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.

Feat Tree

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
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
Dodge	4	Dex 7	Gain a +1 to defense against faced character
— 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
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	7 Int	+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 successful trip 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
—— Defensive Grapple	4	Improved Grab, Improved Grapple	Retain Dex to AC while grappling, can make grappled opponents take attacks directed at you
—— Greater Grapple	4	8 Dex, 8 Str Improved Grab, Improved Grapple	Further +4 to all Grapple checks
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
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.
Unarmed Strike	4	None	Strikes when unarmed count as armed and deal normal damage
— Improved Unarmed Disarm	4	Unarmed Strike, Improved Disarm	Disarming while unarmed doesn't present an opening
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