#8: Special Abilities I: The Basics

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Summary:

Why different special abilities work best for certain prestige classes.

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[C.W.Richeson]

I really enjoyed this one, Ruben. I carefully read every prestige class I encountered for years, but I never stopped to think why different special abilities were classified the way they were. Very insightful, thanks for sharing!

[Save-vs-DM]

Thanks a lot, Chris. It's rather hard to actually write about something that's more or less half innate talent or gut instinct.

[Tark]

I was honestly expecting a bit more from this. It feels like a boiled down version of what they tell you stright out fo the rule books. I hope your next article talks more about the scaling and application of the info given here.