General Rules - Fighter Feats

Fighter Feats

This is a list of fighter feats that do not appear in the Player's Handbook, but that I use in my campaigns. All of these feats can be taken by a fighter as fighter bonus feats, and most of them can be taken as general feats as well. 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
Advanced Military Training	PGtFB	Military Training, BAB +3	You can grant better bonuses to allies with the Aid Another action
Agile Riposte	-	Dexterity 13+, Dodge, Weapon Finesse, BAB +1	You can attack those who attack you and miss
Armor Penetration	QF	BAB +6	You gain a bonus to melee attacks against armored foes
Aquatic Shot	SW	Point Blank Shot	You can use ranged weapons in water with reduced penalties
Armored Fencer (Heavy)	-	Dexterity 13+, Intelligence 13+, Armor Proficiency (Heavy), Armor Proficiency (Medium), Armor Proficiency (Light), Armored Fencer (Medium), Combat Expertise, Parry, native of Enselm or the Gorovlic Isles	You may make parry attempts while wearing heavy armor.
Armored Fencer (Medium)	-	Dexterity 13+, Intelligence 13+, Armor Proficiency (Medium), Armor Proficiency (Light), Combat Expertise, Parry, native of Enselm or the Gorovlic Isles	You may make parry attempts while wearing medium armor
Battle Shout	PGtFB	Charisma 13+	Your battle cries can strike fear into opponents and spur on your allies
Bind	PGtFB	BAB +1, proficient with a flexible weapon	You can entangle your opponents with a flexible weapon such as a whip
Blindside	PGtFB	Formation Combat, Military Training	You can make extra attacks of opportunity with a reach weapon against foes who do not threaten you
Bowl Over	-	Strength 15+, Heft, Rout, Windup	Your attacks with thrown weapons can knock opponents off their feet
Brutish Trip	GL	Large size or larger, Str 20+, Power Attack	You can trip foes with your weapon and make a follow-up attack
Bull Strike	PotS	Dexterity 13+, Improved Bull Rush, BAB +6	You can attack after throwing yourself into an opponent
Caudal Lure	VW:SA	Intelligence 13+, Dexterity 13+, Combat Expertise, Improved Feint, flexible tail	You gain a bonus to Armor Class and can use your Dexterity to enhance your combat feints
Close-Quarter Defense	-	Combat Reflexes	You are unusually effective at defending your space
Cloth Dancing	PGtFB	Dodge, native of the Minzoku Republic or Tozlu Desert	You can use your flowing clothes to gain a dodge bonus to AC
Combat Caster Defense	QF	Fighter level 1st+, Dexterity 13+, Lightning Reflexes, BAB +5	You impose penalties upon the Concentration checks of enemy spellcasters in melee
Counterattack	PHB2	Fighter level 12th+	You can sacrifice your extra attacks in order to be able to attack foes when they attack you in melee
Crush	-	Strength 15+, Power Attack, Weapon Focus (any bludgeoning weapon)	Your blows use your opponent’s armor against him
Crushing Defense	-	Strength 13+, Dexterity 13+, Intelligence 13+, Combat Expertise, Parry, Power Attack, Improved Sunder, BAB +4, native of Enselm or the Gorovlic Isles	You parry with great force
Curling Wave Strike	SW	Dexterity 13+, Improved Trip	If you trip an opponent you may attempt to trip a second opponent
Dead Eye	-	Dexterity 13+, Point Blank Shot, Weapon Focus (any ranged weapon), BAB +1	Your precision with ranged weapons translates into more telling strikes
Deceptive Dodge	-	Dexterity 13+, Intelligence 13+, Dodge, Combat Expertise, BAB +4	You can assume a defensive posture that allows you to redirect melee attacks made against you
Defensive Expert	-	-	You excel at fighting while entrenched
Deflect Ranged Attack	-	Dexterity 13+, Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Ranged Disarm, BAB +5	You can attempt to deflect ranged weapons that are already in flight
Disarm Riposte	PGtFB	Combat Expertise, Improved Disarm	You can attempt to disarm opponents who miss you in combat
Distract	QF	Fighter level 1st+, Charisma 13+	You can distract your foes so that their actions are hampered
