In Dungeons and Dragons 3rd edition and higher, additional properties of a character chosen from a wide list which grant small bonuses in specific circumstances.
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Do I lose access to a feat if ability drain results in no longer meeting the prerequisite?
Do curses or ability damage/drain cause a character to be unable to use his feats?
For example, a Ranger with 20 Dex who has two-weapon-fighting feats and is using two weapons gets cursed or ability ...
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Build Advice For Pathfinder Oracle
I've made an Oracle, 1st level, Mystery of Lore, Haunted Curse, and I took Sidestep Secret as my first revelation. I'm trying to decide if I should focus on melee combat and take relevant feats for ...
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Can a Dungeons and Dragons 4e character take D&D Essentials feats?
In Heroes of the Fallen Lands many of the core feats have been streamlined, some paragon feats have become available to all levels.
Before that feats were tiered by level: heroic, paragon, epic.
Can ...
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What's the difference between “Ability to cast arcane spells” and “Arcane spellcaster”?
The prerequisite for Arcane Strike is "[the] ability to cast arcane spells." The prerequisite for Arcane Shield is "arcane spellcaster" and a specified caster level.
What's the difference? Is anyone ...
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Does a Pacifist Healer using a non-damaging attack who crits with a magic implement… do damage? Does he have to?
Pacifist Clerics (and anyone who takes Astral Seal, for example, but there are other powers- Hymn of Resurgence, for example that do no damage) can use their magic holy symbols to augment their attack ...
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Does multi-classing into a martial class make you a member of martial class?
A character who has taken a class-specific multiclass feat counts as a member of that class for the purpose of meeting prerequisites for taking other feats and qualifying for paragon paths.
As a ...
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Pathfinder and the Leadership feat
The feat Leadership has changed considerably since 3.X days and has brought up a few debates at my table.
The specific debate is not over cohorts, but over followers. Let's say my level 7 Pathfinder ...
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Question regarding Sneak of Shadows feat
My question is when you use the multiclass feat Sneak of Shadows for the 1/encounter sneak attack damage, does it increase by tier like the rogue class feature Sneak Attack, Heroic: 2d6, Paragon: 3d6; ...
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Does “Grit” give temporary hit points for heals that say “as if you had spent a healing surge?”
My question is about the interaction of a feat called Grit and effects like the daily item power on Dwarven Armor.
Grit: When you spend a healing surge to regain hit points, you also gain ...
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Greater Feint Clarification
I don't understand the benefits of Greater Feint feat in Pathfinder.
Its Benefit states:
Whenever you use feint to cause an opponent to lose his Dexterity bonus, he loses that bonus until the ...
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What are the implications of the Dual Implement Spellcaster feat?
What exactly are the implications of this feat?
Do the item enhancement bonuses from two implements stack?
Do the properties/critical bonuses stack?
Is there a 'catch' at all with this feat?
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Can one multiclass into the same second class twice?
I know there is an answer similar to this at Is there a limit to the number of times you can multiclass?, but I want to know if one can multiclass twice in the same class. The rules seem weird to me; ...
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Are any bonuses added when using Vital Strike in Pathfinder?
For the Vital Strike feat in Pathfinder, are other bonuses such as enhancement or sacred bonuses to damage applied when rolling the extra damage dice?
From the Pathfinder SRD.
Vital Strike ...
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How does off-hand spellcasting with two implements work?
With the Dual Implement Spellcaster feat, you can add the off-hand implement's enhancement bonus to damage rolls.
1) What if you cast a spell with the off-hand implement? Do you get nothing from the ...
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Can a player use feats from a campaign setting book that is not being used for the game
Should a player identify a feat from an Eberron Campaign book while playing Dark Sun, and that feat is not environment - campaign race - or setting specific, can the player import the feat and use it ...
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Can you stack Combat Expertise and Power Attack?
Are you allowed to stack the feats of Power Attack and Combat Expertise in a single round?
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Does the sorcerer at-will Lightning Strike trigger the feat Focusing Spellfury?
