New archetype info


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Quote:

Any alternate class feature described as altering an

existing class feature otherwise functions as that original
class feature and is considered to be that class feature for
the purpose of meeting any requirements or prerequisites,
even if that feature is renamed to fit a new theme.

Is this new ruling/clarification or has this been known already?

Silver Crusade

Please for the love of the gods and goddesses above and below let this solve all the Weapon Training situations.


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Oh well, we'll always have flurry threads.

Grand Lodge

Where is this from? I assume Ultimate Wilderness since I've never seen it brought up before?


yeah in ultimate wilderness.


Pretty sure this is new.


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A expanded citation:

Ultimate Wilderness, p. 34 wrote:

A character with an alternate class feature due to an archetype doesn’t count as having the replaced class feature for the purpose of meeting any requirements or prerequisites.

Any alternate class feature described as altering an existing class feature otherwise functions as that original class feature and is considered to be that class feature for the purpose of meeting any requirements or prerequisites, even if that feature is renamed to fit a new theme.

This seems to say that the big distinction is between replacing and altering rather than renaming versus not renaming.


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APG p72, Ultimate Combat p23 wrote:
A character who takes an alternate class feature does not count as having the class feature that was replaced when meeting any requirements or prerequisites.

So it looks like they've added the bit about abilities that are modified rather than replaced

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