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[@TartanStraitJacket]

Heedless charge, as in "not taking heed" or not paying attention to danger. Not Headless charge which would be to charge after being decapitated. Sorry, had to get that off my chest.

[@ihatealllife]

Yeah, I had to stop the video the second time he mispronounced it. 😕 But I'm also excessively grumpy right now for things not related to the video. Maybe I'll come back later.

[@Nildread]

Yeah, aha. I had to pause the video and read it to make sure I wasn't just confused. Now someone needs to make a heedless horseman.

[@kiltedcripple]

I think we need to homebrew a "Headless Charge" for samurai STAT!

[@lordamnesia]

Thank you, I too had to go look that up, it was so wrong I was giggling at it 😀

[@lychg8]

Also: Dragonwrought is pronounce dragon-rot not dragon-route.

[@markrajca6783]

The Mercantile thing is just more easily used as a background, leaning more toward being able to sell things so Mercantile connections

[@Spiceodog]

Backgrounds in general should just be stronger

[@Agroveb]

Merchant background: proficiency in persuasion and deception, 1 language. Salesman background feature: you have advantage on checks made to haggle prices when buying or selling goods.

[@ANDELE3025]

Or: "creatures with a attitude of neutral or friendly never have a starting offer lower than half the base price when selling a item and once a month get free intel from their merchant/guild connections to find a seller of a magic item who is offering it at its base price"

[@draxthemsklonst]

Welcome to Feat Locker.

[@AllThingsFascinate]

Nice

[@Nildread]

Show me your feat?

[@cbpye]

I played a Ranger/Scout with the relevant multiclass feat from Complete Adventurer. Those feats were bonkers! I think though, that if someone were to bring them back into 5e, they would have to be significantly changed. To update ascetic rogue, I'd do something like this (and this is probably still overpowered): *Ruthless Discipline* Prerequisites: Sneak Attack class feature; Martial Arts class feature; DEX 15, WIS 13 Increase your DEXterity or WISdom by +1. You now may add sneak attack damage to your unarmed strikes. IF you used an ability score increase from the Monk class to gain this feat, you also gain one sneak attack die. IF you used an ability score increase from the Rogue class to gain this feat, you also increase your Martial Arts die by one step (d4 to d6, d8 to d10, etc) And hey, let's make it a feat-tree! *The Way of 1,000 Moonless Nights* Prerequisite: Ruthless Discipline Increase your DEXterity or WISdom by +1. Increase your Ki pool by +3. You gain the following features: --Shadow Palm Technique: If you attacked with an Unarmed Strike as a part of an attack action and used your Step of the Wind feature to Disengage, you may spend 2 additional Ki points to perform the Hide action. --The Pain of Darkness: If you deal Sneak Attack damage and choose to follow-up with Flurry of Blows you may spend an additional Ki point to attempt to leave your enemy blinded by pain. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be blinded until the end of your next turn.

[@mcullennz]

I like the idea of turning your fists into finesse weapons. Would work with sneak attack, college of whispers

[@Treblaine]

I noticed in 3.5/PF1 the game was full of "Oh no, you can't do that, you need a very specific feat to be able to do that" 5e is a lot more "Oh yeah you can do that, might have disadvantage but sure, give it a go" in 5e feats are overwhelmingly brand news things players would never think they'd be able to do, like Magic Initiate.

[@slydoorkeeper4783]

I house rule a bunch of stuff for PF1 (my favorite system so far, I haven't played 5e) and so if something seems reasonable to just do it without a feat (treating feats like skills you trained to do) then I'd say just do it.

[@Treblaine]

​@@slydoorkeeper4783 I gave up on PF1 as while I could figure it out, I could never get everyone else on the same page. Every time any player wanted to do anything I'd have to talk it through with them and "nope, can't do that, unless you have this feat" and a lot of people THOUGHT they knew the rules but they misremembered them and thought I was changing the game to screw them. What I found so frustrating about PF1 is the rules were pointless, they'd say "you can't do this, unless you cite this particular rule" well then why not just let people do it? It's not as if the rules were there to stop the players doing something that would be game breaking, the game clearly thought it was okay to attempt that thing... but only it you jumped through some hoops first. Also I LOVE the "bounded accuracy" of 5e which means AC doesn't massively change at higher levels. it became a mocking phrase at my table "add it aaaaaall up" because everyone had so many different bonuses, the roll didn't matter... the weird rules on stacking bonuses was what mattered.

[@slydoorkeeper4783]

@@Treblaine I'm glad I never had that problem and I'm sure with how I generally run things you'd get along with my gameplay.

[@OmegaEnvych]

@@Treblaine Just two words: Precise shot. in longer term: A feat that exists only to circumvent penalty that exists only to be circumvented by this feat. What I absolutely cannot stand in PF1 is that even after all fixes and streamlinings Paizo did, it still was, at core, a D&D 3 game with all problems. And even though it's fun from time to time to deal JRPG amount of damage because of feats and stuff, I'm 100% glad I changed it at first to D&D 4 for more robust tactics and later to D&D 5 for simply being way easier to start playing it and spending more time actually playing game rather than having either over 9000 preparations (hi, D&D 3), or combat that takes about 8 hours to finish (hi, D&D 4). I love playing a wizard in D&D 5 but I also want from time to time to just yeet that lich into pool of lava and not think too hard about it in the end.

[@anthonynorman7545]

@@OmegaEnvych that's so circular it's disgusting

[@timothyhanna6304]

Wow that’s a lot. Do your best man. We appreciate all of this.

[@primevalperson194]

Having the ranged pin tied to the battle master as a maneuver means you could take the martial adept feat to pick it up.

