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<blockquote data-quote="Fanaelialae" data-source="post: 6540180" data-attributes="member: 53980">I think it depends on the organization in question.1) I might go with a subclass if the organization is fairly accessible and narrow in scope. For example, the School of Evocation could be a unique society of wizards devoted to that school of magic (warlocks and sorcerers need not apply). On the other hand, if the organization accepts people from multiple classes or is difficult to gain access to, I'd use another appraoch. In the former it becomes a pain to design multiple archetypes based around the same theme, and in the latter the characters might not gain access to the organization by the time they choose their archetypes (this would be especially problematic for clerics and sorcerers, who choose theirs at level 1). 2) This is probably the best way to go, although I'd make the majority between 3 to 5 level climbs. That would prevent the prestige class from taking too much away from the primary class, while also making it so that the abilities of the prestige class can be packed with flavor. I mean, if you have a concept for a prestige class that's so overflowing with cool ideas that you couldn't possibly fit them into anything less than 10 levels, go for it. If you find yourself adding filler though, shorten the progression. The nice thing about this one is that regardless of when enter the society, they can start taking the prestige class with their next level.3) This isn't a bad way to go if the organization has small benefits. The downside is that if you join them right after gaining an ability score increase, you're probably looking at 4 more levels before you can reap the benefits.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fanaelialae, post: 6540180, member: 53980"] I think it depends on the organization in question. 1) I might go with a subclass if the organization is fairly accessible and narrow in scope. For example, the School of Evocation could be a unique society of wizards devoted to that school of magic (warlocks and sorcerers need not apply). On the other hand, if the organization accepts people from multiple classes or is difficult to gain access to, I'd use another appraoch. In the former it becomes a pain to design multiple archetypes based around the same theme, and in the latter the characters might not gain access to the organization by the time they choose their archetypes (this would be especially problematic for clerics and sorcerers, who choose theirs at level 1). 2) This is probably the best way to go, although I'd make the majority between 3 to 5 level climbs. That would prevent the prestige class from taking too much away from the primary class, while also making it so that the abilities of the prestige class can be packed with flavor. I mean, if you have a concept for a prestige class that's so overflowing with cool ideas that you couldn't possibly fit them into anything less than 10 levels, go for it. If you find yourself adding filler though, shorten the progression. The nice thing about this one is that regardless of when enter the society, they can start taking the prestige class with their next level. 3) This isn't a bad way to go if the organization has small benefits. The downside is that if you join them right after gaining an ability score increase, you're probably looking at 4 more levels before you can reap the benefits. [/QUOTE]

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