Prestige Classes

As you may know, the world of Natuk, Tower of Darkness, and Pirates of the Western Sea is the same world (Nym) that I use in my D&D campaigns. This world has been around since the late 80s, and has been used for 1st edition AD&D, 2nd edition AD&D, GURPS, and most recently, 3rd edition D&D.

In this newest version of D&D, there are "prestige classes", more specialized classes that can be multiclassed into, generally when a character hits mid-level (5th to 9th level or so). I use the prestige classes from the DMG as well as the ones that have been appearing in Dragon magazine. In addition, because of my fondness and nostalgia for 1st edition AD&D, I use the Acrobat class (by Beau Yarbrough, based on 1st edition thief-acrobats) and created the Strider class (based on 1st edition rangers).

Most of the prestige classes I use are "generic" sorts, contrary to the DMG's advice that they should be tied to organizations in the campaign world. My problem has been that I have been using these organizations for years without the benefit of prestige classes, so it will take me a while to get used to that concept. In any case, I present for your enjoyment three "generic" classes -- Archers, Beastmasters, and Striders, as well as a link to the Acrobat class:

acrobat.rtf: not by me, but I use it anyway. External link.
archer.rtf: highly specialized arrow-slinger, non-magical (unlike the Arcane Archer)
beastmaster.rtf: Tarzan says "heel!"
strider.rtf: a recreation of 1st edition rangers

Feel free to use these classes in your own campaigns, but please leave my name on them unless you decide they need to be revised or something.