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General Feats

This is a list of feats that do not appear in the Player's Handbook, but that I use in my campaigns. As feats get added to my ongoing campaigns, I will add more to this listing.

This list uses several abbreviations to show what sourcebook the entries were drawn from. For guidance as to what sourcebooks these abbreviations reference, see my key to Sourcebook Abbreviations.

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Feat Name	Source	Prerequisites	Benefit
Ability Focus	-	Must have a special attack form	One of your special attacks becomes more potent
Accompaniment	BoEM2	Ability to cast spells as a bard	You can cast bard spells in areas of magical silence as long as you play an instrument while you do so
Adept Mastery	PoM	Intelligence 17+, ability to prepare and cast arcane spells	You master a handful of spells, and can master more spells than normal with Spell Mastery
Adept of the Living Mysteries	VW:SA	Wisdom 13+, Skill Focus	You gain more benefit from Skill Focus when applied to Wisdom-based skills
Ambush	BoRL	Sneak attack ability	You deal more sneak attack damage with a light weapon
Analytic Caster	DMPI	Intelligence 17+, Spell Penetration	You may add your Intelligence modifier to caster level checks to overcome spell resistance
Arcane Artisan	PoM	Intelligence 13+, any Craft skill 1+ ranks	You are skilled at crafting items that are to be enchanted
Artisan	H&H	At least 1 rank in three different Craft skills	You gain a competence bonus to three Craft skills
Aspect of Command	H&H	Charisma 14+, Dragon-Blooded or sorcerer with the Sûlic heritage or Sûl-Blooded	Enchantment spells you cast are more powerful than normal and you gain a bonus to your leadership score
Aspect of Fear	H&H	Charisma 16+, Aspect of Command, and one of the following: Dragon-Blooded or sorcerer with the Sûlic heritage or Sûl-Blooded	You can call upon your sûlic heritage to radiate fear
Avoid Critical Hit	-	Dexterity 13+, Dodge, Skill Focus: Tumble, BAB +8, Tumble 1+ ranks	You can tumble away from critical hits
Back-to-Back	H&H	BAB +1	If you fight alongside an ally who also has this feat, you cannot be flanked
Backstabber	UHB	Skill Augmentation (Listen and Spot), Hide 6+ ranks, Sneak Attack +2d6	You are especially good at attacking from hiding
Badge of Bondage	-	Your body must bear some obvious sign of your former bondage	Misery has made you stronger
Barroom Brawler	PotS and SFHB	Toughness, Constitution 13+	You are better able to deal out and resist nonlethal damage
Battle Caster	BoEM3	Dexterity 15+	You can make multiple attacks when you cast a touch spell
Battle Cry	SHB	-	You can intimidate enemies with a shout
Battlefield Triage	W&R	Heal 6+ ranks	You can quickly assess the health of nearby creatures
Berserk Charge	W&R	Power Attack	You gain a bonus to trip attacks made as part of an overrun attempt
Bigger Hammer	W&R	Improved Sunder	You can use your Strength modifier on Disable Device checks
Blind Casting	Dungeons	Blind-Fight	You can reroll miss chances for your attacks against opponents you cannot see and gain other benefits against invisible attackers
Blinding Strike	UHB	Dexterity 13+, Improved Sunder	You can blind foes with your melee attacks
Blood of Fire	GL	Fire subtype	You can grant metal objects the flaming ability.
Blood of Winter	GL	Cold subtype	You can grant metal objects the frost ability.