[@anthonynorman7545]

Great point

[@dragonhearthx8369]

Having it as a magic weapon could also work. And you pin the person's shadow

[@primevalperson194]

That's a fun idea. Gives me some fae magic vibes.

[@xBreaker666]

Interesting bit at the beginning right there. It reminds me of the youtuber WarOwl. he always ends his videos with "I'm the WarOwl and I still have no closer"

[@quietguyjosh4643]

I like the idea of feats givin to multiclass characters like how prestige classes worked in 3.5 something extra to encourage multiclass characters

[@drewforchic9083]

My group's fighter has Great Weapon Master and a Ring of Jumping. I may have to incorporate that Leap Attack.

[@Cammino3]

Cohort stuff should remain in the domain of roleplay. A character that levels up and gets a feat in the middle of a dungeon shouldn't just be able to have a servant all of a sudden. It should be possible to get sidekicks, but it should be through roleplay or one of those background features (like retainers)

[@abiggs4828]

Stibbles Codex of Companions?

[@theodorehunter4765]

Eh. Roleplay should give you non-mechanical benefits. I'd consider having a side-kick as a mechanical benefit, unless said side kick just manages your gear or looks after your estate. Once your side kick starts helping you in combat, then it becomes something worth a feat. My biggest issue with mechanical rewards based on roleplay is that some players suck at roleplay, or just don't like that aspect of the game, and then they get punished for it by not getting all the cool toys the roleplayer gets. Also, some players' definition of "good roleplay" might not mesh with what the DM considers "good roleplay" and then you get into an instance where there is a large gap in versatility or power and the weaker player has no idea what you want him to do in order to close that gap. Granted, I would be okay handing out feats for free to mesh with someone's roleplay, but I would give EVERYONE a feat if that happened.

[@daveschrumpf8261]

To each their own--I am not here to judge the way anyone wants to D&D--but for me this is recalling the main thing I did NOT like about 3.5: power creep. When the game became all about builds, mechanics, planning trees, and getting cohorts as additional chars, something was lost for me. It didn't feel like it was about story as much. Just my experience, but I prefer 5e, and actually kind of appreciate the simplicity. Far from being stale, I think the reasonable range of options has just moved choices in a different direction.

[@viorp5267]

Isn't that how DnD 5e is? There is like 5-6 viable builds and everyone has to basically do them. It's such a bummer to play a Warlock not centered on Eldritch blast.

[@braindead5283]

The way I always saw it was that 3.5 had the rules and info for enabling whatever I wanted to do through roleplay. Sure a munchkin could come in and min max to thier heart's content. But a roleplayer could, for example, take the heritage line of feats and have mechanical stats reflecting thier body falling to thier illithid bloodline as thier skin turns rubbery and they sprout face tentacles.

[@selendrasama44]

That is how it was in 3 and 3.5 and that is how it is now. A well-planned character will dominate everyone else. I am playing in Icewind Dale, the DM asked me before we got to level two, "Next time the party is going to die, let them" Apparently a little forethought in building a rogue let me save the party twice, before level 2.

[@selendrasama44]

@@viorp5267 I want to play my Warlock that while he has Eldritch blast, he isn't centered around it, and he has used other offensive cantrips to great effect.

[@viorp5267]

@@selendrasama44 I once tried playing a Warlock without eldritch blast... was my first D&D character too. The other players didn't like me because I was dragging them down. I got eventually kicked.

[@Aleph-Noll]

yeah i think the next player focused book(similar to xanathars) is coming out soonish and will hopefully have tons of new feats in it. its been kinda lacking

[@nullpoint3346]

Greetings.

[@ericksemones9681]

So sorry to hear about your washer and dryer! Thanks for powering through for us. Make sure to take care of yourself.

[@malachischrodinger4675]

Maybe work 'Energy Substution' similar to Spell Sniper; it would Also grant a cantrip from a chosen spell list, and the energy type change only applies to one class' spell list

[@rexhex3700]

Man the idea that Age mattered in character creation sounds REALLY COOL!

[@duckieduck8877]

it does, but it also mattered in the game,, there where spells that would make you older. And they were nigh impossible to recover from. Some were fixed to only 10 years which would rarely matter to an elf, but to a human or dragoonborn they could be very painful in combat. and there were those higher lvl spells that would throw you an age class higher no matter how many years that was. And don't toss those to a dragon, they get stronger by age...

[@anthonynorman7545]

I really like the elemental type change feat. It's obvious yet elegant.

[@Mrryn]

I wanted this for official 5e material for so long. My very first character I ever made for D&D was an evoker that had the flexibility of different damage types to deal with threats, so I have a soft spot for E.Sub

[@torunsmok5890]

id rather flip it personally. i dont like locking in to one element super hard. let me just turn any spell of my selected type into anything else

[@TheLibGamer]

It has always seemed weird to me, especially for draconic based classes and wizards, why you had to stick with the book elemental/energy type... I felt that you just write cold ball or acid ball down and the character sheet and use the fireball discriotion but the player or player and DM agree that their particualr spell caster learned it (or created it) with the choosen energy type. Then if you had a feat it would be closer to what Torun Smok described that they could choose any type depending on the situation...

[@davidstratton696]

@@torunsmok5890 This is a year old but I agree. I mean since u don’t get as many feats in 5e and theirs some feats already in 5e that combine feats from 3.5 or just make them better (Warcaster for example). And with that in mind I think making it so u can change the dmg type to any on the list (I would still keep it as the 4 dmg types listed) wouldn’t be too much. I’d also maybe give it a stat increase of +1 Int, Wis, or Cha. Just so it does more then one thing which is what a majority of 5e feats do.

