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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cthulhudrew" data-source="post: 2079002" data-attributes="member: 4090">I've been looking through all the "Complete" books recently, as well as some other sources, to try to find some PrCs that would be suitable to use in a Mystara campaign setting, and what I'm finding more often than not are classes that "cherry pick" from abilities of two or more base classes, and don't really provide much new. To me, if a PrC doesn't provide something unique- more unique abilities than "standard" ones- then characters should have to multiclass.Some examples of good and bad PrCs (IMO), from Complete Warrior:Bad-Darkwood Stalker- This is nothing more than a Ranger/Rogue/Assassin. The only "unique" ability it has is the Dodge Critical ability. Otherwise, it is just Rogue (sneak attack), Ranger (favored enemy), and Assassin (death attack).Neutral-Order of the Bow Initiate- This offers abilities that are tailored specifically to a character who has put a lot of time and energy into archery. Admittedly, with proper feat choice and a Rogue/Fighter multiclass, you'd have much the same, but it's a good start.Good-Spellsword- This class does exactly what it says it does; you take a multiclass Fighter/Mage and make him even better at it. Nullify casting penalties for armor, cast spells through your weapon, etc. Simply multiclassing as a Ftr/Wiz wouldn't quite get you what this PrC provides, so it has done its job, IMO.Don't get me wrong- I like the idea of Prestige Classes. I think they're a great way of a) specializing your character, and b) providing unique organizations and things in a campaign world. I just don't like how a lot of them seem to have been created. Anyone else notice/bothered by this? Or is it just me?</blockquote>

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