis, post: 1927389, member: 7635"] [i]Ember the Monk, Hallid the Hexblade, Xerxes the Soulblade, and Morthos the Warlock are all sitting at the Prestigous Paladin bar and Inn. Each is drinking a cup of some ale, and each has a dour look on thier face. Ember is the first to speak.[/i] [i]"Any luck with a prestige class?" She asked her companions. [/i] [i]"No." each replied in turn, their faces showing disgust. [/i] [i]"Its not fair," Ember commented. "Monk abilities like combat and AC depend on thier class level. If not for them, we're just second rate rogues. That means any PrC we want to take, we need to find them with special 'Monk Abiliites' that let us progress. Fighters don't worry bout 'fighter abilities' now do they?"[/i] [i]"Least you HAVE prestige classes that do that!" Hallid snapped with just a bit of spite. "If I take a PrC, even Eldrich Knight, I improve my sub-par spellcasting and loose my Hexing. Not even the DCs improve. What good is a hexblade that can't hex?"[/i] [i]"You needed to get the rules improved" Morthos said with satisfaction. "I got them to allow Spell-Like Abilities as a requirement. That means I came with a bunch of PrCs already, some of them even classic ones reworded to allow my entry!"[/i] [i]"But" Hallid, never one to lose so simply, snapped back "That only works for the handful of PrCs that got re-written with you in mind. There are hundreds of others you DON'T qualify for, like Archmage and Pale Master, and..."[/i] [i]"I get you point" Morthos said, staring daggers at Hallid.[/i] [i]Xerxes smiled. He leaned back in his chair and placed his hands behind his head. "Lucky for all of you. I don't even have that. I'm not a manifester, so most psionic classes are barred. My abilities aren't magical, so I don't get to improve my mind blade the way Morthos does his eldrich blast. If I stop for a PrC, My class abilities quickly become overshadowed by any good magic weapon the fighter can weild."[/i] [i]The four looked at each other and sighed. Then, the door swang open. A young stranger, draped in black, came in and walked to the table. [/i] [i]"I'm Serriena the Spell-thief*" She said. "I was wondering if I could..."[/i] [i]"Pull up a chair Serriena" Ember said instantly. "Welcome to the party."[/i] * I actually have no idea id the spell-thief will have some unique power that doesn't scale well, but I'll hedge my bets... [/QUOTE]

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