Boar's Charge	H&H	Strength 13+	You can make overrun attempts without moving first
Boost Spell-Like Ability	BoVD	-	Your spell-like abilities are harder to resist
Border Watch	-	Membership in the Wardens of the Council	You are trained in the basic ways of the Wardens of the Council
Born Follower	-	-	You gain bonuses when near a leader
Bulwark of Life	VW:SA	-	You are more resistant than normal to ability damage
Cast-Iron Stomach	SFHB	Constitution 13+	You can subsist on spoiled food and saltwater if necessary
Career Change	W&R	Character level 5th+, multiclassed	You can convert one feat to skill points
Charm Immunity	SK	Racial bonus to saving throws against charm effects, Charm Resistance	You are immune to charm effects
Charm Resistance	SK	Racial bonus to saving throws against charm effects	You gain a bonus to saves against charm effects
Child of the Sea	SFHB	-	You can hold your breath for hours
Church Education	Feats	Wisdom 13+	You add Diplomacy, Knowledge: Arcana, and Knowlegde: Religion to your skill list and treat the cleric class as an additional favored class
Clanheart Magic	H&H	Dwarf, spellcaster level 1st+	You may add the clanheart spells to your class spell list
Clever Wrestling	SW	Small of Medium size, Improved Unarmed Strike	You gain bonuses when grappling larger foes
Combat Agility	-	Dodge, Lightning Reflexes	You have a knack for dodging non-melee attacks made by adjacent foes
Combat Tutor	W&R	BAB +1	You grant allies higher bonuses when you use the Aid Another action
Compelling Caster	DMPI	Charisma 17+, Spell Penetration	You may add your Charisma modifier to caster level checks to overcome spell resistance
Compelling Song	PoM	Charisma 15+, Perform 6+ ranks, bard level 1st+	You gain a bonus to Perform checks made to fascinate creatures
Controlled Breathing	Dungeons	-	You gain a bonus to avoid suffocation, smoke inhalation, drowning, and gas attacks
Controlled Mutation	UHB	Knight of Bedlam 3rd+ level	You have limited control over your mutations
Craft Clockworks	So&St	Intelligence 13+	You can craft clockwork devices
Craft Steamworks	So&St	Intelligence 13+	You can craft steamwork devices
Crowd Slipping	BoRL	Dexterity 13+	You can move quickly through crowds
Cup-Ward	W&R	Scent	You can detect poisons with your keen sense of smell
Deathwalker	Feats	BAB +1, ability to rage	You gain a bonus to saves against magical fear and to Intimidate and Sense Motive checks
Deceptive Casting	PoM	Intelligence 13+, Bluff 1+ ranks	You can use deceptive motions to fool attempts to determine what spell you are casting
Defender of the Wilds	PGtCD	Animal companion	You become enraged if you see your animal companion get wounded
Depths of Strength	VW:SA	-	You do not die until you reach a hit point total -5 points lower than normal
Desperate Defense	UHB	-	You can damage yourself to gain a defensive bonus
Desperate Interrupt	PoS	Dexterity 13+, Improved Initiative, Lightning Reflexes	You can sacrifice your normal action to interrupt someone with a partial action
Dirty Fighting	-	BAB +2	You can deal extra damage as a full-round action
Distracting Shot	W&R	Point Blank Shot, Wisdom 13+	Your readied ranged attacks are particularly distracting to spellcasters
Divine Channeler	-	God Touched, patron deity	You can channel some divine energy to turn or rebuke undead
Divine Conduit	-	Charisma 13+, Divine Channeler, patron deity	You can lend your own divine power to a divine spell caster of your faith
Divine Fervor	-	God Touched, patron deity	You can use divine energy to gain a temporary boost to an ability score
Divine Fortification	-	Divine Fervor, God Touched, patron deity	You can use divine energy to gain temporary defensive bonuses
Divine Fury	-	Divine Fervor, God Touched, patron deity	You can use divine energy to gain temporary offensive bonuses
Dodge	PHB	Dexterity 13+	You gain a dodge bonus to AC
Double-Team	-	Combat Reflexes, Dual Strike, BAB +6	You can more effectively coordinate your attacks with your allies
Dragon Eyes	DMPI	Wisdom 12+, Dragon-Blooded or sorcerer with the Sûlic heritage or Sûl-Blooded	You can see four times as well as a normal human
Dragon Hearing	DMPI	Wisdom 12+, Dragon-Blooded or sorcerer with the Sûlic heritage or Sûl-Blooded	You gain a bonus to Listen checks and a penalty to saves against Sonic attacks
Dragon Nose	DMPI	Wisdom 12+, Dragon-Blooded or sorcerer with the Sûlic heritage or Sûl-Blooded	You gain the scent special ability
