Questions tagged [feat-qualifications]
For questions about the requirements that need to be met to take feats or their equivalents.
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Are Bonus Feats from Class usable without prerequisites?
I was looking at a Dragon Magazine Wizard Alternate Class, the Fleshcrafter (DM #312). At level 1, one of the class features given is:
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Does boosting the caster level of one spell let you grab feats with caster level requirements a few levels earlier?
Complete Arcane p.72
In the context of a feat or a prestige class requirement, a caster'level prerequisite (such as “caster level 5th”) measures the character’s ability to channel a minimum amount of ...
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Will this Ritual Caster house rule break the game?
The House Rule
The prerequisite for the Ritual Caster feat changes to “Trained in
Arcana, Heal, Nature, or Religion”.
In order to master a ritual, a player must be trained in the relevant skill (e.g. ...
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Can I take a skill feat that that is linked to an archetype without having this archetype?
Consider a skill feat like Tattoo Artist. Is it possible to take that at level 3 if I don't have Runelord Dedication?
My guts say no, but I haven't found the rule.
As an argument for yes, non-skill ...
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Does a Lyric Thaumaturge qualify for the Extra Spell Secret feat from Complete Arcane?
The Lyric Thamateurge prestige class from Complete Mage has a feature at every third level titled Spell Secret. This feature grants them additional spells known as they level. The book Complete Arcane ...
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Which feats can replace the dodge feat for meeting prerequisites?
A lot of feats and prestige classes require the dodge feat, and I noticed that the Desert Wind Dodge feat says:
Desert Wind Dodge can be used in place of Dodge to qualify fora feat, prestige class, ...
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If the only spellcasting you have is from the Magic Initiate feat, can you take the Metamagic Adept feat?
The Metamagic Adept feat has "Spellcasting or Pact Magic feature" as a prerequisite. If the only spellcasting you have is from the Magic Initiate feat, can you take Metamagic Adept?
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Qualifying for Spell Perfection
I am currently playing a character that has great use for Spell perfection, but does not have a lot of spare feat slots. I would like to have spell specialization on 2 different spells and perfection ...
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Multiclass - spellcasting prerequisite on feat
I have a multiclass Rogue (Inquisitive) 11 / Wizard (Diviner) 2.
I'd like to take a feat instead of an ASI on my Rogue level 12, but the feat has spellcasting as a prerequisite.
So my question is ...
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Does the Duergar race have racial feats available in D&D 4th edition?
Duergar has been introduced as a PC race in Monster's Manual 3 if I'm correct. I have found no sight of additional Duergar rules if any other book for D&D 4th edition. I was wondering if Duergar ...
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Can you retrain a feat acting as a prerequisite if you get a different ability that fulfills the prerequisite?
From Retraining:
You may change one feat to another through retraining. Retraining a feat takes 5 days with a character who has the feat you want. The old feat can’t be one you used as a prerequisite ...
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Can a half-elf taking Elf Atavism select a versatile heritage?
As title. Consider Halledon Felf, a half-elf. At first level, Hal takes Human ancestry, and selects Half-elf as a heritage. He then has an ancestry feat, which he uses to take Elf Atavism, allowing ...
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Feat prereqs - Monstrous Mount
The prerequisites for Monstrous Mount say that it requires "...divine bond (mount), hunter’s bond (animal companion), or mount class feature with an effective druid level of 4."
The Hunter ...
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Is there any way to access Craft Staff in E6?
Prerequisites
Caster level 12th
This poses an obvious problem for most characters in E6: as 6th-level characters, they’re 6 caster levels short of meeting this prerequisite. There are a few bonuses ...
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Can a specialist fighter take fighter ACFs/bonus feats from splatbooks?
Dragon Magazine #310 lists a bunch of specialist versions of the fighter class. It sounds like it treats them as different classes that just have a lot in common with fighters, but it also says they &...
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Would it be unbalanced to allow non-spellcasters to take the Eldritch Adept feat?
In Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (and the preceding Unearthed Arcana), the Eldritch Adept feat (p. 79) lets the character learn one Eldritch Invocation. However, it has a prerequisite: the ...
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Can a Tiefling Monk access the Enlightened Fist PrC without dipping into a caster class?
Enlightened Fist has as a prerrequisite:
Spells or Spell-Like Abilities: Arcane caster level 3rd.
