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Zorcon 09-03-06, 11:23 PM	I have been developing, for lack of a better term, a rating system for the plethora of classes and presige classes. My goal is to create something similar to a consumer reports chart for all classes, with "major" class features as the catagories. I am thinking of a simple 3-tier rating system (○ = No ability/Poor; ● = Limited or similar ability/Average; ◙ = Full Ability/Good). Here's an example of three PrC's from the DMG, with BAB, Arcane magic, and Stealth as the catagories: ....................BAB...AM...STH Assassin...........●......●.....◙ Black Guard......◙......○.....○ Red Wizard........○.....◙.....○ The Final project would be in an excel format, with the ability to sort and filter by catagory. For example, you could filter out all but the "◙" BAB, and then sort the list by the Stealth column. Following is the list of catagories I plan to include. But I am looking for some input as to possible additions or subtractions to the list. I have basically limited the list to abilities that are used by the core classes, but if there is a common ability that spans many PrC that I am not thinking of, I would consider adding it. Also please note, that the list is basically maxed out to fit on one screen. I might be able to add 1 more catagory, but will probably have to remove a catagory to ad a new one. BAB FOR REF WIL Arcane Divine Psionic Favored Enemy Music (Bardic) Rage Smite Sneak Attack Stealth (hide & move silent) Turning Unarmed Attack Wild Shape I also have the following catagories, but will not be using the above mentioned rating system (what will appear in the catagory): Minimum entry level, typically skill or BAB based (a #) Levels of progression (a #) HD (a #) Specific Pre-req, typically racial, gender, rare encounter or quest, etc (yes/no) Best suited for an evil campaign (yes/no)
Toptomcat 09-03-06, 11:25 PM	Bonus feat progressions should probably also be a category... In the end, trying to quantize something as complicated as this is an exercise in futility. Qualitative comparisons are much more informative and useful.