3.5E - Complete Warrior core classes. convince me.

[nodwyck]

Why did they have to mess around with core stuff? I cant see any reasoning behind the "new core classes" - if they are core, why didn't they put them in the core books?
There's pretty much nothing new in them (although I have waited more than 10 years for something like the Hexblade - to use a Rolemaster term, a semi-spell-user with arcane spell progression similar to paladin's or ranger's), certainly nothing that wouldn't fit in a prestige class.
The the only reasons behind this in my opinion are: they make the book thicker, and show how a core class could be created, but isn't this why the prestiges are there?

[AtlanteanAscendant]

RPG Rule Zero; All rules are optional.

Remember, even the core classes of DnD can be singled out and not added in and they are not the end all be all of classes which can be played levels 1 - 20. Though if you disallow Wizards and Clerics, youd better have a damn good reason why monsters that can only be hurt or killed by the spells and powers of clerics and wizards are the same CR they were before you outlawed those classes.

And prestige classes are more like specializations, these core classes can be seen in the same way, only they have 20 levels of dedication instead of 3, 5, or 10. Yes, you could use these three as examples of how to make a new core class, but do they really detract anything from the other classes? the Swashbuckler alone i think adds a somewhat unqiue feel to some campaigns.

In all, i like the Complete Warrior book and hope that the Complete Wizard/Mage book is just as good.