A Tiefling has Darkness as a spell-like ability with a caster level equal to its character level. ...
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Does losing the use of a feat also prevent the use of feats that have that feat as a prerrequisite? [duplicate]
I've seen many similar questions but I've not seen this exactly answered.
Let's say that I'm rolling a 10 Int character and gets a temporary buff to Int by an item that let's him pick Combat Expertise....
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Per RAW, does knowing Assassin's Stance allow for feats that have "sneak attack" as a prerrequisite?
I've read that both Craven and Staggering Strike are very good feats for a Sneak Attack oriented swordsage, however, per RAW, I don't think knowing Assassin's Stance would accomplish the prerrequisite ...
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Do Hidden Houses Wild Talent feats have prerequisites?
Complete Psionic lists some extra feats which market themselves as alternative versions of Wild Talent. It says that Talaire humans need to take one as their bonus feat, but it doesn't seem to say ...
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What happens if you have to choose a talent or specialization, but don't qualify for any?
I have encountered several times now that a player needs to pick a talent or specialization, but does not qualify for any. The game does not seem to provide for what happens, from what I can tell?
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Do Dvati qualify for Multiweapon Fighting?
Do Dvati qualify for Multiweapon Fighting?
Dvati are a species of soul-sharing twins. Each pair has 4 arms between them. A Dvati 'character' taking the feat has 4 arms. OTOH, of course, if you look ...
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Can you get "Flurry of Blows" (or "Decisive Strike") from a source other than Monk?
Closely related to this question; I want both Flurry of Blows and Decisive Strike on the same character. Decisive Strike as the main combat strategy for the build, and Flurry of Blows because it's a ...
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Can Favored Souls choose feats that require cleric levels, such as Initiate of Astilabor?
The Initiate of Astilabor feat (Dragon Magic, p. 20) has the following prequisites:
Prerequisite: Cleric level 3rd, dragonblood subtype, deity Astilabor.
As a Dracolyte silverbrow human having an ...
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Does a Favored Soul really gains turn attempts if he chose the Glory domain from the dracolyte prestige class?
I think I figured a way to give more power to the Favored Soul class (Complete Divine, p. 6-10) that people shun so much and is weak compared to Clerics, not only do you gain a Domain this Way but I ...
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Can the feat Two-Weapon defense be taken with a double weapon?
Note: This question has been answered for D&D 4e, but I'm asking if this also works in D&D 3.5 since the systems tend to differ significantly over different editions. ( Does a Double Weapon ...
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Are there any cleric spells that qualify for the Minor Shapeshift feat?
The Minor Shapeshift reserve feat (Complete Mage, p. 45) would be great for my melee-oriented Cleric.
For it to work, you need to have available a "level 4 or higher polymorph spell".
Are there ...
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Does a race that is a sub-variant of another one qualify for feats restricted to members of that race?
Does a character being a race that is described as a sub-variant of another - for example, Svirfneblin to Gnome - qualify said character to take feats that are restricted to members of the super-race (...
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Is it possible to count as Evil for the purposes of qualifying for a feat?
Changelings have the Racial Emulation feat to let them count as other races for qualifying for things. Goliaths and Half-Giants have Powerful Build to let them count as Large in several circumstances. ...
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Is the Survivor feat (half) useless?
The Survivor feat reads as follows:
Prerequisite: Con 13, Diehard, Endurance.
Benefit: You gain a +5 bonus on all Constitution checks made to stabilize while dying. Once per day, if you are struck by ...
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Can a character with a low Intelligence score take the Ritual Caster feat and choose the Wizard class?
The Ritual Caster feat (PHB, p. 169) has this prerequisite:
Prerequisite: Intelligence or Wisdom of 13 or higher.
You also have to choose one of the following classes: bard, cleric, druid, ...
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Do ability-boosting items or spells count for meeting feat prerequisites? [duplicate]
Do ability-boosting items or spells count for meeting feat prerequisites? I always reckoned that they do not. But now I wonder.
For example, the text for Gloves of Dexterity is
They add to the ...
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Does a Wild Shaped druid with the War Caster feat have advantage on concentration checks?
While planning out the new Druid I'm rolling, I found many discussions on the internet saying that the War Caster feat is useful to take as it helps the druid maintain concentration while using Wild ...
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Can a Human Shapeshift Variant Druid take Multiattack at 1st level?
