Feat Mechanics

12.2 Feat Mechanics

12.2.1 Prerequisites

You cannot take a feat unless you meet all of its prerequisites. Prerequisites can include a minimum attribute value, other feats, a minimum skill training level, or other character properties. You can take a feat at the same level you first meet its prerequisites.

A character who no longer meets a feat’s prerequisites loses all abilities from that feat.

12.2.2 Skill Feats

Skill feats are weaker and more narrow in their focus than other feats. Whenever you would choose a single feat, you may instead choose two skill feats.

12.2.3 Feat Tags

All feats are organized into different groups by tags.

General: General feats can have a wide variety of effects. They often grant new abilities or improve general survivability.

Combat: Combat feats enhance your martial combat abilities. They often improve your strikes or improve your defenses against strikes.

Casting: Casting feats improve your spellcasting abilities. They are useless to characters who cannot cast spells.

Skill: Skill feats improve your skills. They make you more likely to succeed with skill checks and grant new abilities relevant to your skills.

Ancestry Feats: These feats allow characters with unusual ancestry to gain relevant abilities. You can only have one Ancestry feat.

Magical Feats: All abilities granted by feats with the Magical tag are magical ✨ in nature. Many feats are not entirely magical, but have specific magical effects.

Table 12.1: Feats




General Feats	Prerequisites	Benefits	Feat Types	Page
Ascetic	Wil 1	Cannot use items, gain extra archetype	—	here
Barbaric Ancestry ✨	Str + Dex + Con is 3	Gain aid from barbarian ancestors	Ancestry	here
Beef	Str 3	Increase brawn and strength	—	here
Celestial Ancestry ✨	Non-evil	Gain aspects of celestial beings	Ancestry, Magical	here
Chameleon	Trained Disguise, Int 2	Adapt your archetypes and abilities	—	here
Draconic Ancestry	—	Gain aspects of draconic power	Ancestry	here
Entropist ✨	Con 1, Wil 2	Master chaos and entropy	Magical	here
Fateweaver ✨	Per 2	Ensure success for you and allies	—	here
Fortune’s Friend	—	Get lucky	—	here
Gestalt	—	Combine archetypes in unusual ways	—	here
Iron Will	Wil 2	Increase mental resilience	—	here
Null	Wil 2	Become immune to magic	—	here
Legacy Item ✨	—	Gain a special magic item	Magical	here
Precognition	Int 3	React to future events	—	here
Regenerator	Con 3	Heal wounds with inhuman speed	—	here
Rapid Reaction	Dex 2	Increase reaction speed	—	here
Spellwarped ✨	Wil 2	Gain limited spellcasting	Magical	here
Swiftrunner	Dex 3	Move more quickly	—	here

Telepath ✨	Int + Wil is 3	Communicate with creatures mentally	Magical	here
Toughness	Con 2	Increase physical fortitude	—	here
Skill Feats	Prerequisites	Benefits	Feat Types	Page
Athletics Specialization	Trained Athletics	Improve use of chosen skill	—	here
Awareness Specialization	Trained Awareness	Improve use of chosen skill	—	here
Craft Specialization	Trained Craft	Improve use of chosen skill	—	here
Creature Handling Specialization	Trained Creature Handling	Improve use of chosen skill	—	here
Deception Specialization	Trained Deception	Improve use of chosen skill	—	here
Devices Specialization	Trained Devices	Improve use of chosen skill	—	here
Disguise Specialization	Trained Disguise	Improve use of chosen skill	—	here
Endurance Specialization	Trained Endurance	Improve use of chosen skill	—	here
Flexibility Specialization	Trained Flexibility	Improve use of chosen skill	—	here
Intimidate Specialization	Trained Intimidate	Improve use of chosen skill	—	here
Knowledge Specialization	Trained Knowledge	Improve use of chosen skill	—	here
Medicine Specialization	Trained Medicine	Improve use of chosen skill	—	here
Might Specialization	Trained Might	Improve use of chosen skill	—	here
Perform Specialization	Trained Perform	Improve use of chosen skill	—	here
Persuasion Specialization	Trained Persuasion	Improve use of chosen skill	—	here
Poise Specialization	Trained Poise	Improve use of chosen skill	—	here
Sleight of Hand Specialization	Trained Sleight of Hand	Improve use of chosen skill	—	here