[@KevinVideo]

I definitely loved and used the the multiclass feats.

[@EclecticMystic]

Along with the "Pact of the Chain" feat, I think that a lot of the Eldritch Invocations from Warlocks could be useful as a feat. Make the minimum the ability to cast level 2 spells, but a lot of them would be good flavour for a lot of class builds.

[@richardshelley143]

I've seen a homebrewed Invocation which is grants one Fighter Fighting Style, other's influence elements of a particular cantrip (not just eldritch blast)

[@selendrasama44]

I like all the feats from 3 and 3.5, they let you take any class and radically change how they played. I had a shock trooper fighter, who used the power attack feat trees, I had a fighter that specialized in a different two-handed weapon. Both used two-handed weapons, they both played very differently in combat.

[@melvixen1943]

Kobolds in 5e are awesome. They are THE support race and banneret(x) / Rogue (3) is my go to for support fighters. Centaurs are nonhumanoid (iirc they are fey) for hold person matters.

[@torunsmok5890]

i made a homebrew dragon pact warlock that gets a specially buffed pseudodragon familiar at level 6 as a gift from their draconic patron.... imagine that with pact of the chain and this pact of the chain-esque familiar feat, for 3 pseudodragons to bicker amongst themselves who has the cutest nickname

[@GradientScarab]

I've fallen in love with the Energy substitution feat already! Definitely going to try to incorporate it in my game

[@biancabrooks280]

7:40 I am one with the Force, and the Force is with me

[@Captainbigmike86]

Top 10 mundane add ons, upgrades, customization or modifications to armor and weapons.

[@christianacquasanta1472]

Heck a material property of the items like the one in 3.5 (Mithral, Elfic Steel, Fire-forged, etc) I'm not saying using literal monster parts (Displacer cloack for blur once per day?) just a blanket material properties as Elfic Steel giving finesse to the weapons, etc

[@carsonlake3842]

I fix appliances for a living, if you want to try to fix your washer I can help.

[@Yvädastra]

10 - Ranged Pin: I think this should be a plain subset of the grapple action. It's a situational ability and really just adds depth to combat, which I want to see more of for the martial classes. 9 - Mercantile Background: As other commenters have recommended, it would serve better as a background. I personally really like Alex Belden's comment. 8 - Zen Archery: I don't like how it strictly applies to Druids, Monks, and Clerics, but I like its intent. I don't expect it to be useful for martials who use heavy armor, since they are usually maxing CON instead of DEX, so it wouldn't solve MAD. 7 - Leap Attack: I don't like it. Not one bit, even if it is flavorful. GWM does this but without risking attacks of opportunity. 6 - Shock Trooper: I like this. Being able to slam people into walls would be cool too. 5 - Energy Substitution: Nah. It's cool on paper, but in practice, Acid is the obvious best choice with Thunder as a close second, given that they are the elements which monsters are generally least resistant/immune to. It's just an illusion of choice/trap pick. Spell damage and monsters resistances and immunities are already so baked into the design of 5E that this seems like an ultimately harmful feature to add, as this bypasses the design of spells like Fireball or Cone of Cold, which are designed to deal profoundly good damage but are balanced by the many monsters resistant or immune to fire and/or cold damage. 4 - Leadership: It's interesting. It applies numbers and stats to what PCs can already technically do in game, so I'm unsure if this is really worth it. I would just adapt this to be an option rule. 3 - Obtain Familiar/Improved Familiar: I love it. 10/10. If Improved Familiar can apply if you already have the Find Familiar spell, then even better. 2 - Ascetic _____: Cool but also super specific with its requirements. 1 - Dragonwrought: That's a really cool racial feat. I love it.

[@dungeonpastor8295]

Bit suggestion: tell us a favorite non dnd item of yours. Such as: favorite thing to eat while drinking coffee

[@KadarianLord]

for merchants background I would probably call it master merchant if I was to make it a feat. As for design for use most feats have two effects, one that is specific and one that is more general for this one I would say +1 to CHA or INT (ie appraisal of items). Then I would throw in a benefit where selling mundane and common items sell at 75%, and grant a bonus to the checks for buying and selling magic items. Buying at 75% might be harder to translate in just because a once a month structure is a little odd to see in 5e but perhaps maybe once per downtime period. So whenever the DM gives out downtime and limit it to mundane or common items so they aren't cutting the cost off of a powerful magical item.

[@theonlymatthew.l]

I miss the Leadership feat. I noticed in a 5e Unearthed Arcana they replicated it somewhat with the 'Sidekicks' UA; but to my knowledge they haven't followed that up at all Edit: I posted this before you mentioned the Sidekick UA. 😋

[@MDCI100]

Hey, awesome video! I kinda missed Point Blank Shot. I know Crossbow Expert has a similar effect but bow users have a had time hitting pesky melee monsters that get near then Cool video!

[@jonispatented]

I love the idea of getting a few new battle master maneuvers and I think ranged pin would be the perfect addition. They make a save against your maneuver save DC, the die is added to damage, etc.

[@JourneyVids333]

Im just imagining a Grung fighter just going absolutely wild with the leap attack feat. Take a dip into rogue to get cunning action and pick up mobile as well to dash away and set up again.

[@markrajca6783]

I could see a background choice that would allow you to take 5D4×10 then 2x But you don’t get your standard equipment you have to take the gold value instead

[@adamlivingston6599]

A campaign I just started has a pact of the chain genie patron warlock, but this is the first time I've ever seen anyone play one.

[@Kilo6Charlie]

Let me guess, using an imp? He's likely to use the Imp to carry their vessel around while invisible and carrying himself/the party Inside to sneak around. Be forewarned

[@adamlivingston6599]

@@Kilo6Charlie Psuedodragon.

