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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Skaros" data-source="post: 158139" data-attributes="member: 1401">I don't think there are many perfectly created prestige classes out there.  Some too powerful in certain or most campaigns, some underpowered.I do think that it is a bad or lazy fix to simply 86 all the ones that have issues.To me it is more interesting for the DMs to simplay adapt them to their campaigns.In fact, I think this should happen to most PrCs anyway.  Even if the DM is running a campaign in Forgotten Realms, his version of the realms will never be exactly the same as Sean K Reynolds version or Greenwoods version....so why should the specific PrCs be exactly the same.To me, PrCs, in most cases, should be about narrowing the PCs focus (specializing).First, a DM can answer the question "How does this PrC fit into my world?".  Are they specific groups (like particular druidic circles or arcane orders) that teach and work on the powers of the class?  or is it just a sort of natural progression that players can move towards without help?Then, once you know how the class fits in, you can adapt it.  Perhaps, in your campaign, an incantatrix, being a metamagic master, has even further extended metamagic powers, but doesn't obtain the full spellcasting progression......for instance.Perhaps the Elemental Savants are arcanists that are adopted or coerced to serve other-planar elemental masters of great power, and are rewarded with elemental powers for servitude, making the class difficult to take without significant roleplaying trade-offs.To me, narrowing the focus of classes by increasing the powers related to the flavor of the class, while limiting the broader powers available to single classed characters, is a good way to encourage use of PrCs for roleplaying.Plus, it doesn't limit what classes are available based on whether they are balanced.  Players expect them to be adapted to the campaign anyway.Just some thoughts,Skaros</blockquote>

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