Census Count: How many different prestige classes are there?

[Scalenex]

I only have SRD books myself, but everytime character concepts are discussed, someone brings up a prestige class. It seems like there are three or four prestige classes for any combination of two basic classes you can come up with, and two or three per each single classed. I'm just curious to how many there are not counting homebrew, no need for quasi-smart alec summaries.

DMG
1-Arcane Archer: The much maligned magic arrow thrower
2-Arcane Trickster: Excellent synergy from Rogue/Arcane caster combos
3-Archmage: For those who playing a high level wizard/sorcerer isn't enough
4-Assassin: Evil stealthy killers
5-Blackguard: the new version of the anti-paladin
6-Dragon Disciple: Give your sorcerer some teeth (literally)
7-Duelist: Swashbuckler light armor warrior, excellent for fighter/rogues
8-Dwarven Defender: Dwarven paradoxes, they get dodge bonuses and bonuses at holding their position simultaneously
9-Eldritch Knight: Quintisential Fighter/Mage
10-Heirphant: For those who playing a high level cleric/druid isn't enough
11-Horizon Walker: Explorer, particularly suited for rangers
12-Loremaster: Give your spellcaster some new abilities without harming your basic spell progression
13-Mystic Theurge: If there is a better class for dual spell casters, I'd like to see it
14-Shadow Dancer: Give your stealthy character some flair!
15-Thaumaturge: If you every wanted to base a character around the Planar ally spells this is the one for you!

[Matthew]

Check out the Wizards Site. It has a compiled index for this sort of thing.

[Zherog]

Consolidated List (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/lists/prc)

There's 782 there. That, of course, does not take into account the hundreds that have appeared in 3rd party products...

[the_tick_rules]

we need more lol.

[RTGoodman]

Consolidated List (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/lists/prc)

There's 782 there. That, of course, does not take into account the hundreds that have appeared in 3rd party products...

I was really impressed there for a minute, because I thought you had gone through and counted each and every one. And then I scrolled to the bottom and saw that it very clearly said "782 results."

[SpiderBrigade]

Actually, some foolish courageous soul does need to count them by hand, because that list is full of duplicates, where the PrC has been published in more than one book. So the real number could be a lot smaller.

[RTGoodman]

But I'm gonna go ahead and use that age-old stand-by and say "Not it!" :smallbiggrin:

[Korias]

Actually, some foolish courageous soul does need to count them by hand, because that list is full of duplicates, where the PrC has been published in more than one book. So the real number could be a lot smaller.

Alright: I'll do it.

The Counting will commence!
20 at astral dancer
41 at blighter
65 at Citadel Elite

114 at doomdreamer
150 at elven higmage
200 at ghostwalker

250 at Illithid body tamer

300 at Mage Killer

350 at Ooze Master

400 At Sandshaper


450 at spellsword


500 At Vigilante

550 at Legendary Capitan
600 at Noctum Mancer

700 at Pragnostic Apostle
712.

Their are 712 PRCS on that list.

[Emperor Tippy]

I got 66 repeats.

For a total of 716 PrC's.

I may have missed a few so your prolly right at 712.

[Korias]

:smallconfused: You did it too?

Yeah, theirs a lot of PRCs, and a few duplicates. I think I got em all. I'm not doing a second check though. Still, four as the difference? I think its pretty close to 713.

[Viscount Einstrauss]

Wow. That's a ton.

I actually kind of like the number being that high. PR's always seemed to be like specialization for your gameplay end to match your roleplaying end.

[de-trick]

got a prestige for a humman druid

[SpiderBrigade]

got a prestige for a humman druid...there's a lot. What kind of build are you trying to do? Might be a good topic for a new thread, actually :smallwink:

[de-trick]

1st lev


str14
dex15
con9
int10
wis17
chr15


feats track, combat casting

[EvilElitest]

Me and Innis Cabel can give you all the ones on this forum
from,
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[Renx]

I'm just curious to how many there are not counting homebrew, no need for quasi-smart alec summaries.

Too many. End of story:P

[Lòkki Gallansbayne]

There's at least one WotC PrC not on that list because the Swiftblade (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/prc/20070327), which IIRC isn't in any book but only available on the Wizards site, isn't on that list. If WotC have published any other PrCs solely on the website then presumably they aren't in the list either.

