"Odd" Requirements [Archive] - Wizards Community

"Odd" Requirements [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Endarire
10-11-03, 11:06 PM Why do some PrCs have seemingly arbitrary alignment, race, RP, or/and sex reqs? I don't understand why Holy Liberators are only CG or True Necromancers only evil or Red Wizards not good.

-EE
Mazarick
10-11-03, 11:22 PM Sometimes a character class acts in a certain way, based on what it is they do. A true necromancer joys in his powers over the dead, and uses this power for his own ends, seeking only power, putting himself above the dead he is using.

Red Wizards are an evil organization...as Prestige Classes are supposed to be used for helping build the DM's campaign. They're supposed to be tools, in all reality, not really used for characters that often. So, with that in mind, a Red Wizard is generally an NPC...or an aspiring evil player character...no right minded good character joins the red wizard...unless you have some dazzlingly brilliant reason.

For Race...no one wants to see a halfling Bladesinger...least of all the elves.

RP should always be involved. If you're gaining levels without roleplaying, you fail to see the purpose of the game.

Sex...well, that's not generally supposed to be done, but sometimes it's the same thing as Race. Maybe the PrC is for the church of the followers of a predjudiced goddess...IE: She favors females with divine powers only.
hecate
10-11-03, 11:26 PM This is just my take, but I think it is to narrow the specturm into prescriptions. The same notion can be seen in core classes: barbarians and bards can only be non-lawful, and monks only lawful. These aspects help create a mind-set that defines the class.

This is better explained in clerics and druids. They must follow the doctrine and dogma of the divinity with which they associate. Clerics must be 'aligned' in some with their deity and druids must have an aspect of neutrality since nature does not choose sides. These aspects of thier class are the same for other classes and PrC. The lawfulness of a monk is a philosophy which is only removed from a cleric in what they describe as sacred and profane.

Well, I hope this helped out a little. :)
Mazarick
10-11-03, 11:34 PM Blah, that's what I meant by the first thing I said. Well put, hecate.
hecate
10-11-03, 11:53 PM Thank you, Mazarick. I was composing while you were posting; I think you explained yourself quite well!

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Endarire 10-11-03, 11:06 PM	Why do some PrCs have seemingly arbitrary alignment, race, RP, or/and sex reqs? I don't understand why Holy Liberators are only CG or True Necromancers only evil or Red Wizards not good. -EE
Mazarick 10-11-03, 11:22 PM	Sometimes a character class acts in a certain way, based on what it is they do. A true necromancer joys in his powers over the dead, and uses this power for his own ends, seeking only power, putting himself above the dead he is using. Red Wizards are an evil organization...as Prestige Classes are supposed to be used for helping build the DM's campaign. They're supposed to be tools, in all reality, not really used for characters that often. So, with that in mind, a Red Wizard is generally an NPC...or an aspiring evil player character...no right minded good character joins the red wizard...unless you have some dazzlingly brilliant reason. For Race...no one wants to see a halfling Bladesinger...least of all the elves. RP should always be involved. If you're gaining levels without roleplaying, you fail to see the purpose of the game. Sex...well, that's not generally supposed to be done, but sometimes it's the same thing as Race. Maybe the PrC is for the church of the followers of a predjudiced goddess...IE: She favors females with divine powers only.
hecate 10-11-03, 11:26 PM	This is just my take, but I think it is to narrow the specturm into prescriptions. The same notion can be seen in core classes: barbarians and bards can only be non-lawful, and monks only lawful. These aspects help create a mind-set that defines the class. This is better explained in clerics and druids. They must follow the doctrine and dogma of the divinity with which they associate. Clerics must be 'aligned' in some with their deity and druids must have an aspect of neutrality since nature does not choose sides. These aspects of thier class are the same for other classes and PrC. The lawfulness of a monk is a philosophy which is only removed from a cleric in what they describe as sacred and profane. Well, I hope this helped out a little. :)
Mazarick 10-11-03, 11:34 PM	Blah, that's what I meant by the first thing I said. Well put, hecate.
hecate 10-11-03, 11:53 PM	Thank you, Mazarick. I was composing while you were posting; I think you explained yourself quite well!