The Worst

[Lonely Tylenol]

So now that the Complete series of builder books is done, and the Races of series is also over, I thought I'd conduct a little informal poll. The question is, what is the worst prestige class published in 3.5e D&D? Not, I should add, the most broken or overpowered. I'm thinking more about the lamest, the most boring, the least advantageous, or the downright dumb. With all the optimization always going on over in Rules, I thought I'd check to see what people thought were sub-optimal classes for one reason or another.

To get the ball rolling, my vote goes to the Metamind. For what he gives up in flexibility compared to the psion, he fails to gain back in raw power, ending up less able to perform in his area of focus than the base class he's designed to come out of...not to mention all the other areas of focus. Thanks for coming out, Metamind. We'll call you back if there's an opening in the party. Don't call us.

 

[Tatsukun]

Ok, wait, was the Ooze Master 3.5? I can't remember if it is, that's my vote. A good PrC is one you read and say 'Cool!', not "huh, oh I see, eeeeeeew"

Or maybe the cancer mage for the same reason (oops, maybe that's 3.0 too, DOH!)

-Tatsu

 

[D-rock]

You know the good ones are the easiest to remember, now I'm going to have to go back and find all the bad ones I have had erased from my mind.

 

[Bront]

Honestly, I think the Forsaker was horendus for most campaigns. But that's a 3.0.

Not sure for 3.5, I have to read the complete books first.

Worst name? Extreme Explorer. Cool class actualy, but the name makes me think of some guy on a skateboard or rollerblades speeding through a dungeon listening to an I-pod.

 

[Jdvn1]

Ur-Priest?
Radiant Servant of Pelor?
Those are the only two that come to mind at the moment.

 

[Patman21967]

Ur-Priest?
Radiant Servant of Pelor?
Those are the only two that come to mind at the moment.

Dude,
Guy in my game is a RSoP, and the whole party would have been smoked without him. He is a healing, and Undead killing machine. Sonnds like you don't like clerics

Worst name is Arcane Trickster...an awesome class, but a wanky name. Unless you are a serious role-playing group, any Bard class blows...

Oozemaster kicks ass too....I love it...

 

[Jdvn1]

Dude,
Guy in my game is a RSoP, and the whole party would have been smoked without him. He is a healing, and Undead killing machine. Sonnds like you don't like clerics

Dude.
My character up until very recently was a RSoP. I like Clerics, and I appreciate what the RSoP does for a party (I took 9 levels in it, I believe, before the game died), but I don't think it's a balanced PrC. It's too good a healing, undead killing machine without sacrificing anything.

 

[TheAuldGrump]

Ozemaster kicks ass too....I love it...

He's doing something to his ass. He's not kicking his ass, but he's definitely doing something to his ass.

Stupidest class ever. Even some joke prestige classes are better than this.

The Auld Grump

 

[Gez]

No, stupidest class ever is the forsaker. The Oozemaster has some validity in D&D, notably with drow following Ghaunador. (Of course, I personally object to the name "Ghaunador" but that's another topic.)

 

[Rabelais]

It was 3.0, but the Royal Explorer from Song and Silence was weeeeeaaaak.