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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Spatzimaus" data-source="post: 3394012" data-attributes="member: 3051">I don't think it'll work too well.First, not EVERY feature of a splatbook is overpowered.  Requiring a Feat to access those balanced bits is overkill.Then, there are some splatbits that are horrendously overpowered, to where I wouldn't allow them at all.  Requiring a Feat to unlock them is cheap at the price.Finally, not all splatbooks are created equal.Is the XPH a splatbook?  If yes, then you're severely gimping psionic classes.  If no, then you're allowing a source that has substantially more PrC options than any class gets in the PHB/DMG.  If a Psion can get class X, but the Wizard can't take the arcane counterpart without spending a Feat, it's not balanced.-------------------------IMC, we simplify it.  Not only do you have to get DM's approval on any non-core material you want your character to take (including ANY PrCs, or any multiclassing), you have to do it at least THREE levels in advance. (Decisions made at character creation cover levels 1-4, so you're free to multiclass early as long as that was part of your original character concept.)  Major character changes shouldn't come out of the blue, the DM should have time to add the appropriate NPCs to the world, and the DM should have plenty of time to tweak the material until both player and DM are happy with the balance of the result.</blockquote>