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<blockquote data-quote="Patryn of Elvenshae" data-source="post: 5517992" data-attributes="member: 23094"><p>That's great in theory, however I find that it only tangentially applies to many, many PrCs.</p><p></p><p>Yes, becoming a Knight of the Whatever and taking levels in their associate PrC fits the sort of mold you prefer. Sometimes. The Red Wizard PrC also fits in here, as well as the Assassin PrC, since they largely fit the mold of "This is the sort of special training offered only by certain groups."</p><p></p><p>Take, on the other hand, the Eldritch Knight PrC. Why does my character need to find a secretive order to, essentially, learn to do what I'm already doing, more effectively? I'm already playing some form of Fighter / Mage - the PrC just lets me do it in a single class (and, perhaps more importantly, suck less while doing so).</p><p></p><p>Or, perhaps, the Thief-Acrobat PrC, which says, "You've been investing all your skill points in ways to mundanely-but-expertly move around the battlespace; this PrC is exactly that, only moreso." Again, the requirement to "find an in-game group to teach you these skills" seems a little thin, since my character has been self-teaching himself Tumbling, et al., for 5 or 6 levels now.</p><p></p><p>If there weren't any "Math Fix" or "Specialization in Something You're Already Doing" PrCs, I might agree that the original rationale could be more broadly applied. There are, though, so I don't agree.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Patryn of Elvenshae, post: 5517992, member: 23094"] That's great in theory, however I find that it only tangentially applies to many, many PrCs. Yes, becoming a Knight of the Whatever and taking levels in their associate PrC fits the sort of mold you prefer. Sometimes. The Red Wizard PrC also fits in here, as well as the Assassin PrC, since they largely fit the mold of "This is the sort of special training offered only by certain groups." Take, on the other hand, the Eldritch Knight PrC. Why does my character need to find a secretive order to, essentially, learn to do what I'm already doing, more effectively? I'm already playing some form of Fighter / Mage - the PrC just lets me do it in a single class (and, perhaps more importantly, suck less while doing so). Or, perhaps, the Thief-Acrobat PrC, which says, "You've been investing all your skill points in ways to mundanely-but-expertly move around the battlespace; this PrC is exactly that, only moreso." Again, the requirement to "find an in-game group to teach you these skills" seems a little thin, since my character has been self-teaching himself Tumbling, et al., for 5 or 6 levels now. If there weren't any "Math Fix" or "Specialization in Something You're Already Doing" PrCs, I might agree that the original rationale could be more broadly applied. There are, though, so I don't agree. [/QUOTE]
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