The sorcerer at-will attack Lightning Strike[DDI] (AP page 28) allows you to damage a secondary creature after hitting with the original attack.
For the purpose of the feat Focusing Spellfury[DDI] ...
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Is it possible to get Battle Cleric's Lore through Divine Healer multiclass?
Due to a recent dragon magazine, the Cleric/Templar has a semi-questionable issue. In Dragon Magazine 400, there is an article for Battle Cleric's (Those with DDI can check here: Battle Cleric ...
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Does the ability Sudden Raystrike work on rays cast from a Wand?
One of the abilities that the Spellwarp Sniper gains at 2nd level is Sudden Raystrike (p64 of Complete Scoundrel). The description says:
If you can catch an opponent
when he is unable to ...
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Can all skills and feats be used in conjunction with Magic Jar?
The spell Magic Jar allows you to possess a nearby creature. The spell states:
If you are successful, your life force occupies the host body, and the
host's life force is imprisoned in the magic ...
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Must you not use Monk Unarmed Strike, to take the bonus from Iron Parry?
NOTE: I recently posed this question to Wizards Customer Support, and thought I'd share with the community. This came up when the offline Character Builder appeared to be mishandling the AC bonus of ...
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What is the purpose of Finesse Rogue when core rules state a rogue can take any feat naturally?
I am rather new to PathFinder and 3.5 in general. I am playing a rogue and running through all the rogue feats I can take and when I came up to Finesse Rogue
Finesse Rogue: Gain Weapon Finesse as ...
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Deflect Arrows used on thrown area effect weapons
When deflect arrows is used it says you take no damage from it. If a thrown AOE weapon (Such as a flask of acid or an Alchemist bomb) is thrown at a target with deflect arrows, what happens to the ...
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How can I Intimidate (demoralize foe) as a Move or Swift action?
I would like to make Intimidate a major part of my PC's fighting style. I think it's cool, and themey; I don't like the fact that it takes a Standard action, though. Is there any way to speed it up a ...
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Does the Direct The Strike power provoke OA?
Does using the Warlord's Direct The Strike power provoke opportunity attacks?
It is a Ranged 5 power with only the Martial keyword (not an Implement or Weapon attack). It seems to me like it should ...
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Can Ability Score increases caused by magic items qualify me for feats
As far as I know, a players non-temporary ability scores are considered for taking feats, taking prestige classes etc... Any AS bonus come with spells, or magic items that are effective while worn are ...
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Do feats buffing halfling's Second Chance stack?
Halfling Agility is a heroic feat that gives the triggering attack a -2 penalty on its reroll. Nimble Dodge is paragon and similar to the first; It has a -5 penalty and the reroll cannot crit.
So ...
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“If I have 3 or more ranks…” What does that mean?
In some skills, it is written that if you have three or more ranks in the skill, something will happen, such as the Acrobatics skill:
If you have 3 or more ranks in Acrobatics, you gain a +3 dodge ...
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Feat which allows a PC to use a Ranged weapon in 'Melee Range' without provoking Opportunity Attacks?
Is there a Feat of some sort which allows the use of a Ranged weapon in 'Melee Range' without provoking an Opportunity attack?
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Do you need to take a feat to get the background?
I'm currently running a D&D 3.5e game for The Shackled City Adventure Path and have allowed my players to use backgrounds provided for it to fit their character's in a little better if they so ...
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Calculating attack bonuses when fighting with two rapiers
In my current campaign the rogue has decided to take Two Weapon Fighting and Improved Two Weapon Fighting. What should the attack modifiers be during a full attack?
His current attack with one rapier ...
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What are the feats and class features that turn will and fort saves into reflex saves?
What are the feats and class features that turn will and fort saves into reflex saves?
I vaguely remember reading something like this in a D&D 3.5 or PF book.
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Can a martial character combine a lesser style with greater style, arena training, or other at-will modifying feat?
What level of stacking is possible with at-will modifying feats?
Take, for example, the fighter power: "Cleave"
At-Will Martial, Weapon
Standard Action Melee weapon
Targets: ...
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Does the Linebreaker feat imply that the battlemind provokes an opportunity attack?