[@TheSkizz89]

One feat I didn't see in either video is Arcane Strike from Complete Warrior. The 3.5 version required a +4 BAB and ability to cast 3rd level arcane spells. The caster then gained a +1/spell level on each attack and a +1d4/spell level on damage. Incorporating this into 5e could be as simple as using your Bonus Action to gain advantage on your attacks and deal a +1d4/spell level on damage. If you don't want Eldritch Knight subclasses to have the advantage and extra damage for each attack, making it an Action on one attack could help the party balance. But I would recommend this just becomes closer to an arcane version of a Paladin's Divine Strike class feature.

[@TheAntesse]

Making "ranged pin" a battlemaster maneuver allows anyone to get access to it through the feat that gives you superiority dice and maneuvers. So that's a way to give it to fighters and anyone who wants to dabble in cool archery.

[@pouncerlion4022]

I've put a kobold NPC in the party since 3.5. Dinne he's the cleric the parties have lived him.

[@ANDELE3025]

Daring Outlaw (and return of the Arcane & Divine versions of the Practiced/Prestigious Spellcaster feats whose name i forgot that usually got ignored outside of the psionics version of it where you give up spells from one divine to treat its casting progression as another of a arcane/divine class) to proficiency bonus worth of level advancement. The ones i want is Dead Overlord (or Lichloved or Cold One, same thing really), Lifesense and Darksight (why only mummy lords got it and only in dark only vision is devil sight is beyond me), Spirit Sense (technically a free speak with dead with 1 day corpses, but still would be a nice ribbon or background-ish thing), Tomb-Tainted Soul (dragon mask effect for necrotic damage), Combat Reflexes (half prof extra reactions as only AoO, instead of dex), Quick Draw (prof bonus worth of free interactions instead of 1), Trampling Charge/Overrun (for moving through enemies), Involuntary Rage (can reaction rage on damage higher than con mod x level), Music of the Gods (as a while countercharm is up, enemies in range lose immunity to charmed and frightened, but do the saves with advantage), Daylight Adaptation

[@pibb2474]

"NPC railgun" is not a phrase I knew I needed in my life.

[@eliasvernieri]

i love Range pin battle maneuver, i have a fighter doing this... but we did it just a Restrained condition. you add the superiority dice to the damage and the target needs to do a dex saving throw or become restrained. he could spent an action to release himself, or alternatively at the end of each turn he can roll a atletick check against your maneuver DC

[@fortunatus1]

Ranged Pin alternative: I created Magical Ammunition that performs the same idea. Ensnaring Strike Arrow. The player could flavor it however they like such as an arrow that morphs into a bola or that summons vines or that pins through the target's clothing or armor. Mercantile Background Alternative... I created a Persuasive feat. Gives you Persuasion + Expertise in the skill. And a minimum amount that a successful persuasion check. Shock Trooper: Shoving left or right is an optional rule from the DMG. So you can do this without a feat if your DM approves.

[@davidstratton696]

Ensnaring strike is already a spell and does exactly this. Wouldn’t make sense to do that.

[@fortunatus1]

@@davidstratton696 That's the point. The Ranger now does not need to take the spell and, as magical ammunition, it no longer consumes their bonus action nor their concentration. So, no conflict with Hunter's Mark. It's how the Ranger spells should always have been.

[@durma6924]

I see ascetic rouge as a subclass, in fact I a very similar one that I made myself called the Hidden Hand. I think zen archery and pin can be worked into a feat together. (I would also allow INT to hit/damage as an option as well, it makes just as much sense and helps a stat that used to be stronger than wis in some editions but sucks now) Shock Trooper and Leap Attack are better off as charger/athlete/savage attacker/grappler reworks to be honest.

[@RulesandRulings]

For the multi-class feats, I'd probably look at multi-class spell-casting for inspiration. Half-casters are already a thing, that logic could easily apply here. Ascetic Monk would have three effects: Unarmed strikes can trigger sneak attack. You add half your monk level to your rogue level when determining your Sneak Attack dice. You add half your rogue level to your monk level when determining your Martial Arts dice. This stops the multi-class from running away with the game while still rewarding them for a fun flavour combo.

[@dilsoncamacho4100]

I love the energy substitution, but I'd like it even more if it included poison. Poison is the most resisted/immune damage type in the game and there is no way to around it.

[@quietguyjosh4643]

I homebrewed a rule for that it would be when preparing spells you would choose your types for elemental based spells each so you can cast a acid fireball spell but you can't have it do fire damage that day also the componets changed accordingly

[@Booklat1]

@@quietguyjosh4643 if only loremaster wizard was actually published (maybe nerfed a bit because force damage is OP)

[@Shalakor]

@@Booklat1 The recent UA Order of Scribes wizard subclass functions as an additional pass at that, in addition to redirecting the unused UA artificer subclass. Thinking of asking my DM if I can switch my Loremaster character over to that subclass, as it really fits their background and some of the hurdles the campaign has thrown at them. Though, I worry it goes a bit too far in the opposite direction and may be mechanically underpowered in battle compared to the published subclasses.

[@Booklat1]

@@Shalakor Oh, I'll take a look at that thank you

[@MonoKabi]

@@quietguyjosh4643 I was more harsh with my Mages. I let them choose what kind of damage the spell did when they transcribed it. So AcidBall was a thing, but it would only let you cast Fireball as AcidBall... ever. I'm more than happy to let my Wizards specialize, but once they do, they are stuck with those choices.

[@exqueue3813]

Yes to all of this. More build options, as long as it's balanced.