Dodge	PHB	Dexterity 13+	You gain a dodge bonus to AC
Donning Armor	QF	Fighter level 1st+	You can don and remove armor more quickly than normal
Double Swing	-	Dexterity 13+, Improved Two-Weapon Fighting, Two-Weapon Fighting, BAB +9	You can attack with two weapons in a single attack
Double Weapon Disarm	-	Intelligence 13+, Combat Expertise, Improved Disarm	You are practiced at disarming opponents that wield double weapons
Elusive Attack	PHB2	Fighter level 6th+	You can sacrifice your additional attacks during a full-round action to increase your AC
Exact Blow	PGtFB	Dexterity 15+, Improved Critical, Weapon Focus, Weapon Specialization	You can make precise blows that deny you foe his Dex bonus to AC and improve your chance of scoring a critical hit
Expert Grappler	QF	Strength 13+, Dexterity 15+, Improved Unarmed Strike	You can add your Dexterity bonus in addition to your Strength bonus to grapple checks
Expert Parry	-	Dexterity 13+, Intelligence 13+, Combat Reflexes, Combat Expertise, Improved Parry, Parry, native of Enselm or the Gorovlic Islands	You may parry multiple attacks by the same creature
False Is the Blademaster	VW:SA	Intelligence 13+, Bluff 6+ ranks, This Is a Lie, BAB +7, and Savage Humanoid or Changeling or Fighter level 1st +	You can disappear entirely from your foe's perception
Fearsome Display	QF	BAB +3, Intimidate 6+ ranks	You can impose combat penalties on your foe with a display of martial prowess
Find Hole	-	Improved Critical, BAB +8	You gain a bonus to confirm critical hits with a single weapon
Finishing Strike	PGtFB	Cleave, BAB +3	You can use the coup de grace action as a standard action
Formation Combat	PGtFB	Military Training	You gain bonuses when fighting alongside allies
Guarded Defense	-	Dexterity 13+, Intelligence 13+, Combat Expertise, Improved Disarm, Parry, BAB +4, native of Enselm or the Gorovlic Isles	You do not provoke disarm attempts with your parries
Heft	-	Strength 15+, Windup	You do more damage with thrown weapons
Improved Leverage	-	Improved Trip	You gain a bonus on trip and grapple checks
Improved Parry	-	Dexterity 13+, Intelligence 13+, Combat Reflexes, Combat Expertise, Parry, native of Enselm or the Gorovlic Isles	You can make multiple parry attempts in a single round
Improved Shield Snare	-	Combat Reflexes, Improved Shield Bash, Shield Proficiency, Shield Snare	You can make an immediate attack against an opponent you have disarmed with your shield snare
Improvised Weapon Proficiency	PGtFB	Dexterity 15+, Wisdom 13+, BAB +3	You are skilled at using any object as a weapon
Incredible Endurance	QF	Constitution 15+, Endurance	You gain an additional +4 bonus to perform feats of endurance
Incredible Parry	-	Dexterity 13+, Intelligence 13+, Combat Expertise, Parry, BAB +6, native of Enselm or the Gorovlic Isles	You can parry larger weapons than normal
Light Armor Mastery	WS	Light Armor Specialization, BAB +9	When you wear light armor, its maximum Dexterity bonus is increased and its armor check penalty is reduced
Light Armor Specialization	WS	Light Armor Proficiency, BAB +3	When you wear light armor, its armor bonus is increased
Medium Armor Mastery	WS	Medium Armor Specialization, BAB +9	When you wear medium armor, its maximum Dexterity bonus is increased and its armor check penalty is reduced and you treat medium armor as light armor for some purposes
Medium Armor Specialization	WS	Medium Armor Proficiency, BAB +3	When you wear medium armor, you move faster than normal
Merciful Strike	PGtFB	BAB +1	You do not suffer penalties when using a lethal weapon to inflict nonlethal damage
Mighty Are Fallen	-	Dexterity 13+, Intelligence 13+, Combat Expertise, Dodge, Mobility	You gain a bonus to your AC against Power Attacks
Military Training	PGtFB	BAB +1	You can use Aid Another for others with Military Training as a move action
Mountain Fighter	-	-	You gain a bonus to your AC in the mountains
