Novice Feats

Feats allow characters to further develop themselves. Feats are a pool of new abilities, improvements, and rule tweaks that are accessible to all characters, allowing them to step beyond the restrictions of their class.

General Feats

Feat Name	Cost	Prerequisites	Benefits
Brawler	4	None	Unarmed attacks do 1d8+str sublethal and get a +1 to attack
— Improved Brawler	4	Brawler	Unarmed attacks do 1d10+str sublethal and get a further +1 to attack
Cloak and Dagger	4	+2 CA, Simple Shield Proficiency	An additional +1 to AC from using a cloak as a shield, when wielding a finesse weapon and wearing only light armor
— Cloak Snatch	4	+4 CA	Arrow deflection DC with a cloak is reduced by 5
— Cloak Mastery	2	+4 CA	Cloak may now apply 1 point of its AC bonus against non-finessable weapons.
Combat Awareness	4	+4 CA, 7 Wis	Can mark an additional opponent for countering
— Manycounter	6	+10 CA, 9 Wis Combat Awareness	No limit to marking opponents for countering
Combat Reflexes	4	+2 CA	Attacks made off-turn cost 1 less AP
Dodge	4	Dex 7	Gain a +1 to defense against faced character
— All-around Dodge	4	Dodge, Dex 8, Wis 7	The bonus gained from dodge now applies to opponents in all adjacent hexes.
— Improved Dodge	4	Dodge, Dex 8, Wis 8	Dodge bonus increased to +2 in all spaces against which no facing penalty is taken.
— Split Focus	6	Dodge, +6 CA, Wis 8	Choose 1 additional space to take no facing penalty, total of two
—— Improved Split Focus	6	Split Focus	Choose an additional space to take no facing penalty, total of three
—— Split Shieldwork	6	Split Focus, Simple Shield Proficiency	One of the areas chosen to take no penalty gains your shield bonus to AC as well, if any.
Ground Movement	2	None	Movement when prone costs twice normal instead of four times.
— Groundfighting	2	+2 CA, Ground Movement	The character gains bonuses to fighting while prone
Hack and Slash	2	+2 CA, proficiency in at least 10 weapons	Character may choose to deal less damage in exchange for having melee slashing weapons deal piercing or piercing weapons deal slashing.
Improved Counter	4	+6 CA, 7 Dex	Allows a Counter Bonus of up to +10
— Greater Counter	4	+11 CA, Improved Counter	Allows a Counter Bonus of up to +15
—— Perfect Counter	4	+16 CA, Greater Counter	No limit to how high a Counter Bonus can go
— Overcounter	4	Improved Counter	Counter attacks that have a higher value than defender's defense
Improved Grab	4	None	+2 on touch attack for Grab, grabbing doesn't make you open
— Improved Trip	4	+4 CA, Improved Grab	+4 on strength check to Trip, tripping doesn't make you open
—— Throw	4	Improved Trip	Tripped opponent is shifted 5 feet, takes 1d6 damage.
—— Take Down	2	Improved Trip, Improved Grapple	A trip check that beats the opponent by 5 or more ends in an automatic pin.
— Improved Disarm	4	+4 CA, Improved Grab	+2 on check to Disarm and can't be counter-disarmed
— Improved Grapple	4	7 Dex, Improved Grab	+4 on all Grapple checks, +4 to AC vs outside attackers while grappling
—— Greater Grapple	4	8 Dex, 8 Str Improved Grab, Improved Grapple	Further +4 to all Grapple checks
—— Defensive Grapple	4	Improved Grab, Improved Grapple	Retain Dex to AC while grappling, can make grappled opponents take attacks directed at you
Improved Initiative	2	None	+2 on all Initiative checks. May be taken as many times as you want, but after the second time the price increases to 4.
Improved Unarmed Strike	4	None	Strikes when unarmed count as armed and deal normal damage
— Improved Unarmed Disarm	4	Improved Unarmed Strike, Improved Disarm	Disarming while unarmed doesn't present an opening
Improved Shield Use	4	+2 CA, proficiency with at least one shield	+1 to all shield checks, no need for BDB to use shield
— Shield Defense	4	+4 CA, Improved Shield Use	Making a shield check to block a ranged attack costs 1 AP
— Shield Other	4	8 Dex, Improved Shield Use	Transfer some benefits of your shield to a character directly behind you.
Point Blank Shot	4	+2 CA, proficient in a ranged-only weapon	+1 to attack with ranged weapons within 30 feet, small other bonuses
— Far Shot	4	Point Blank Shot	1 more range increment for projectile weapons, doubled range increment for thrown weapons
— Precise Shot	4	Point Blank Shot	No penalty for firing into combat.
— Manyshot	6	+8 CA, Point Blank Shot	Fire multiple arrows with one attack
—— Spread shot	6	+16 CA, Manyshot	Arrows fired with Manyshot can strike separate targets
Poison Use	4	Uses Poison (GM's discretion)	+1 to saves vs poison, no longer risks poisoning self when applying poison
— Poison Immunity	4	Poison use, con 7	The character becomes immune to one type of poison
Precise Strike	6	+4 CA	Increases Attack value overflow damage to 1/2 of the difference
— Improved Precise Strike	6	+10 CA, Precise Strike	Increases Attack value overflow damage to 3/4 of the difference
—— Greater Precise Strike	6	+18 CA, Improved Precise Strike	Increases Attack value overflow damage to the full difference
— Bleeding Strike	4	Precise Strike	Sacrifice 5 points of overflow damage for 1 point of Bleeding Damage
—— Hampering Strike	4	Bleeding Strike, Improved Precise Strike	Sacrifice 5 points of overflow damage to slow or cripple opponent
——— Crippling Strike	6	Hampering Strike, Greater Precise Strike	Sacrifice 5 points of overflow damage for 1 point of Strength damage
——— Nerve Strike	6	Hampering Strike, Greater Precise Strike	Sacrifice 5 points of overflow damage for 1 point of Dexterity damage
Quick Draw	4	7 Dex	No AP cost to draw an item
Rapid Reload	4	Proficiency in weapon chosen	No or reduced AP cost to reload a class of ranged weapons.
Two Weapon Fighting	4	+2 CA	Reduces the penalties of fighting with two weapons by -2/-2
— Two Weapon Defense	4	8 Dex, Two Weapon Fighting	+2 shield bonus to AC when wielding two weapons or a double weapon.
Weapon Finesse	4	7 Dex	Use Dexterity instead of Strength for attack rolls with some weapons
Weapon Focus	4	+2 CA, proficient with selected weapon	+1 on all attacks with a selected type of weapon
—Style Focus	4	Weapon Focus with selected weapon, +4 CA, proficient with all selected weapons/equipment	+1 on all attacks with a selected combination of weapons
——Greater Style Focus	6	Weapon Focus with selected weapon, Style Focus with selected grouping, +6 CA, proficient with all selected weapons/equipment	Another +1 on all attacks with a selected combination of weapons, and further bonuses
—Weapon Devotion	6	Weapon Focus with selected weapon, +2 CA, proficient with selected weapon	+1 on all attacks and further bonuses with a single, specific weapon
——Greater Weapon Devotion	6	Weapon Focus and Weapon Devotion with selected weapon, +4 CA, proficient with selected weapon	Increases bonuses gained by Weapon Devotion