Dragon Senses	DMPI	Wisdom 12+, Dragon Nose, Dragon Hearing, and one of the following: Dragon-Blooded or sorcerer with the Sûlic heritage or Sûl-Blooded	Your senses are so sharp you gain blindsight with a range of 30 feet
Dreamchild	H&H	Oath of Dreams and Khülen or Fæy-blooded or sorcerer with the Fæy heritage	You are immune to magical compulsions
Dwarven Trained	GL	BAB +1	You can learn feats that require dwarven blood even if you are not a dwarf
Eidetic Memory	Dungeons	-	You gain a bonus to Intelligence checks to remember details, and can remember things with photographic accuracy
Eldritch Defense	PoM	Spellcaster level 3rd+	You can expend spell slots to avoid death
Empower Spell-Like Ability	BoVD	-	The creature can use a spell-like ability with greater effect
Endurance Swimmer	SFHB	Strength 13+, Endurance	You are better able to carry armor and equipment while swimming
Enhanced Resistance	SoE	Must have one or more energy resistances of at least 1	One of your existing energy resistances increases in power
Evocation Library	SoE	Arcane caster level 1st+, evoker or devoted evoker	You add all the spells in one evocation discipline to your spellbook
Expert Dungeoneer	-	-	You gain bonus to saves against traps
Expert Swimmer	SW	Endurance, Swim 4+ ranks	You can hold your breath for longer and swim faster than others of your race
Extra Mutation	UHB	Knight of Bedlam 1st+ level	You gain an extra mutation
Fast Armor	-	Dexterity 13+	You can don or remove armor quickly
Fast Rider	-	Handle Animal 1+ ranks, Ride 1+ ranks	You are able to get better performance from animals you ride
Flying Fish Leap	SW	Jump 8+ ranks, Swim 4+ ranks	You ignore the normal penalties for jumping out of water
Forest Ambusher	-	-	You are skilled at hiding and sniping in the forest
Friend of the Wild	PGtCD	Nature Sense	Your druid spells are harder to resist when you are in familiar terrain
Gifted General	-	-	You gain a bonus to Initiative checks and Fortitude saves
God Touched	-	Patron deity	You can call on your deity once per day to gain a bonus to a die roll
Good Neighbor	-	Charisma 12+	You are well-liked in your chosen city and its citizens will help you out
Grace Under Pressure	Dungeons	-	You gain a bonus to saves against fear and confusion
Grasshopper Strike	-	Dexterity 13+, Dodge, Mobility, Spring Attack, Tumble 5+ ranks, Jump 5+ ranks, BAB +5	You can always Take 10 on Jump and Tumble checks
Great Fervor	-	Patron deity	Your devotion allows you to reroll one saving throw per day
Great Lungs	SFHB	Constitution 13+, Endurance	You can hold your breath for twice as long as normal
Hamstring	PoS	Sneak attack ability, BAB +5	You can hamstring your foes, reducing their movement and reducing their Dexterity
Heat Endurance	SS	Base Fortitude save +2	You gain a bonus to saves against fire and your heat protection increases
Hidden Strength	DMPI	Great Fortitude or Dragon-Blooded or sorcerer with the Sûlic heritage or Sûl-Blooded or Improved Control Shape	You can retain your Strength and Dexterity scores when you transform into an alternate form
Hill Fighter	-	BAB +2	You are skilled at fighting from higher ground
Hometown Advantage	-	-	You know one city like the back of your hand
Horselore	-	-	You are good with horses
Idiot Savant	W&R	Intelligence 9-	You gain a bonus to Knowledge skill checks
Illusion Library	SoI	Arcane caster level 1st+, illusionist or devoted illusionist	You add all the spells in one illusion discipline to your spellbook
Improved Alertness	Dungeons	Skill Augmentation (Listen and Spot)	You can react more quickly when threatened by foes
Improved Dirty Fighting	-	Dirty Fighting, BAB +6	You are an expert in dirty fighting
Improved Heat Endurance	SS	Base Fortitude save +6, Heat Endurance	You gain fire resistance and improved protection from heat
Improved Track	WS	Track, Survival 6+	You can gain information about your quarry while you are tracking them
Improvised Trip Attack	-	Improvised Weapon Proficiency, BAB +4	You can trip foes with thrown improvised weapons
Improvised Weapon Proficiency	PGtFB	Dexterity 15+, Wisdom 13+, BAB +3	You are skilled at using any object as a weapon
Increased Carrying Capacity	Dungeons	-	You can carry more than someone of your strength normally could
Intercepting Voice	PoM	Charisma 15+, Bardic Singing, Perform: Singing 3+ ranks, bard level 1st+	Your countersong ability is stronger than normal
