Comments on: Prestige Class Balance http://www.d20source.com/2007/01/prestige-class-balance A blog for all fans of Dungeons & Dragons. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:00:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mifune http://www.d20source.com/2007/01/prestige-class-balance/comment-page-1#comment-33346 Mifune Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:33:30 +0000 http://d20.jonnydigital.com/2007/01/prestige-class-balance#comment-33346 Have to disagree with the last speaker here. The Libris Mortis Necromancer is way to weak. Perhaps not when you have finished the 10 lvls, but you take the spell lvl hits too early in your career as a necro. Have to disagree with the last speaker here. The Libris Mortis Necromancer is way to weak. Perhaps not when you have finished the 10 lvls, but you take the spell lvl hits too early in your career as a necro.

]]> By: Ben http://www.d20source.com/2007/01/prestige-class-balance/comment-page-1#comment-28927 Ben Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:44:36 +0000 http://d20.jonnydigital.com/2007/01/prestige-class-balance#comment-28927 I think a well developed example of how a prestige class should be is the True Necromancer from Libris Mortis. Yeah, it's breakable, I've done it, but to a player thats not a munchkin with 12 years of skill and numbers manipulation, its very well balanced. I think a well developed example of how a prestige class should be is the True Necromancer from Libris Mortis. Yeah, it’s breakable, I’ve done it, but to a player thats not a munchkin with 12 years of skill and numbers manipulation, its very well balanced.

]]> By: Ry Schwark http://www.d20source.com/2007/01/prestige-class-balance/comment-page-1#comment-20820 Ry Schwark Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:23:00 +0000 http://d20.jonnydigital.com/2007/01/prestige-class-balance#comment-20820 I think the issue with prestige classes is that some base classes have more things than others. If you're a sorcerer any prestige class is an upgrade because you're getting nothing other than casting progression and minor buffs for your familiar out of the class. This isn't true of other classes, say the monk or the druid. So this disparity between the base "goodies" of each class breaks the idea that a PrC is a way to specialize, not to get more power. For classes with things to sacrifice, that's true. For classes with nothing, it isn't. What Sorcerer wouldn't want to enter a prestige class as soon as possible? Conversely, how often does a monk want to sacrifice all his coming goodies for something else? I think the issue with prestige classes is that some base classes have more things than others. If you’re a sorcerer any prestige class is an upgrade because you’re getting nothing other than casting progression and minor buffs for your familiar out of the class. This isn’t true of other classes, say the monk or the druid.

So this disparity between the base “goodies” of each class breaks the idea that a PrC is a way to specialize, not to get more power. For classes with things to sacrifice, that’s true. For classes with nothing, it isn’t.

What Sorcerer wouldn’t want to enter a prestige class as soon as possible? Conversely, how often does a monk want to sacrifice all his coming goodies for something else?

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