Proficiency Tree

Proficiencies cost half at first level (minimum 1). Some of them also have other rules about being taken at first level. See the entries for these rules.

Feat Name	Cost	Prerequisites	Benefits
Light Armor Proficiency	2	None	Gain proficiency with all light armor
—Heavy Armor Proficiency	2	Light Armor Proficiency	Gain proficiency with all heavy armor
——War Armor Proficiency	4	Heavy Armor Proficiency	Gain proficiency with all war armor
Simple Shield Proficiency	2	None	Gain proficiency with all simple shields
—Light Shield Proficiency	2	Simple Shield Proficiency	Gain proficiency with all light shields
——Heavy Shield Proficiency	2	Light Shield Proficiency	Gain proficiency with all heavy shields
Simple Weapon Proficiency	2	None	Gain proficiency with all simple weapons
—Exotic Weapon Proficiency	4	Simple Weapon Proficiency	Gain proficiency with a single exotic weapon
—General Martial Weapon Proficiency	4	Simple Weapon Proficiency, must be taken at first level	Gain proficiency with all martial weapons
—Martial Weapon Proficiency	4	Simple Weapon Proficiency	Gain proficiency with any three martial weapons
Sole Weapon Proficiency	1	None	Gain proficiency with any single, non-exotic weapon, or two if taken at first level.