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blackleaf108
2011-01-23, 02:13 AM
Hey homebrewers.

What is your favorite 3.5/Pathfinder Homebrew (or 3rd party) class? Please post links to where we can see it for ourselves, and note - I'm relatively new to this thing.

Also, no variants, unless they're REALLY interesting variants.

Djinn_in_Tonic
2011-01-23, 02:31 AM
I wouldn't say I have a favorite, but many of the classes in the monthly Prestige Class Creation Contest are excellent pieces of work. If you're looking for good material, I'd recommend taking a look. Things by The Vorpal Tribble, Krimm Blackleaf, and the Demented One are also usually excellent. For that matter, I consider most of my own work fairly solid, but I'm not going to be crass enough to like my own stuff. :smallbiggrin:

blackleaf108
2011-01-23, 02:41 AM
I wouldn't say I have a favorite, but many of the classes in the monthly Prestige Class Creation Contest are excellent pieces of work. If you're looking for good material, I'd recommend taking a look. Things by The Vorpal Tribble, Krimm Blackleaf, and the Demented One are also usually excellent. For that matter, I consider most of my own work fairly solid, but I'm not going to be crass enough to like my own stuff. :smallbiggrin:

Well, I more meant base classes. I have more prestige classes than you can shake one of those magic replicating spears at, thanks to all of the "Complete..." books. I'm looking at you, Drunken Master. :smallbiggrin:

lightningcat
2011-01-23, 02:50 AM
I wouldn't say I have a favorite, but many of the classes in the monthly Prestige Class Creation Contest are excellent pieces of work. If you're looking for good material, I'd recommend taking a look. Things by The Vorpal Tribble, Krimm Blackleaf, and the Demented One are also usually excellent. For that matter, I consider most of my own work fairly solid, but I'm not going to be crass enough to like my own stuff. :smallbiggrin:

I have to agree with all of your choices, plus add your work to the list.:smallwink:

As for base classes, my preferences go to the rebuilds of the various classes that had good ideas, but poor execution. Such as the ToB Swashbuckler (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=134167).

IcarusWings
2011-01-23, 05:28 AM
Anything by Fax Celestis or Realms of Chaos gets my vote.

AustontheGreat1
2011-01-23, 06:16 AM
Hmmm...do you mean base classes or prestige classes or both?

Personally, I'm not a big fan of homebrew base-classes but here are some of my favorite prestige. One by each of my favorite brewers here.

Thousand Arrow-Archer (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=76147) - This one was made by The Demented One. I've always felt that the Tome of Battle needed to give a little bit to archers, and this is one of the best classes I've seen that try to provide that.

Psychokinetic Magewright (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7887561) - Love the flavor of this class as well as the abilities. its a little strong but it is just on of my very favorites. Made by Djinn_in_Tonic

Continuum Invoker (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83309) - Made by Krimm Blackleaf. This one is awesome. I love the flavor of being able to warp space and time. I like the fusion of warlock and psionics. this class makes me wich that wizard had made a psionic warlock variant.

Battle Telepath (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=154750) - This one was made by ErrantX. While the class is a little vanilla (keep in ming that I do not believe that vanilla is necessarily a bad thing), it is very well made class that gives the character useful and powerful abilities. I've played this one personally and I really enjoyed it.

Lastly, I am a big fan of the homebrew monster classes (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=182724) in the thread started by Oslecamo. Particularly those classes made by Hyudra. I'm really looking forward to trying out his Storm Giant class.

Drynwyn
2011-01-23, 12:08 PM
My favorite is Ozodrin (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=153536&highlight=tooth+tentacle) by Owthro, though it's more recent and is still being fine tuned.

Nopraptor
2011-01-23, 12:25 PM
for me its the Magitech Templar by Person Man
that class just screams awesome

Jarrick
2011-01-23, 12:36 PM
In no particular order:

The Invoker (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=153863) This class has all but replaced wizards in my group. Though I've revised it somewhat to fit my needs.

The Connoisseur (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93577) Very cool concept, pulled off admirably well.

The Witch Doctor (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60146) Havent gotten to play one yet, but I intend to. Another well-done class.

The Skinwalker (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=173480) Realms of Chaos. Need I say more? Haven't tested it yet because its pretty involved, but I definately like the concept.

The Vampire (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=173561) Honestly, the best way I've discovered for PCs to play vampires easily.

Plus I second the Ozodrin.

flabort
2011-01-23, 01:59 PM
Arguably the most... variable of all the classes, ever, I would like to point out MY favorite, the Evolutionist (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=112349), by Draken.
It gets even more varied when you introduce the class feats, like Devolutionist.

I know there are some people who feal it is easily broken (*cough*sonofzeal*cough*), but you really have to focus to do that.

Kuprin
2011-01-23, 02:14 PM
Definitely the Fighter (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140278) from this thread. Very well done.

radmelon
2011-01-23, 02:26 PM
The Fearnaught (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=147840)and the Engineer (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=114229&)are among my favorites.

blackjack217
2011-01-23, 05:15 PM
The blessed soul (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=174220l) is my favorite because I made it. (yes this is a blatant plug)

Cheesy74
2011-01-23, 06:53 PM
The Projector in my sig has a special place in my list, mostly due to being my first and best effort at class homebrew. As for others...

Krimm Blackleaf's Warforged Armorlord (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=99062) is a fantastic PrC for warforged, and turned out to be exactly what I was looking for for a character I'm playing.

I love the work of The Demented One and Djinn in Tonic, as previous posters have echoed. And, honestly, any class on the boards that isn't clearly broken and is spelling- and grammar-checked properly is usually worth a go.

Krimm_Blackleaf
2011-01-24, 05:08 PM
The Psycarnate (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=7147056&postcount=8) has been something I loved since I saw it. I have always wanted to play one.

Dead_Jester
2011-01-24, 05:33 PM
I'd say DragoonWraith's stuff (before he got banned...) was pretty good, especially the Midnight Occultist (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=157493&highlight=Midnight+Occultist), but I don't know if it ever got finished.

Apart from that, Krimm, The Demented One, Djinn and Realm of Chaos also made great things.

umbrapolaris
2011-01-26, 08:20 AM
my base class actually : netherese arcanist

some will says it is unblanced even broken, but i use it with some modification to fit with ad&d 2E class ( 45 lv, more spell points) in a high powered magic campaign.

http://dicefreaks.superforums.org/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=356&hilit=arcanist+base+class