AtlasSniperman |
Long, unhelpful title aside, I was wondering how you would rule characters starting at high levels(10-15) with a prestige class that requires a special condition( Such as the Mystery Cultist "Must have been spiritually awakened by the presence of a celestial being—either by being rescued from the brink of death by a willing good outsider of CR 5 or greater or by being the recipient of a beneficial spell or effect from a celestial being of CR 10 or greater.") where the special condition is written into backstory
I assume it'd be fine, but I'm curious what everyone elses stance on it would be.
Meirril |
My main concern is would it unbalance the party? As long as the character 'fits' the flavor of the campaign and party, it should be fine.
On the other hand, if it goes counter to either just explain to the player that it doesn't fit the campaign and deny the request on that basis. It is better to deny something that you think is going to cause a headache later than to wait for it to prove it won't work.
Nathanael Love |
If you're starting a game at 10-15th level and the character's desired class is "Hellknight" you should let them have it and say they did the thing with slaying a devil: otherwise you're just locking them out of ever doing it, and it gives an opportunity to play with that class you usually don't get.
(Ect, obv, just using Hellknight as an example).