Social Insight Specialization	Trained Social Insight	Improve use of chosen skill	—	here
Stealth Specialization	Trained Stealth	Improve use of chosen skill	—	here
Survival Specialization	Trained Survival	Improve use of chosen skill	—	here
Casting Feats	Prerequisites	Benefits	Feat Types	Page
Boongiver ✨	Spellcasting	Improve ability to cast spells on allies	Magical	here
Blood Magic ✨	Spellcasting, Con 2	Spend hit points to improve magic	Magical	here
Mental Magic ✨	Spellcasting, Wil 3	Cast spells without words or gestures	Magical	here
Mystic Archer ✨	Spellcasting	Imbue projectiles with magic	Magical	here
Mystic Synthesist ✨	Spellcasting, Int 3	Manipulate spell effects in creative ways	Magical	here
Prepared Spellcasting ✨	Spellcasting, Int 3	Prepare additional spells each day	Magical	here
Spellsword ✨	Spellcasting	Fight with sword and spell together	Magical	here
Sphere Focus: Aeromancy ✨	Aeromancy sphere	Improve casting with chosen sphere	Magical	here
Sphere Focus: Aquamancy ✨	Aquamancy sphere	Improve casting with chosen sphere	Magical	here
Sphere Focus: Astromancy ✨	Astromancy sphere	Improve casting with chosen sphere	Magical	here
Sphere Focus: Channel Divinity ✨	Channel Divinity sphere	Improve casting with chosen sphere	Magical	here
Sphere Focus: Chronomancy ✨	Chronomancy sphere	Improve casting with chosen sphere	Magical	here
Sphere Focus: Cryomancy ✨	Cryomancy sphere	Improve casting with chosen sphere	Magical	here
Sphere Focus: Electromancy ✨	Electromancy sphere	Improve casting with chosen sphere	Magical	here
Sphere Focus: Enchantment ✨	Enchantment sphere	Improve casting with chosen sphere	Magical	here
Sphere Focus: Fabrication ✨	Fabrication sphere	Improve casting with chosen sphere	Magical	here

Sphere Focus: Photomancy ✨	Photomancy sphere	Improve casting with chosen sphere	Magical	here
Sphere Focus: Polymorph ✨	Polymorph sphere	Improve casting with chosen sphere	Magical	here
Sphere Focus: Prayer ✨	Prayer sphere	Improve casting with chosen sphere	Magical	here
Sphere Focus: Pyromancy ✨	Pyromancy sphere	Improve casting with chosen sphere	Magical	here
Sphere Focus: Revelation ✨	Revelation sphere	Improve casting with chosen sphere	Magical	here
Sphere Focus: Telekinesis ✨	Telekinesis sphere	Improve casting with chosen sphere	Magical	here
Sphere Focus: Terramancy ✨	Terramancy sphere	Improve casting with chosen sphere	Magical	here
Sphere Focus: Thaumaturgy ✨	Thaumaturgy sphere	Improve casting with chosen sphere	Magical	here
Sphere Focus: Toxicology ✨	Toxicology sphere	Improve casting with chosen sphere	Magical	here
Sphere Focus: Umbramancy ✨	Umbramancy sphere	Improve casting with chosen sphere	Magical	here
Sphere Focus: Verdamancy ✨	Verdamancy sphere	Improve casting with chosen sphere	Magical	here
Sphere Focus: Vivimancy ✨	Vivimancy sphere	Improve casting with chosen sphere	Magical	here
Twinhand Spellcaster ✨	Dex 2	Cast spells with two hands at once	Magical	here
Wardweaver ✨	Barrier spell known	Create more powerful barriers	Magical	here
Combat Feats	Prerequisites	Benefits	Feat Types	Page
Arbalist	Dex 2, Per 1	Use crossbows more quickly and easily	—	here
Battle Armory	Str 1, Dex 2	Switch between different weapons easily	—	here
Blindfighter	Per 2	Fight unseen foes better	—	here
Brawler	Str 1, Dex 1	Fight better unarmed and in close quarters	—	here
Duelist	Dex 2, Per 1	Fight one-on-one better	—	here

Executioner	Per 2	Kill weakened foes more easily	—	here
Ghostblade ✨	Dex 1, Wil 2	Tap into ghostly powers in combat	Magical	here
Greatweapon Warrior	Str 3	Fight better with two-handed weapons	—	here
Heavenly Warrior	Str 2	Leap into the air with foes	—	here
Juggernaut	Str 1, Con 2	Become unstoppable and trample foes	—	here
Leadership	Int 2 or Wil 2	Inspire nearby allies	—	here
Living Weapon	Str + Con is 3	Fight better with natural weapons	—	here
Maneuverist	Int 2	Gain limited maneuver access	—	here
Martial Training	—	Improve combat abilities	—	here
Shieldbearer	Str 2, Dex 1	Attack and defend better with shields	—	here
Sniper	Per 2	Aim precisely at distant foes	—	here
Trickshot	Dex 2, Int 1	Use alchemical items with arrows	—	here
Twin-Weapon Fighting	Dex 2	Fight better with two weapons at once	—	here
Weapon Focus	—	Fight better with a single type of weapon	—	here
Whirlwind Warrior	Dex 2	Fight hordes with agile ease	—	here

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