Prestige?

[Harark]

I hadn't seen anything around about prestige classes(Although I don't follow that closely), has there been any word about them? I know that PFO is planned to be more skill oriented like EVE but is there going to be anything like Prestige classes? I still love my Shadowdancer and such, I was wondering how feasible it would be to build a character like that.

And to a further extent would it be possible to build say an Arcane Trickster with just base skills in PFO, such as take a few Rogue skills and some Wizard skills?

[Tigari]

I'm hoping they add Prestige-class like training. I to want to go into the path of a Shadowdancer, although mine is to assist in my Assassination career. The SD was just more fun for me to play compared to the actual "Assassin" P-class, and I did my job just as well.

[Andius]

Given we will not have all the core classes from the start I think prestige classes are a ways out, but then, so is the training level it will take to achieve most of them.

I have no doubts there will be some effective hybrids, and I wouldn't be surprised to see an "arcane tricker" type character be one.

[DeciusBrutus]

How would you put the interesting things about a prestige class into a classless system similar to one described so far?

[Tigari]

Just make them normal training, with a requirement of having training in the 2 other paths (classes)

[Drakhan Valane]

I see no reason to require 2 paths to get a prestige class.

[Tigari]

Eh, the two paths thing comes down to ones like Arcane trickers and other hybrid style P-class's. So just require the Correct training to unlock new "paths" of training.

[randomwalker]

Tigari wrote:

Just make them normal training, with a requirement of having training in the 2 other paths (classes)

Agree, it should be prestige abilities, not classes as such.

There should also be other requirements than skills (ie. alignment, deeds, faction standing). And the trainers/buildings should be hard to unlock (settlement DI's, alignment, special buildings).

Assassination has already been talked about.

[Andius]

Well all the core classes work somewhat like prestige classes now. You meet training requirements to advance, instead of gaining power from advancing.

I would assume a prestige class would just be a role that takes a bit more training before you can use it. For instance an arcane tricker might require a mix of rogue and arcane skills along the order of magnitude of a 5th level character in a core class, to reach the first level.

[Tigari]

Exactly Andius. thats the way I was thinking it. I'm just not as good at typing what I'm thinking :D

[Aeioun Plainsweed]

So slotting only certain core class skills(or what ever they are called), for example only ranger skills, gives you a some kind of bonus to that role, but how about prestige classes?

[Nihimon]

If something like Prestige Classes are put into the game, I would expect them to be a special Skill Branch that simply has high Prerequisites in the component Role Skills.

It seems like it would certainly be possible to create Prestige Class Dedication Bonuses, too.

Although I very much enjoyed the process of rolling up a Wizard and a Paladin in PFRPG - I really love the Alternate Class Features - I don't have nearly enough experience to brainstorm actual Dedication Bonuses or Prerequisites.

[Aeioun Plainsweed]

The good thing is that GW isn't gonna run out of stuff to add to character generation anytime soon. :P