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harlandski
harlandski
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Yes, but...

Yes, this does mean that it is possible to gain feats without qualifying for them with levels in a class. But this is not intended to be a loophole to get infinite feats. On the contrary, but it should be a rare occurrence, and a reward for pleasing someone powerful by doing something remarkable.

As the first part of the Training section you quote says:

This kind of training isn't widely available and thus is highly desirable.

And as the introduction to Other Rewards on DMG 227 says:

This section presents a variety of ways that gods, monarchs, and other beings of power might recognize the characters' accomplishments, including supernatural gifts that give characters new capabilities; titles, lands, and other marks of prestige...

Yes, but...

Yes, this does mean that it is possible to gain feats without qualifying for them with levels in a class. But this is not intended to be a loophole to get infinite feats, but it should be a rare occurrence, and a reward for pleasing someone powerful by doing something remarkable.

As the first part of the Training section you quote says:

This kind of training isn't widely available and thus is highly desirable.

And as the introduction to Other Rewards on DMG 227 says:

This section presents a variety of ways that gods, monarchs, and other beings of power might recognize the characters' accomplishments, including supernatural gifts that give characters new capabilities; titles, lands, and other marks of prestige...

Yes, but...

Yes, this does mean that it is possible to gain feats without qualifying for them with levels in a class. But this is not intended to be a loophole to get infinite feats. On the contrary, it should be a rare occurrence, and a reward for pleasing someone powerful by doing something remarkable.

As the first part of the Training section you quote says:

This kind of training isn't widely available and thus is highly desirable.

And as the introduction to Other Rewards on DMG 227 says:

This section presents a variety of ways that gods, monarchs, and other beings of power might recognize the characters' accomplishments, including supernatural gifts that give characters new capabilities; titles, lands, and other marks of prestige...

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harlandski
harlandski
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Yes, but...

Yes, this does mean that it is possible to gain feats without qualifying for them with levels in a class. But this is not intended to be a loophole to get infinite feats, but it should be a rare occurrence, and a reward for pleasing someone powerful by doing something remarkable.

As the first part of the Training section you quote says:

This kind of training isn't widely available and thus is highly desirable.

And as the introduction to Other Rewards on DMG 227 says:

This section presents a variety of ways that gods, monarchs, and other beings of power might recognize the characters' accomplishments, including supernatural gifts that give characters new capabilities; titles, lands, and other marks of prestige...