Question about Prestige Classes


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A quick and easy one I'm sure.

Several prestige classes have BAB requirments. For example +7 in the case of Stalwart Defender. Does this mean that, for example as a cleric I have to wait until level 10 (BAB 7/2) to be able to become a Stalwart Defender or am I capable of it at 8 (BAB 6/1).

At what point to I meet the prerequisites of prestige classes, when my total BAB is +7 or when I have a single attack at +7?

Please if you can cite refrences as I'd very much like to read up on it :)

EDIT: For spelling

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Obeliske wrote:

A quick and easy one I'm sure.

Several prestige classes have BAB requirments. For example +7 in the case of Stalwart Defender. Does this mean that, for example as a cleric I have to wait until level 10 (BAB 7/2) to be able to become a Stalwart Defender or am I capable of it at 8 (BAB 6/1).

At what point to I meet the prerequisites of prestige classes, when my total BAB is +7 or when I have a single attack at +7?

Please if you can cite refrences as I'd very much like to read up on it :)

EDIT: For spelling

Your Base Attack Bonus is just that - the base. A level 10 cleric has a BAB of 7. The (2) is an additional attack granted when taking a full attack and is not a part of the base.

Base Attack Bonus (BAB): Each creature has a base attack bonus and it represents its skill in combat. As a character gains levels or Hit Dice, his base attack bonus improves. When a creature's base attack bonus reaches +6, +11, or +16, he receives an additional attack in combat when he takes a full-attack action (which is one type of full-round action—see Combat).

So you will have to wait until after 10th level to be a Stalwart Defender Cleric.


11th level, since you would be 10th level Cleric, and then adding a new 11th level in the PC.

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It's never been intended to be a Cleric-friendly class. There isn't much synergy between the two.


Thank you very much for the quick responses guys I was just using it as an example as I wasn't sure :)

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