Quote Originally Posted by Hirax View Post
I'm glad this is the first thing that was posted.

In general though, I hate all melee class pre reqs. Whereas so often caster prcs have 'any 1-3 metamagic feats' as a pre req, why can't non-caster prcs be afforded the same leniency? It's another way casters win on flexibility, because their prc pre reqs don't suck nearly as much. IE, instead of frenzied berserker requiring the crappy feats that it does, have it require any 2 rage feats instead of intimidating rage and destructive rage (those are the 2 right?). Skill requirements irk me for the same reason, I'd love for pre reqs to have more flexibility, it would allow for more creativity.
Initiate of the Seven Fold Veil does have the horrible prerequisites of Spell Focus (Abjuration) and Greater Spell Focus (Abjuration), the school with very, very few spells with saving throw DC, the first one not till 4th level, and for a spell having nothing to do with the theme. Spell Compendium I think offers one or two abjuration spells with saving throws below 4th level, but Initiate was published first. Prismatic Sphere is an abjuration spell with a saving throw, so they must have decided to use that as a basis, but big whoop. Those are two feats wasted for practically your entire pre-epic career.