[@Pyroniusburn]

The Ascetic is the sickest idea I've seen Wizards 5e team doesn't lean into multiclassing almost at all and basically lets it 100% fall on players to figure out, so something like this is really interesting to see. I would 100% run a shadow monk/assassin with something almost exactly like that.

[@Seergun]

(Don't feel like trying to find specific parts on phone, bare with me) I don't think about half of these, especially the first 4 or so, would work as feats by themselves. Feats in 5e just DO more(supposedly) than JUST a leap attack or JUST a ranged pin. Due to the limited number of ASI/Feats one can take in 5e, they have to be more substantial. I also prefer feats when they have a more dramatic change to how one plays their character compared to what feels like a single battlemaster maneuver or subclass feature.(edit:or background feature) Just my take.

[@carsonlake3842]

Isnt that basically the charger feat?

[@Seergun]

@@carsonlake3842 And the Charger feat isn't particularly good. Honestly, you could just tack on the leap attack from here onto it. It still wouldn't be _great,_ but it would still give you more reasons to try and charge someone.

[@davidstratton696]

@@Seergun This is a year old but I agree. Also I’ve always thought it was stupid how they got rid of the attack of opp u get from standing up from being prone. I think it should unless u have the athlete feat. It would give u more reasons to take the feat and it makes sense because u get up so fast that the opponent wouldn’t have time to react. I’ve also thought that the feats combat reflexes (the one that gives u more attack of opps based on dex) and double hit (when making an attack of opp when dual wielding u can make an offhand attack as well) would be cool to have as feats in 5e. I would combine them cause it makes sense to in 5e.

[@totodacat]

Ted! You're doing great, and I love how you've built up such a genuine group of people as a community! Too often do you see youtube videos cluttered with absolutely insufferable folk, and for people like me it's a huge relief to not deal with everyone's bullshit and garbage all the time! Building up a demographic is a skill, and you've seemed to have nailed it. Keep up the great work, it's always appreciated.

[@NobodyDungeons]

As a DM w,hat I do with the is have a singular armor proficiency feat that gives you proficiency in all armor, four weapons, and shields because I don't want to have to take three or four feats in order to get proficiency in the weapons and armor I want. I also modified many of the backgrounds to be a bit more potent in their effect on the game. For example a soldier gets proficiency in shields, a weapon, and medium or light armor which makes taking the solder background really good for certain classes like war wizard though if you take a feat you get proficiency in everything.

[@SkarmoryThePG]

An interesting way to approach the ascetic rogue line would be to harshly limit them for when the classes are not equal - basically, you can add the other class' levels, but not more than twice the feature's class' level. So a 6 rogue 10 monk punches like a 16th monk, but sneaks like a 12th rogue, y'know?

[@WexMajor82]

Multiclass feats! Power attack on favored enemy! I removed them from my memory!

[@binolombardi]

Leap attack could be made with an adaptation of the charger feat maybe? Add another bullet like: • In addition, when you make a running jump after taking the dash action, the distance you cover increases by a number of feet equal to your Strength modifier. With the jump rules, a 20 str score with a running jump hits 20ft horizontally, at 8ft high. Adding str mod would increase it to 25 horizontally and 10ft up. This is actually high enough to running long jump and be completely out of most medium creatures 5ft reach for opportunity attacks.

[@Xtra_Medium]

I'm suprised Monkey Grip didn't make the list

[@adrianownby3495]

Hero System - Champions for a superhero RPG. Have not played since college but it is still around.

[@NobodyDungeons]

So I personally would like to see class specific feats so for example a fighter using their second wind would recharge their other short rest abilities instantly allowing them to use all of their fighter abilities one more time before they need to take a short rest which would really crank up the power of the fighter quite a bit

[@NobodyDungeons]

So one feat I would add is a bunch of AOE feats for melee and archery play styles for example a perk that gave you an additional attack for killing an enemy then another for killing two enemies and so on this would obviously be limited by the increasing number of enemies required to have been killed and actually hitting and killing the enemy so a rogue might one shot an enemy, but would not be able to kill two more to get another extra attack while a fighter could kill a weakened enemy with one shot then kill another two enemies with 4 shots then hit another enemy with one shot

[@Janshevik]

There's a feat for ranged attacks based on wisdom. It's called Magic initiate (druid) where you pick Magic stone which can benefit of your extra attack features

[@NerdImmersion]

A thrown range of 60 feet doing 1d6+Wis is not that the same as 1d8+Wis with 150 feet short range or 500 feet long range. Also every 3 attacks you need to use another bonus action to use it and you're limited to only bludgeoning damage.

[@professormiles2475]

Mercantile Background make a Guild Membership type feat. This gets around the level 1 requirement and makes sense if a player got this 8 levels later.

[@jonispatented]

The energy substitution feat was already added in the class features variants unearthed arcana as a metamagic option for the sorcerer, and I like it a lot.

[@NerdImmersion]

Yeah but only for sorcerer's and at the cost of Sorcery Points. This would make it available to everyone. Also since Unearthed Arcana is playtest material, it's not technically added to the game

[@jonispatented]

Nerd Immersion yes it is only for the sorcerer, but that is where metamagic belongs in 5e, and yeah I know it’s only UA, but I know a lot of people liked it and I’m holding out hope for it to be added soon in a book.

[@foolycoolytheband]

I mean the Charger feat kinda works like the leap attack feat, and as far as I'm aware you can use it in combination with great weapon master for the damage

[@kristhebrownie]

It would need to be improved a bit, but two weapon rend could be a cool feat to have.