Still, I knew there were a lot of prestige classes, but I never knew there were over seven hundred presitge classes. Bloody hell.

[Callix]

Then, on top of 712 canon PrC's, we have how many homebrews *on this forum alone?* I don't know how people keep coming up with new ideas... then again... so many things wrong with the game... no wonder people keep trying to find ways of fixing it.

[xKiv]

After cutting the descriptions (cut everything after the number, then the number and the sourcebook abbreviation, and trimming) and doing sort -u | wc -l:

714 unique lines
(as of 7 jul 2007 13:29 CEST)
And it took me all of 2 minutes, most of that time spent on cutting the superfluous text and logging to unix (damn secure paswords !-)

[Zherog]

Remember, too, that there's lots of prestige classes with the same name, but they were rewritten when they were converted from 3.0 to 3.5. For example, the Order of the Bow Initiate is in both Sword and Fist (3.0) and Complete Warrior (3.5). The class shares a name, but there's mechanical differences - in some cases, significant changes.

[Korias]

Then, on top of 712 canon PrC's, we have how many homebrews *on this forum alone?* I don't know how people keep coming up with new ideas... then again... so many things wrong with the game... no wonder people keep trying to find ways of fixing it.

Mainly, its the fact that a bunch of us find inspiration through material that is Copyrighted. The Pirate Lord that I made? Pirates 3. I made a Legend of Zelda PRC once. Hell, I'm making a full SYSTEM For Ragnarok Online currently.

Non Copyrighted things include A Lucky Bastard PRC, which was essentialy a dude that got huge amounts of luck bonuses and re-rolls, capping off at a 1/month Miracle, and the ability to summon a Luck Elemental (A Home Brew Monster, Which could force players to re-roll and take the lower of the rolls.)

[Closet_Skeleton]

Also, some duplicates are not duplicates. For example, 3.0 and 3.5 Exotic Weaponmaster or 3.0 and 3.5 Kensei aren't the same classes in any form despite being intended as 'updates'. Some non-duplicates are actually updates such as OA's Maho Tsukai being updated in Unearthed Arcana as Tainted Sorcerer.

[Dr._Weird]

got a prestige for a humman druid

No. There are no prestige classes in those 712 that could possibly be open to human druids.

[Korias]

No. There are no prestige classes in those 712 that could possibly be open to human druids.

Or ANY Druid, for that matter.

[bosssmiley]

n + 1

"There is prestige class of it. NO exceptions!"

[xKiv]

n + 1

"There is prestige class of it. NO exceptions!"


Is there a prestige class for exceptions?

[Scalenex]

I expected fewer than 200, The Wizard on the Coast is a very greedy person when it comes to spreading everything out amongst supplements....Since corporations are considered "persons" in many laws and contracts.

[RTGoodman]

There's at least one WotC PrC not on that list because the Swiftblade (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/prc/20070327), which IIRC isn't in any book but only available on the Wizards site, isn't on that list. If WotC have published any other PrCs solely on the website then presumably they aren't in the list either.

And I remember several of those, mostly kit conversions from previous editions. Two I could find are the Halfling Whistler (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/prc/20061121a), and the Dwarven Chanter (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/prc/20061128a), both bard PrCs.

[bosssmiley]

Is there a prestige class for exceptions?

Chameleon (the "none of the above" PrC). :smallwink:

Thought you'd managed an x/0 for a second there too.

*phew* Universe Ctrl+S-ed by an egg again. :smallcool:

[TimeWizard]

If you take a moment to think about it, there has to be one of each PrC in everygame world on the off chance one of the PC's will want to become one. 712ish different NPCs... I wonder what they're all doing with there time.

[Belkarseviltwin]

If you take a moment to think about it, there has to be one of each PrC in everygame world on the off chance one of the PC's will want to become one. 712ish different NPCs... I wonder what they're all doing with there time.

Depends what PrC they are. The Assassin is working as a hired killer. The Ur-Priest is trying to steal the power of the gods. The Peregrine Runner is carrying messages between tribes of goliaths. And the Loremaster? He's sitting in a tavern in a hooded cloak, waiting for some adventurers to turn up...