Does Shapeshift Variant Druid (From PHB2) with access to Beast Claws spell (Spell Compendium) qualify for Multiattack (and by, extension Imp. Multiattack) at 1st level (By using the spell for 2 claw ...
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Getting Travel Devotion as a Ruby Knight Vindicator?
The Travel Devotion feat (Complete Champion, p. 62) is recommend for most melee builds: moving as a Swift Action allows positioning one's character before unleashing a Full Attack.
The Ruby Knight ...
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Is it possible to be an expert in a skill at level 2?
In the first public draft of the Pathfinder 2e playtest (Aug. 2018), there are several second level feats that require expert in various skills. One example is Magical Crafting. It seems as if it is ...
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Does the caster level of a spell-like ability satisfy prerequisites of item creation feats?
Does the caster level of a spell like ability satisfy prerequisite of item creation feats?
Monster Example: Devil, Imp
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 6th)
Constant — detect good, detect magic
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Defensive Duelist with Great Weapon Fighter when equipping Sunblade
Since sunblade is both versatile and finesse, is it possible to take advantage of both Defensive Duelist and Great Weapon Fighter when two handing it.
I've been told you cannot use Defensive Duelist ...
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Can non-Paladins have a dragonnel steed?
Can a character who is not a paladin obtain a dragonnel steed via the dragon steed feat?
The Feat reads:
You have earned the service of a loyal draconic steed.
Prerequisite: Cha 13, Ride 8 ...
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Does the Dual Wielder feat require me to have the Two-Weapon Fighting fighting style as a prerequisite?
Say I choose the fighter class, and pick Two-Weapon Fighting as my fighting style; later in the game, I choose the Dual Wielder feat.
Does the Two-Weapon Fighting fighting style become obsolete, if ...
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Can Rogues get the Arcane Strike feat using Rogue Talents?
Can the following Rogue Talent chain allow them to get the Arcane Strike feat to use with Card Sharp Rogue Talent for Deadly Dealer build?
Lv 6 Human Rogue:
Lv1 Sneak Attack 1d6, Point Blank Shot ...
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Does the Aegis Customizations option Hardened Strike count as a Virtual Feat to gain Greater Unarmed Strike?
By definition "Virtual Feats" are abilities that mimic Feats for the purpose of gaining Feats that require Prerequisite Feats.
Aegis have a customization option called "Harden Strike" that function ...
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Can the Dragonwrought feat be used as draconic heritage?
I'm planning on playing a sorcerer kobold, and I want to know whether the Dragonwrought feat from Races of the Dragon (pg. 100) can replace the draconic heritage prerequisites for both other draconic ...
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Can an Oracle take feats that require you to worship specific deity?
I'm making a Life Oracle for an upcoming campaign, who has the "Merciful" third-party Curse, but scaled up a little more (basically unable to directly take a life that is not undead). He'll be almost ...
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Barbed Devil as grappler vs. Medium PCs
I'm preparing an encounter with devils, and I was reading the Barbed Devil entry on the MM.
It's stated that it has an Impale special attack while grappling, Improved Grab and Improved Grapple.
It's ...
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Does a saboteur with Firearms Training qualify for grit feats?
I recently discovered the saboteur class and I'm interested in playing it in a Pathfinder campaign. I'm also interested in the Firearms Training trick :
Benefit: The saboteur gains a grit pool (...
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Where are prerequisites for feats listed?
I've been reading the PHB and haven't seen anything that lists the prerequisites for feats. Is there something that lists the prerequisites for each feat anywhere?
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Can a creature with one natural attack and no weapons benefit from feats that require the use of two-handed weapons?
So I have a bear-dog animal companion with only a bite natural attack, then she adds 1.5 times her Strength modifier to damage rolls with it. She has Power Attack both for extra damage and as a ...
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Can I use a maneuver to meet the prerequisites for a martial stance, then swap out that maneuver later?
I'm a Warblade in the process of reaching level 6. I have one level 1 Diamond Mind maneuver. Is the following possible:
For my level six feat, I want to take Martial Stance to attain the Diamond Mind ...
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Does Intelligence damage on a trained animal mess with its training (and with its feats in the case of an unusually smart one)?
Context first: my character has a bear-dog animal companion, and as an original way to make it less of a potential danger in cities or settlements and also less scary, I want to enchant an item with ...
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