[@unwithering5313]

I'm thinking of doing some Multi-Class feat stuff in my homebrew Such as Second Wind, Lay on Hands, Ki etc. scaling with total levels from a various class GROUP EG. Second Wind scales on WARRIOR class levels (Fighter, Paladin, Barbarian, Ranger, Monk) as well as Warrior subclasses (BladeSinger, War Domain, Hexblade), you still need to have a Fighter level to get Second Wind in the first place. It might be a bit unhinged but I'm not an expert at this stuff. BTW my homebrew intends to make everything more powerful than vanilla 5e, it basically scales differently while using 5e as the base

[@lethe5052]

Aaaaaand he’s back!

[@jakestavinsky3480]

The thing is that people dont do Pact of the Chain because the one really good Invocation for it is only in UA. You could make your familars save DC is equal to your Warlock DC (I think it was called Boon of the Pact Keeper?). Which really helps the Chain Warlock. I played an espionage Rogue that used their familar to knock people unconscious cause Sprites and Imps do that. Typically your adding around +5 to the DC which really helps the consistancy. Really funny cause the main focus of that UA was a Talisman Pact.

[@ladymecha8718]

Ranged Pin, I’d put it as Shapshooter Feat as prerequisite as part of it.

[@christianacquasanta1472]

Prerequisite: Archery or Throwing fighting style

[@MasterLycan844]

That would preclude warlocks, rogues, Barbarians and bards.

[@christianacquasanta1472]

Take 1 level in fighter

[@Hey-Its-Dingo]

(Not finished the video) I played a Pact of the Chain Warlock in a one-shot recently, and if your Familiar goes down, you are screwed. I even used the extra Chain Warlock invocations from the CFV UA, and it still felt really underpowered. I think a Feat to improve your Familiar in any way for more survivability would be a great thing, even for a Chain Warlock, which is already better than a base Find Familiar.

[@Hey-Its-Dingo]

I'd also say give the Feat the ability to work with Beast Master Ranger as well, maybe it let's the Ranger cast Find Familiar to revive their Animal Companion if it dies? Like, Wizards can improve their Find Familiar beyond normal, the Chain Warlock has it improved beyond its base, and the Beast Master Ranger gets its own special use out of it. Idk, that might be too complex for 5e, but I think it'd be cool.

[@anthonynorman7545]

The ranged pin could be tacked onto the grappler feat. The feat isn't too powerful.

[@abiggs4828]

I can see this as a decent quick solution, but I kinda like them separate for flavor reasons. A Grappler wouldn't necessarily have the precise aim to pin someone to the wall by their clothes and vice versa. I like this as a quick and dirty fix, and it WOULD improve on the so-so Grappler Feat, but I think the skill sets to pull them off are pretty different. Now....a character with BOTH would be a battlefield control MONSTER.

[@anthonynorman7545]

@@abiggs4828 I agree it's dirty, but it wouldn't be the only feat that had allure for other concepts.

[@anthonynorman7545]

@@abiggs4828 I don't think the pin by itself is enough to constitute a feat

[@watershipdowneyjr]

@@anthonynorman7545 Yeah, I think you could homebrew it as an alternative to a ranged attack to give more variety to all ranged attackers. Make it a contested ranged attack vs. a Str/Dex check and a Str check to pull free. The fact that it would require a surface capable of being penetrated by an arrow kinda makes it too circumstancial for an actual feat

[@anthonynorman7545]

@@watershipdowneyjr I don't think that's good from a balancing perspective as archers already have advantages over melee. That would allow an archer to shut down melee enemies without taking any real disadvantage to themselves. A melee grapple has multiple negatives for the one applying the grapple.

[@DMKen]

I think background feats could be a really interesting concept. They could be like racial feats that are tied to specific backgrounds. Currently backgrounds grant proficiencies and equipment, but it would be great to have some unique thematic mechanical advantages.

[@anthonynorman7545]

I thought all the backgrounds came with background features already like the sage being able to know where to get info or the soldier being able to sleep at military places and sailors having the bad reputation feature?

[@DMKen]

@@anthonynorman7545 The features provided by backgrounds are situational and are as useful or useless as your DM allows. They're great for RP, but they lack the impact of something like a feat or class feature. Compare being housed by the local temple with something like the sharpshooter feat.

[@thurismundbotheric7598]

@@DMKen I'd take being protected by a clergy, which would include clerics and paladins of various levels, over being able to hit far any day

[@DMKen]

@@thurismundbotheric7598 That would be great if you're in a city for a few nights. Less useful in the wilderness or a dungeon. Luckily, the feat would be in addition to backgrounds, not a replacement. Much in the same way that racial feat Bountiful Luck doesn't replace a halfling's racial traits. It would be an alternative to an ASI.

[@yanderenejoyer]

The only thing I find to be weak in 5e is combat. Even when I put enviromental stuff, players try to find a safe spot to stand and just attack/cast and pass... I found an easy fix, I changed grapple, shove and trip, added back the charge mechanich (but it gives adv on the first attack instead of +2) and made flanking only give adv on the first attack, and if a flanking creature gets flanked everyone loses the benefits and deficits of flanking in that line. Also made Attacks of Oportunity harder to execute by leaving attack range to promote movement. It works pretty well! Combat actually moves around now, at least. Trying to charge, flank, lose the flank so repositioning to get it again, pushing someone out of flanking position so your ally gets the flanking bonus next turn... things are looking up.

[@dragonhearthx8369]

Ranged pin: make it a magic weapon. A dart. And you pin the person's shadow.

[@master_rafiki]

Love the video, but dude, you have to zoom in. Have you tried watching your videos on a phone? It's even hard to read full-screen on a laptop. And if you're looking for a good superhero RPG, give Masks a go. Just know it's heavy on the RP, light on the G.

