Prestige Classes
A character class is a fundamental part of the identity and nature of characters in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. A character's capabilities, strengths, and weaknesses are largely defined by his or her chosen class; choosing a class is one of the first steps a player takes in order to create a Dungeons & Dragons player character. A well-rounded party of characters requires a variety of abilities offered by the diverse classes in the game. Dungeons & Dragons classes have generally been defined in the Player's Handbook, one of the three core rulebooks; a variety of alternate classes have also been defined in supplemental sourcebooks.
Dungeons & Dragons was the first game to introduce the usage of character classes to role-playing. Many other role-playing games have since used the idea as well.
Read more about Prestige Classes: Overview, Alternate Base Classes, Multi-classing, Prestige Classes, Paragon Paths and Epic Destinies
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