Intimidating Sneak Attack	PoS	Sneak attack ability, Intimidate 5+ ranks	Your sneak attacks can demoralize your foes
Intuitive Caster	DMPI	Wisdom 17+, Spell Penetration	You may add your Wisdom modifier to caster level checks to overcome spell resistance
Karmic Healing	D351	Ki power	You may expend a use of your ki power to heal yourself or remove fatigue
Keymaster	BoRL	Open Locks 8+ ranks, member of a criminal organization such as the Sang Frere	You pick locks faster than anyone else
Ki Smite	D351	Ki power, sudden strike +2d6	You may expend a use of your ki power to gain melee combat bonuses
Knowledgeable	Dungeons	Intelligence 13+	You may make untrained Knowledge skill checks as Intelligence checks
Landless Nobility	-	-	Your noble heritage grants you more starting wealth
Leaper	W&R	Run	Your long jump distance is not limited by your height
Line of Credit	-	Charisma 12+, Good Neighbor	Members of your community are willing to sell you goods and services on credit
Leucadian Method	-	Able to cast 1st-level arcane spells, member of the Leucadian Brotherhood	Your membership in the Leucadian Brotherhood gives you more spells in your spellbook and other benefits
Lookout	SFHB	-	You are better at Spot checks than normal so long as you have an elevated position to view from
Maim	-	Wisdom 15+, Weapon Specialization, BAB +6	Your attacks can cause your opponents to suffer a penalty to their own attacks
Master Tracker	PotS	Wisdom 15+, Track	You gain a bonus to Search and Survival when tracking
Minor Divine Spell Caster	-	Charisma 13+, Divine Channeler, patron deity	You gain the ability to cast a small number of orisons
Mortalbane	BoVD	-	You can make a spell-like ability deadly to mortals
Mounted Spellcasting	PoF	Mounted Combat, Ride 1+ ranks	You do not need to make Concentration checks to cast spells from horseback
Mutable Body	-	Shapechanger subtype	Transmutation spells can be more effective when cast upon you.
Naval Heritage	SFHB	-	You gain a bonus to Charisma-based checks with other naval oriented individuals and a +2 circumstance bonus on all naval related skill checks.
Necrotic Shield	UHB	Dexterity 13+, Combat Reflexes	An undead servant withstands the worst of ranged attacks against you
Nerves of Steel	PoM	Constitution 16+, Concentration 1+ ranks	Your spells are harder to disrupt in combat
Night Fighter	UHB	Blind-Fight	You gain combat bonuses in dim lighting
Noble Soul	-	-	You gain a bonus to Will saves and Diplomacy checks
Notorious	SFHB	-	You gain a bonus to Intimidate checks against people who know of your nefarious nature
One with Earth and Water	D351	Ki power	You may use your Wisdom bonus instead of your Strength bonus on Climb and Swim checks
Opposed Spell	SoE, SoI	Must have a familiar and the ability to cast three spells from the shadow discipline	You can cast a spell from a school of magic normally not available to you
Peripheral Blow	-	Dexterity 15+, BAB +5	You can ignore some of an opponent's armor when you flank them
Poison Immunity	BoVD	-	You gain immunity to a single poison
Port Savvy	SFHB	-	You gain a bonus to Gather Information checks while in port towns
Positional Advantage	SFHB	Swim 1+ ranks, BAB +4	You are skilled at gaining combat advantages over opponents while in the water
Power Casting	W&R	Spellcaster level 1st+, Strength 13+	You can use your Strength modifier for Concentration checks made when you take damage while casting a spell
Practiced Spellcaster	-	Spellcraft 4+ ranks	Your spells cast from one spellcasting class are more powerful
Predict Outcome	-	Charisma 13+, Wisdom 13+	You can cast augury once per day
Predict Path	-	Wisdom 13+	You gain bonuses to track a target creature
Quick Death Attack	PoS	Death attack ability, BAB +8	You can make a death attack after studying your opponent for only two rounds
Quick Leap	PotS	Dexterity 13+	You can stand from prone as a free action
Quick Learner	PoM	Intelligence 15+, 1st level only	You gain a bonus skill point every level
Quicken Spell-Like Ability	BoVD	-	You can use a spell-like ability as a free action
Quickshape	PGtCD	Ability to wild shape into a Large creature	You can use wild shape with a standard action
Reckless Attack	UHB	Power Attack	You may sacrifice defenses in favor of an increased chance to hit your opponent
Resourceful	W&R	-	You do not suffer circumstance penalties from unfavorable conditions
Rising Strike	PotS	Dexterity 15+, Quick Leap, BAB +5	You may sacrifice defenses in favor of an increased chance to hit your opponent
