First Power Attack, now its compliment, Expertise.
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I’d like to take a look at the ways one can be enticed into a prestige class. For the purposes of this work, I’ll just be using the “core rules” of 3rd edition: the PHB, the DMG, and the Monster Manual. All else being equal, a prestige class should allow a character to more deeply explore an aspect of his class.

Toward this end, I will examine two extremely flexible classes, the Fighter and Rogue, as well as a sampling of prestige classes that work well with these.

Starting with the Fighter, I’ll break down the fighter feats into highly-compatible units that I’ll call paths. First, the Power Attack path.
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