Linebreaker
Benefit: When you use your speed of thought, you can enter an
enemy's space. Doing so ends the movement. You must then slide the
enemy 1 square.
Unless a Battlemind takes ...
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Is resistance/vulnerability applied before damage is transferred with Nusemnee's Atonement?
Situation: level 16 Dragonborn Sorcerer with Paladin Multiclass, Ancient Soul, Nusemnee's Atonement, Radiant Breath, Morninglord paragon path, and Fey Beast Tamer theme.
Whenever she breathes, she ...
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What magic items and feats improve a Monk's attack bonus?
The Stone Fist Monk character in my group has a relatively low attack bonus because she didn't get a really high main ability score.
I'm wondering what feats and magic items, other than magic ...
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The 5-Foot Step and Acrobatic Strike
As I understand the 5-Foot Step, it can be taken to move 1 Square while still being able to perform a Full Attack without evoking an Attack of Opportunity. Does this mean that I can still Tumble in ...
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Can I use Persistent Spell's effect with Bloodline powers?
Im making a Protean Bloodline Sorceror, and I was wondering if you can use Persistent Spell on Bloodline powers. As far as I have seen bloodline powers do not have the same levels as the normal ...
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Does Improved Grapple Increase CMD against escape?
I'm learning the PF grappling rules, and was inspecting the Improved Grapple feat (D20PFSRD). It states
You also receive a +2 bonus to your Combat Maneuver Defense whenever an opponent tries to ...
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Need help with Sorcerer build options
Ok, so I'm working on a Spellscale Sorcerer with a gambler theme; he will eventually be taking levels of Fatespinner and Fortune's Friend (he doesn't consider this cheating any more than an athlete ...
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How big a creature can you entangle with entangling breath?
I am looking for rules (which I could not find in manuals) or personal contributions to the question: how big a creature can you entangle with entangling breath?
Should it depend on the size of the ...
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Do I get the Class Feats at level 1 in D&D 4E?
I'm a bit confused about Class Feats. PHB says characters gain one Feat on first level. However, it seems reasonable for me that characters get these on first level. So, do I get them then, or do I ...
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Can an Avalanche Hammer melee basic be upgraded by Ogremight Bruiser (Greater Style)
The Ogremight Bruiser (Greater Style) [ddi] allows you to use some powers in place of a melee basic attack.
You can use a power associated with this feat in place of a melee basic attack when ...
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How do I gain extra feats outside of normal levelling?
I'm new to D&D and new to version 3.5 particularly.
I'm creating a character using the PHB and need to know if there are any means for getting extra feats - perhaps some items or possibly quests?
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What should be the first 5 feats a Barbarian picks?
We are talking a Rageblood vigor
Con and Str based
In order - but since order can be discussed, lets not do that. Then I think most can agree on 3-4 out of 5 in others answers, so no reason to ...
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Do Psicrystals get Feats?
Ive been looking at the uses of Psicrystals lately and have been wondering why I keep seeing references to them getting feats. I have not read anything to support the idea. They technically dont have ...
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Draconic Lineage feats vs Reserve Feats
Dragon Magic presented draconic Lineage feats, which let you convert spell slots into various attacks/abilities that varied in power by the slot spent. Complete Mage gave us Reserve Feats, which gave ...
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Can the rogue feat “Two-Fisted Shooter” allow you to shoot a crossbow twice?
The rogue feat "Two-Fisted Shooter" (Martial Power, p.140) says:
You can treat the hand crossbow as an off-hand weapon, and you can reload it one-handed as a free action. When you score a ...
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Can you use Mindlink to go through walls?
I have a telepathic Psion with the Mindlink ability which states: "When you use your Send Thoughts, your psion attacks against the target ignore concealment and cover until the end of the encounter, ...
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How is the reroll bonus calculated for Silent Shadows?
Silent Shadows is a Guild feat that allows the following:
+2 bonus to Stealth checks.
Reroll Stealth checks if qualifying allies are present.
+1 bonus to reroll for each qualifying ally, up to +5.
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