Rugged	W&R	Great Fortitude	You gain a bonus to Fortitude saves and Constitution checks to resist natural dangers
Runt	W&R	Humanoid	You are one size smaller normal for your race
Sandskimmer	SS	-	Sandy terrain hampers your movement less than normal
Sanguar	N: AA	Dodge or Lizardfolk or Snake-Blooded (Käälapsi, Serpent Person, or Yuan-ti Blooded), or native of the Tozlu Desert	You gain a dodge bonus to Armor Class based on your base attack bonus and armor worn
Scurvy Dog	SFHB	Constitution 13+	You gain a bonus to all saves against disease
Sea Brother	SFHB	-	You gain a bonus to Charisma checks and Charisma-based skill checks when dealing with an aquatic race
Seer	-	Charisma 13+, Divine Channeler, patron deity	You gain a luck bonus to some skills and limited ability to see into the future
Shadow Cloak	BoRL	Member of a criminal organization such as the Sang Frere	You can help others to hide
Silent Kill	BoRL	Sneak attack ability, Move Silently 6+ ranks, BAB +3	You can silently sneak attack opponents you surprise
Skill Augmentation	-	-	You gain a +2 bonus to two skills
Slashing Strike	BoRL	Sneak attack ability +2d6	Some of your sneak attack dice become d8s with a slashing weapon
Slippery	BoRL	Dexterity 13+	You can escape a grapple as a free action
Smooth Talk	BoRL	-	You can make Diplomacy checks more quickly than others
Social Graces	PoM	Charisma 13+	You gain a bonus to social skills in polite company
Songs of the Suggestive Siren	PoM	Charisma 17+, Bardic Singing, Perform: Singing 9+ ranks, bard level 1st+	Your suggestion ability is more difficult to resist than normal
Songs of Triumph	PoM	Charisma 15+, Bardic Singing, Perform: Singing 6+ ranks, bard level 1st+	Your inspire courage ability is more potent than normal
Spoilsport	W&R	Combat Reflexes	You can prevent opponents from tumbling through your threatened area
Stalker of Prey	PGtRR	Favored Enemy class ability	You gain bonuses to Hide and Move Silently checks against your favored enemies
Steadfast	GL	-	You gain bonuses to resist bull rush and trip attempts
Stealth Mastery	PoS	Rogue 5th+ level, Hide 1+ ranks, Move Silently 1+ ranks	Opponents suffer penalties to Spot and Listen checks to locate you
Strafing Breath	DMPI	Breath weapon	You can include more creatures than normal in the area of your breath weapon
Stunning Blow	-	Strength 13+, Improved Critical (Unarmed or any bludgeoning weapon), Power Attack, Heal 3+ ranks	You can stun opponents with your attacks
Stoic Composure	-	Constitution 13+, Endurance, Toughness	You automatically make saves against death from massive damage
Street Fighter	W&R	BAB +2	You gain bonuses to trip and disarm checks
Student of Nature	PGtCD	Druid level 1st	You gain a bonus to caster level and save DCs for one druid spell per spell level
Surge Step	-	-	You can charge 5 feet further than normal
Syfa's Way	-	Patron Syfa	You gain combat bonuses in the woodlands
Take It Like a Man	WS	Endurance	You can shrug off poisons and spells to delay their effects for a round
Toughness	PHB	-	You gain an additional hit point for every hit die you have
Track by Hearing	PGtRR	Wisdom 13+, Track, Listen 5+ ranks	You can track creatures by sound
Track by Scent	PGtRR	Wisdom 15+, Track	You can track creatures by scent
Truth of Unity	VW:SA	-	You gain synergy bonuses to Heal checks from a wide range of skills
Unbalance	-	Intelligence 13+, Combat Expertise, Improved Trip, BAB +5	Your attacks make opponent's more susceptible to trip attacks
Unbalancing Blow	-	Wisdom 13+, Balance 5+ ranks	You can use Dexterity to trip opponents
Unpredictable Blow	-	BAB +3	You can make difficult to defend blows at the cost of damage potential
Urban Track	PGtRR	-	You can track creatures through urban environments
Voice of Inner Strength	PoM	Charisma 17+, Bardic Singing, Perform: Singing 15+ ranks, bard level 1st+	Your ability to inspire greatness is more effective
Wall Breaker	-	Strength 13+, Power Attack	You gain a bonus to destroy inanimate objects
Weapon Crew Veteran	W&R	Profession: Siege Engineer 5+ ranks	You are skilled at crewing siege weapons and can fire them faster and more accurately than normal
Weapons of Opportunity	PotS	BAB +4	You can use almost any mundane object as an improvised weapon
Worldly Knowledge	PoM	Bardic Knowledge, bard level 1st	You gain a bonus to bardic knowledge and Gather Information checks

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