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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 5951241" data-attributes="member: 22779">Well, that's a bit of a no-brainer of course.&nbsp; Why would you have a theme that only applies to one class?&nbsp; I'd point to both kits and prestige-classes, which are the precursors to the new themes.&nbsp; There were some kits and prestige classes that were pretty universal, but, very few.&nbsp; Most applied pretty broadly though.&nbsp; A fighter PrC could be taken by any &quot;martial&quot; class and possibly the cleric as well.&nbsp; A caster PrC fit with any caster - and we'll likely have three or four of those.Going back to ninja.&nbsp; It could be a class.&nbsp; There certainly have been ninja classes in the past.&nbsp; Or, you could pare it down to a theme.&nbsp; Any class that wants to be sneaky and ninja'ish can pick it up.&nbsp; I could easily see a rogue, fighter or wizard ninja.&nbsp; All three would work differently, but, not a terribly long stretch to make any of them work.If you go the other way, and force all themes to apply to all classes, it would make themes extremely limited.&nbsp; It also means that the best way to get to some archetypes will be through multiclassing.&nbsp; Seems like a waste to me.&nbsp; So, long ramble short, themes should be broad enough to apply to as many classes as possible, but, should also be focused enough that they're not likely going to apply to all classes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 5951241, member: 22779"] Well, that's a bit of a no-brainer of course. Why would you have a theme that only applies to one class? I'd point to both kits and prestige-classes, which are the precursors to the new themes. There were some kits and prestige classes that were pretty universal, but, very few. Most applied pretty broadly though. A fighter PrC could be taken by any "martial" class and possibly the cleric as well. A caster PrC fit with any caster - and we'll likely have three or four of those. Going back to ninja. It could be a class. There certainly have been ninja classes in the past. Or, you could pare it down to a theme. Any class that wants to be sneaky and ninja'ish can pick it up. I could easily see a rogue, fighter or wizard ninja. All three would work differently, but, not a terribly long stretch to make any of them work. If you go the other way, and force all themes to apply to all classes, it would make themes extremely limited. It also means that the best way to get to some archetypes will be through multiclassing. Seems like a waste to me. So, long ramble short, themes should be broad enough to apply to as many classes as possible, but, should also be focused enough that they're not likely going to apply to all classes. [/QUOTE]

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