[@notorious.scoundrel]

I've never seen anyone recommend this game and its my favorite superhero ttrpg

[@notorious.scoundrel]

I've never seen anyone recommend this game and its my favorite superhero ttrpg

[@notorious.scoundrel]

I've never seen anyone recommend this game and its my favorite superhero ttrpg

[@darkblade190]

10. Battle master manuever, make a ranged weapon attack and add a superiority die to the result. Enemy must make a contested grapple check (Athletics or Arcrobatics, their choice) against the result, if they fail the target is grappled. This'll allow fighters, the weapon focused class, with the battlefield controller subclass to have it, while opening it up to other classes through the Martial Adept feat, and if they're using the class variants UA through a fighting style. Would also like to see an addition to the arcane archer subclass to do something similar, like the arrow transmuting into a net mid shot. 9. Guild Artisan (Merchant) background change, can make a cha(persuasion) check vs opponent's insight to either buy one item for 75% of listed price, or instead sell one item for 75% of market price. If you succeed this feature cannot be used again on this npc for a week. 8. Slightly tweak the magic stone cantrip to work with other ranged weapons. Accessible through Magic Initiate: Druid, and add it to the cleric list. The only other classes that would really want it are ranger (and with the UA class feature's list they can grab a druid cantrip) and monk, and I'd be totally okay giving it as a freebie to 4 elements monk. 7. Just use the charger feat. Jumping counts as movement, you get a +5 to damage, can stack with greatweapon master. Maybe add a line onto the feat about using a dash in this manner increases your jump length by your Str modifier (so it'll be 2x strength mod feet of movement). 6. Mechanically you can already shove in any direction, and the extra distance is already wrapped into the charger feat. The last part is spiritually the same as the barbarian's reckless attack. Adv to hit hit enemy (roughly +5 to be hit, for +5 to hit). So, mechanically, it's GWM and reckless attack combined, which is a go-to combo for many barbarians. 5. Honestly I would love for Sorcs to get it through metamagic, as well as rolling it into the Elemental Adept feat. Something along the lines of as a reaction 1+Spellcasting mod times/long rest you can substitute all damage of one of the listed elemental types to the element you specialized in. Example: Elemental Adept Cold, you can use a reaction to change all the damage of a fireball into cold damage, which'll stack with your ability to treat 1s as 2s. Add some fluff text about using your reflexes to transmute the arcane energy of the spell into another form, that way it's limited and has a cost so you can't counterspell/shield, so they're not abusing the free damage bump. Metamagic version would not cost the reaction, as it's an innate part of their being, and costs sorc points. Keep in mind, feats are a lot more costly in 5e than 3.5, giving up an ASI and waiting 4 levels instead of every other level. 4. Any player can have hirelings out of the PHB. The stronger cohorts, like peagasi I feel are more in the realm of a paladin's greater steed, the ranger's animal companion, and several caster's summons. The main issue bringing it into 5e is that action economy and bounded accuracy are much more central to design, so a 3 level weaker NPC is still a lot closer to a pc in power than in 3.5. Especially since magic items are more of a secondary buff, not considered a standard part of progression, you don't have the extra burden of equiping your cohorts. 3. Hesitant to give an entire subclass as a feat. As you mentioned, it's already pretty much covered through warlock and Magic initiate: Wizard. 2. I think the whole rational behind subclasses is this feat. For example, and Eldritch Knight continues to gain their full fighter abilities while getting a slowed progression in their spells. For the ascetic rogue, it sounds similar to the way of the shadows, but could be it's own rogue subclass like the rogue: Ninja. At level three you gain the ability to use unarmed strikes with dexterity. They are considered light, finesse, and deal 1d4 damage, which improves based on your unarmed strike table. 1. The sideeffects of aging just sounds like justifying ability scores. Yes, my wizard is older, and sagely, therefore I will put his con lower, and his Int higher. If you want to play a character that doesn't suffer from it, put your ability scores in a way that reflects that. As for eliminating the humanoid subtype, iirc there was an interview with Jeremy crawford stating the balance issues with that, which is why many of the UA races like minotaurs and centaurs got the monster and the humanoid subtypes. The ability to unlock dragon wings and scales sounds like it was wrapped up in the dragonborn race, with the dragonhide feat selection, and I would be totally down for more variation between the races. I dislike that V. human is my go-to for most builds, and the elven accuracy gives a counterweight to that. As for a kobold specific feat, might I suggest one that gives +3 int (to undo the heavy penalties, as well as make it a "half feat" boost) , gaining the dragon subtype, the 13+dex AC from dragonborns, and small wings that reduce fall damage at low levels, but by level 11 give a small fly speed of 20'.

[@CREED09]

Love the channel! Keep up the great work. I just wanted to add that 3.x was a different type of game in almost all respects and 5E is much easier, less complex, and is more balanced. For instance: Dragons in 3.x had 12 age categories from wyrmling to great wyrm which gained strength as they grew older. Humanoids have 3 and as was stated, physical stats weakened and mental stats increased as they aged. A kobold with the dragon wrought feat lost the humanoid type and became a full dragon. Dragons stats increase as they age, and no stat penalties for aging which humanoids do. 1200 years max age? essentially ageless. I miss the 3.5 ability to customize also.

[@kiltedcripple]

Is that an action figure behind you or the largest mini in history?

[@NerdImmersion]

It is the Wizkids Walking Statue of Waterdeep miniature, so I guess the largest mini in history

[@kiltedcripple]

@@NerdImmersion it's sweet it's what it is. Good luck on your home repairs btw. I saw your post about it, that's a tough deal man. You're a real mensch still releasing videos while dealing with all that. Much respect, much love to you and yours

[@RIVERSRPGChannel]

Wow you d dad I’d some digging for these feats. 3.5 has a ton of feats. Good list

[@mbohlin01]

Leadership was super broken. Nice 5e cleaned some of that up.

