Most Overrated PrCs

[EjoThims]

If all they're fixated on is the Thousand Cuts, then yeah, considering you can do that once or more per round with the right build in ToB.  Dervish Dance is where it's at for damage, though.

Dervish Dance sucks unless you also have Skirmish and it caps your attacks based on your speed.

However, Thousand Cuts is a great cherry pick for Illithid Savants, especially coupled with ToB builds.

[KellKheraptis]

If all they're fixated on is the Thousand Cuts, then yeah, considering you can do that once or more per round with the right build in ToB.  Dervish Dance is where it's at for damage, though.

Dervish Dance sucks unless you also have Skirmish and it caps your attacks based on your speed.

However, Thousand Cuts is a great cherry pick for Illithid Savants, especially coupled with ToB builds.

If built into epic or using a means of getting (I believe it's a 4th level spell) persistent unfettered heroism, Thousand Cuts is bad ass, as you can use it constantly and be a living lawn mower.

[wotmaniac]

The other option is Radiant Servant of Pelor.  Yeah, you don't lose anything but a few hitpoints, and that's fine, and it's a solid choice... but what you gain is the ability to use in combat cures a little better.  Since when have in combat cures been something worth cheering about?  By the time your ability to cast really awesome cures comes around, you've already got Heal.

ZOMG YOU ARE SO RIGHT

I have been saying this for quite a while now. Everytime its a "I need ultimate healor build" thread and someone mentions that stupid class. IT DOESN'T WORK LIKE EVERYONE THINKS IT DOES [/rant]

undead will simply cease to exist in your presence (and that's without using any turn attempts)

Turns are cheap.

BBEGs should be turn-immune. And you still have to freaking make the check. Your better off rebuking and I have the build to prove it 

empowered + maximized mass cure x (or mass heal) versus undead?  Or even an empowered heal vs. the BBEG?  oh, and those metamagics are for free.  Add in domain spontaneity, and you're getting the free metamagics spontaneously.  Leaving all of your turn attempts for other niftiness.  And Glory domain is pretty cool, too.
I really think this is a matter of differences in play experiences.

RSoP isn't the best, but it is pretty much cleric+.  I've only seen it recommended for people who don't want to change their playstyle.

Wait a minute -- taking one of the best classes in the game (arguably seconded only to the wizard; and even then ....) and cranking it up to 11 without losing anything (and without any real sacrifice), and you're giving it a "meh"?    um, okay.

[KellKheraptis]

RSoP might be Cleric+, but it's not turning it up to 11.  That's the Dweomerkeeper.  And even then, the two classes that are most often uttered in succession with DK are WAY above it, and those are the Incantatrix and Planar Shepherd.

[The_Mad_Linguist]

RSoP isn't the best, but it is pretty much cleric+.  I've only seen it recommended for people who don't want to change their playstyle.

Wait a minute -- taking one of the best classes in the game (arguably seconded only to the wizard; and even then ....) and cranking it up to 11 without losing anything (and without any real sacrifice), and you're giving it a "meh"?    um, okay.

I said it wasn't the best.  I didn't say it wasn't good.

[RobbyPants]

RSoP isn't the best, but it is pretty much cleric+.  I've only seen it recommended for people who don't want to change their playstyle.

That's what Church Inquisitor is for.

Church Inquisitor = free cleric PrC at level 4.  Warning: some alignment restrictions apply.  Void where prohibited.

[Endarire]

Just be a Hood and do ludicrous damage without losing control of your character.  (DM's vengeance of using dominate person on you to kill the party excluded.)

[Anklebite]

Just be a Hood and do ludicrous damage without losing control of your character.  (DM's vengeance of using dominate person on you to kill the party excluded.)

Hood

Hood

Hood

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 every    single frickin'  thread 

[Sinfire Titan]

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 every    single frickin'  thread 

Oh come now, he just likes his little creation. I take pride in my favorite things too (Incarnum, my prestige classes and base classes, etc).

[KellKheraptis]

Just be a Hood and do ludicrous damage without losing control of your character.  (DM's vengeance of using dominate person on you to kill the party excluded.)

Hood

Hood

Hood

.....
 
 every    single frickin'  thread 

Besides Anklebite, Hood's can actually see the table.  If we pimped our CL Spellthief Monsters, we'd get sued by players who got their teeth kicked in by avenging DM smites

[Anklebite]

Besides Anklebite, Hood's can actually see the table.  If we pimped our CL Spellthief Monsters, we'd get sued by players who got their teeth kicked in by avenging DM smites

then shouldn't he just make that his sig? I swear, he has that link permanently on his clipboard. It's a great build and all, but I don't think there is anyone left who doesn't know of it.

[The_Mad_Linguist]

Speaking of Hood, it really would be better with levels in the Ghost Savage Progressoin. 

[PhaedrusXY]

Speaking of Hood, it really would be better with levels in the Ghost Savage Progressoin. 

[Anklebite]

Speaking of Hood, it really would be better with levels in the Ghost Savage Progressoin. 

well played.

[KellKheraptis]

Speaking of Hood, it really would be better with levels in the Ghost Savage Progressoin. 

Also Speaking of Hood, Endarire, you need to PM me about color coding on BG and the Hood guide

[Agita]

It would be even better with rebuilding cheese.

[Anklebite]

it also needs launch bolt! twinned eschew materials gargantuan bolts, of course.

[bearsarebrown]

it also needs launch bolt! reached chained twinned eschew materials gargantuan bolts, of course.

[Anklebite]

reached

of course! how come I never thought about making the enemy crossbow men's quivers snipe them in the back? ingenious!

[Negative Zero]

Make that ocular! Shoot eyelasers that make people's crossbows shoot them in the back using more bolts than were in the crossbow!