This is a list of prestige classes in the 3rd edition of the Dungeons and Dragons role-playing game. Prestige classes were introduced in third edition as a further means of individualizing a character. This list includes content for both the original 3rd edition and the 3.5 revision.
Contents
- Dungeon Masters Guide
- Book of Vile Darkness
- Defenders of the Faith
- Deities and Demigods
- Epic Level Handbook
- Fiend Folio
- Manual of the Planes
- Masters of the Wild
- Psionics Handbook
- Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil
- Savage Species
- Song and Silence
- Sword and Fist
- Tome and Blood
- Book of Exalted Deeds
- Cityscape
- Complete Adventurer
- Complete Arcane
- Complete Champion
- Complete Divine
- Complete Mage
- Complete Psionic
- Complete Scoundrel
- Complete Warrior
- Draconomicon
- Dragon Magic
- Drow of the Underdark
- Dungeonscape
- Expanded Psionics Handbook
- Expedition to Castle Ravenloft
- Expedition to the Demonweb Pits
- Fiendish Codex II
- Frostburn
- Ghostwalk
- Heroes of Battle
- Heroes of Horror
- Libris Mortis
- Lords of Madness
- Magic of Incarnum
- Miniatures Handbook
- Planar Handbook
- Races of Destiny
- Races of Stone
- Races of the Dragon
- Races of the Wild
- Sandstorm
- Shattered Gates of Slaughtergarde
- Stormwrack
- Tome of Battle
- Tome of Magic
- Weapons of Legacy
- Prestige Classes in NWN 2
- Dragon magazine
- References
Nearly every official supplement source book and most issues of Dragon magazine introduced new prestige classes. This list does not include prestige classes from third-party material offered under the d20 System or the Open Game License. It also does not include prestige classes in video games based on Dungeons & Dragons, such as the Neverwinter Nights series.
Some prestige classes, such as the Bladesinger, Ur-Priest, and the Purple Dragon Knight, are printed in multiple sources. Sometimes there are slight revisions between these reprints, while others are exact duplications. As a result, there are fewer total prestige classes than the sum of those appearing in each source.
Dungeon Master's Guide
The prestige classes in the Dungeon Master's Guide were the first (and, to date, the only) prestige classes considered part of the core rules for the game. The 3rd edition Dungeon Master's Guide contained six original prestige classes; the 3.5 revision included these six, and added ten more.
The Red Wizard prestige class was adapted from Forgotten Realms campaign-specific material. Because of its origins in Forgotten Realms, the Red Wizard is the only prestige class to appear in the Dungeon Master's Guide but not in the System Reference Document (SRD).
Book of Vile Darkness
Book of Vile Darkness includes 18 prestige classes.
Defenders of the Faith
Defenders of the Faith includes 14 prestige classes.
Deities and Demigods
Deities and Demigods includes 3 prestige classes.
Epic Level Handbook
Epic Level Handbook includes 9 prestige classes. As appropriate for the book's content, these classes have entrance requirements that limit them to characters above level 20. It also includes rules for continuing certain other prestige classes beyond their ten-level limits using the epic level rules. Unlike prestige classes from almost all other supplemental source books, these nine classes have been included in the SRD with the addition of the rules for epic levels. The SRD also includes epic levels for the Dungeon Master's Guide prestige classes (except the Red Wizard), including those in the 3.5 Dungeon Master's Guide, released after the Epic Level Handbook.
Fiend Folio
Fiend Folio includes 3 prestige classes.
Manual of the Planes
Manual of the Planes includes 4 prestige classes.
Masters of the Wild
Masters of the Wild includes 20 prestige classes.
Psionics Handbook
Psionics Handbook includes 4 prestige classes.
Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil
The module Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil includes one prestige class.
Savage Species
Savage Species includes 10 prestige classes.
Song and Silence
Song and Silence includes 10 prestige classes.
Sword and Fist
Sword and Fist includes 19 prestige classes.
Tome and Blood
Tome and Blood includes 15 prestige classes.
Book of Exalted Deeds
Book of Exalted Deeds includes 22 prestige classes.
Cityscape
Cityscape includes 3 prestige classes
Complete Adventurer
Complete Adventurer includes 26 prestige classes.
Complete Arcane
Complete Arcane includes 19 prestige classes.
Complete Champion
Complete Champion includes 11 prestige classes.
Complete Divine
Complete Divine includes 24 prestige classes.
Complete Mage
Complete Mage includes 11 prestige classes.
Complete Psionic
Complete Psionic includes 8 prestige classes.
Complete Scoundrel
Complete Scoundrel includes 13 prestige classes.
Complete Warrior
Complete Warrior includes 36 prestige classes.
Draconomicon
Draconomicon includes 17 prestige classes.
D=Prestige class for Dragontype Only (true dragons, landwyrms, elemental drakes, half dragons and draconic). TD=Prestige class for true Dragon only
Dragon Magic
Dragon Magic includes 7 prestige classes.
Drow of the Underdark
Drow of the Underdark includes 7 prestige classes.
Dungeonscape
Dungeonscape includes 3 prestige classes.
Expanded Psionics Handbook
Expanded Psionics Handbook includes 9 prestige classes. Three of the four prestige classes from the 3.0 Psionics Handbook were revised as prestige classes in this book. The fourth was adapted as the Soulknife base class. Unlike prestige classes from almost all other supplemental source books, these nine classes have been included in the SRD with the addition of the rules for psionics.
Expedition to Castle Ravenloft
The module Expedition to Castle Ravenloft includes 1 prestige class.
Expedition to the Demonweb Pits
The Expedition to the Demonweb Pits "super-adventure" includes 2 prestige classes.
Fiendish Codex II
Fiendish Codex II includes 4 prestige classes.
Frostburn
Frostburn includes 10 prestige classes.
Ghostwalk
Ghostwalk includes 4 prestige classes.
Heroes of Battle
Heroes of Battle includes 4 prestige classes.
Heroes of Horror
Heroes of Horror includes 6 prestige classes.
Libris Mortis
Libris Mortis includes 11 prestige classes.
Lords of Madness
Lords of Madness features 8 prestige classes.
Magic of Incarnum
Magic of Incarnum features 10 prestige classes.
Miniatures Handbook
Miniatures Handbook includes 7 prestige classes.
Planar Handbook
Planar Handbook includes 9 prestige classes.
Races of Destiny
Races of Destiny includes 7 prestige classes.
Races of Stone
Races of Stone includes 15 prestige classes.
Races of the Dragon
Races of the Dragon includes 5 prestige classes.
Races of the Wild
Races of the Wild includes 8 prestige classes.
Sandstorm
Sandstorm includes 6 prestige classes.
Shattered Gates of Slaughtergarde
The Shattered Gates of Slaughtergarde adventure contains 4 prestige classes.
Stormwrack
Stormwrack includes 7 prestige classes.
Tome of Battle
Tome of Battle: The Book of Nine Swords includes 8 prestige classes.
Tome of Magic
Tome of Magic includes 15 prestige classes.
Weapons of Legacy
Weapons of Legacy includes one prestige class.
Prestige Classes in NWN 2
Dragon magazine
Dragon magazine has published over 200 prestige classes. Many of these prestige classes were reprinted in sourcebooks later.