[@abiggs4828]

So...Most Thunder Spells I've seen, it also pushes enemies back 10ft. So like....would a Thunder Fireball also throw people around? I'm just imagining a spell slinger, throwing around firebolt cantrips, and also just throwing all the enemies around all the time. D&D version of Vos Ro Dah! D&D Ragdoll physics please!

[@zackerycarranza7990]

Matthew Colville's stronghold and followers has excellent rules for followers and how to make them simple and elegant and easy to handle for dm and players

[@JCinLapel]

I think Ranged pin would be a cool thing but it should be after you hit with a ranged attack you can make an apposed acrobatics check verse there athletic or acrobatics as a bonus action. If you succeed their movement is reduced to 0

[@SunLovinSolaire]

For Mercantile Background, why not just make it merchant? Prerequisite: Buy and Sell items worth a collective total of (X amount) gp in towns/cities.

[@areallybigdwarf4560]

2:05 feat trees are a good thing, makes the players read the FUCKING BOOKS and the dm has to deal less with "i want to grapple him, how do i do that dm?" and more with "yo i have the grappler feat so i will try to grapple that guy using a two handed weapon, if i get a hold of him, he can't use that big sword anymore but i have my trusty dagger to take him right into stab city"

[@robpaul7544]

Dude, #1 make sure you take care of yourself. Sounds like you have your hands more than full. So thanks for taking the time to plough through the many 3.5 feats for us 💜👍 5e has been short on character options from the get go, and a huge reason for that is how they handled feats. Never liked it, beginning to hate it. Personally I would love it if feats and ASI's were linked to character level instead of class level again, and it wasn't a choice you had to make. Doesn't need to be as many feats as in 3e, but more than in 5e and at least more regular. ASI at every 4 lvls, and a feat at say lvl 1, 5, 10, 15 and 20. Then throw in a couple of feats like you mentioned to choose from, and we get to make some choices during a character's career. Best of luck with your floor and all that.

[@theodorehunter4765]

I agree with you. I'd probably also break up each of the existing feats into 2 smaller feats (or just erase the stat bump from the feat). Some of the feats are REALLY strong. As it stands, I give my players a bonus feat at level 1. I have seen numerous character builds struggle until level 4 because they NEED a feat to work properly. (I ban Variant Human, for obvious reasons.)

[@davidhusbands2021]

Well You can look for a older system called Abberant, Played it for a few years but i never ran it, will ask the DM if he is wiling to run a game

[@red_adept]

This makes me want to home brew a classless system centered around feats. Kind of like zee bashew's classless characters.

[@slydoorkeeper4783]

I've been doing that for 2 years on/off. I'm having a group play test. So far it seems cool and is working well. I don't really have a "scaling" feature to it. So no increase HP/level, increase to attack and damage, etc.

[@zacharygadzinski3147]

More feats sounds great, yet couldn't some of these be done without a feat? Using items and spells to grapple could add some more variety. Not a player yet, but seeing new feats that add new capabilities could create some interesting scenarios.

[@notorious.scoundrel]

I would personally make so that the multiclass feat just gives you the benefits of taking a single level dip of a class without having to lose a level in your main class. So, if you did make a dip, you'd start as a level higher, maybe?

[@pyroblade650]

I like these kinds of videos a lot. Converting stuff from older editions to give more options is a great idea. My only qualm is that some of the videos you've done for these seem a little scattered. I know you're having some personal issues with household appliances atm, and that you work full time and have a family, so balancing things can be hard. That being said, I think these types of videos would be better if you took some time before hand to look at the fears and make some bullet points about how best to convert them rather then just "spit balling" them as you go. Other then that, great video and keep up the good videos.

[@Soenel7]

@Nerd Immersion what was the website you used?

[@NerdImmersion]

I forgot to link it! www.realmshelps.net/charbuild/feat-search.shtml

[@zacharylona]

Oh hey, Transmuted Spell made it into TCE. Metamagic Adept feat + Transmuted Spell + _____ = super versatile caster. P.S. Sidekicks too! I should finish watching before posting comments.

[@zacharylona]

Side note, the familiar concept could just expand the list of familiars by making the familiar able to be a CR no greater than half the player's level, and a small selection of familiars of 1/2 through 10 CR. Additionally, there could be a feat if you multiclass into another class, you grow with it, though at a slower pace. For the rogue example, maybe gain sneak attack dice equal to (half?) your proficiency.

[@jand.4737]

Ranged Pin: Since the Martial Adept feat exists, your cleric an still get this if if becomes a maneuver for battlemasters. And then you can make the DC 10+superiority die Energy Substitution: I disagree. The only reason why this is a feat in 3.5 is that all metamagic has been feats. Thus it should be a sorcerer metamagic now. (Or a feat with the prerequisite that you have the metamagic feature)

[@crsmith6226]

What do you use to make sure your beard looks good? It constantly looks great!

[@NerdImmersion]

Wow, thats a first! Nothing lol. I just let it grow out normally and trim it up a bit here and there

[@sirgideonofnir6840]

Coukd you do a kobold player race revised?

[@Kilo6Charlie]

I really REALLY hope that the buffed and broadened Wild Shape forms and Animal Companions is on the list. The Beast category is CRIMINALLY limiting for our Beastmasters and Druids. At least let us take Magical Beasts!

[@00blaat00]

Isn't Shock Trooper's Heedless Charge basically Reckless Attack already?

[@twylanaythias]

3.5e's Leap Attack seems pretty similar to 5e's Charger.