Off-Hand Weapon Expert	QF	Dexterity 13+, BAB +4	You can add your full strength bonus to damage rolls made with your off-hand weapon
Overpowering Attack	PHB2	Fighter level 16th+	You can sacrifice your additional attacks to make a single attack that deals double damage
Parry	-	Dexterity 13+, Intelligence 13+, Combat Expertise, native of Enselm or the Gorovlic Isles	You are skilled at deflecting the attacks of your enemies
Phalanx Formation	PGtFB	Blindside, Formation Combat, Military Training	You can use reach weapons in close melee combat, and may gain cover bonuses to your AC when fighting in formation
Polearm Trip	PGtFB	-	You can make trip attacks with any long-hafted two-handed weapon
Power Charge	QF	Fighter level 1st+, Strength 15+, Power Attack	You gain a +4 bonus to your attack roll when charging
Pressing Attack	PotS	Combat Reflexes	You can follow opponents to keep them in your threatened area
Prone Combat	PGtFB	-	You suffer reduced penalties when fighting while prone
Protective Parry	-	Dexterity 13+, Intelligence 13+, Combat Expertise, Parry, native to Enselm or the Gorovlic Isles	You can parry attacks directed at your allies
Riposte	-	Intelligence 13+, Combat Expertise, BAB +5, native of Enselm, the Gorovlic Isles, or the Minzoku Republic	You are skilled at retaliating against opponents that attack you
Robust	PGtFB	Endurance	You do not die until your reach a negative hit point total equal to your Constitution score + 2
Rout	-	Strength 13+, Windup	Your thrown weapons can drive opponents back
Shield Snare	-	Improved Shield Bash, Shield Proficiency	You can disarm an opponent with your shield
Side by Side	QF	BAB +3	You can grant an ally the benefit of the Aid Another action without a die roll
Single Blade Style	-	Intelligence 13+, Combat Expertise, Weapon Focus (any one-handed weapon)	You wield a single weapon well
Spinning Blow	PGtFB	Two-Weapon Fighting	You can attack with both ends of a double weapon with a single roll
Spear Elite	W&R	Weapon Focus (any spear), BAB +3	You gain combat bonuses when you set your weapon against a charge
Stalwart	PGtFB	Endurance	Your chance to stabilize when dying improves
Steel Skin	-	Dexterity 13+, Intelligence 13+, Combat Expertise, Improved Unarmed Strike, Parry, BAB +4, native of Enselm or the Gorovlic Isles	You can parry with your open hand
Strength to Weakness	GL	Large size or larger, Int 10+, BAB +6 or higher	You gain a damage bonus against dodging opponents
Strike of the Viper	VW:SA	BAB +5, Quick Draw, proficient with weapon	You can make a blindingly fast first strike that increases your weapon's threat range
Superior Mounted Archery	PotS	Mounted Archery, native of the At'viras Steppes	Your archery penalties when riding are reduced
Swat the Flea	GL	Large size or larger, Dex 13+, Combat Reflexes	You can attack smaller foes that try to tumble through your threatened squares
Swat the Gnat	GL	Large size or larger, Str 18+, Power Attack	You can bull rush foes that draw attacks of opportunity
Sweep Attack	GL	Large size or larger, Str 25+, Brutish Trip, Power Attack	You can use a full-attack action to attack and trip all nearby foes
Trick Shot	PGtFB	Precise Shot, Weapon Focus	You gain a bonus when making difficult shots with a ranged weapon
Two-Weapon Warding	PotS	Dexterity 13+, Combat Expertise, Two-Weapon Fighting	You can take a -2 penalty to attacks to improve your AC by +4
Warden Training	-	Proficient with the longsword or shortsword, the leaf spear, and the longbow, shortbow, composite longbow, or composite shortbow; BAB +4, member of the Warders of the Council	You gain bonuses with weapons commonly used by the Wardens of the Council
Weapon Trip	PotS	Weapon Focus	You have trained to be able to trip foes with your melee weapon
Whirling Defense	PGtFB and PGtRR	Cloth Dancing, Combat Expertise	You can reduce your attack bonus to increase your AC
Windup	-	Strength 13+	You can deal more damage with thrown weapons at the cost of accuracy

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