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Icewind
Dale II Feats
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Icewind Dale 2 uses 3E feats. The feats are a number of passive and active abilities than can be employed by a wide variety of characters. Unlike skills, feats typically do not have "levels"; they usually give a single ability to the character that gives them additional options or bonuses. Fallout's "perks" are a good analogy.
All characters start with one feat. Human characters start with an additional feat. Fighters start with another additional feat. Characters gain an additional feat at 3rd, 6th, 9th, etc. level. Some classes, like fighters and rangers, also gain bonus feats as they advance. In fact, the fighter class' bread and butter is the use of feats in combat.
Often, feats have prerequisites. If a character does not have the prerequisites required for a feat, he or she cannot take it.
AEGIS
OF RIME:
Your mastery of cold magic has yielded impressive results.
Prerequisites: You must be able to cast 4th level spells and have a Spellcraft
of 10 or higher.
Benefit: Grants 5 Cold Resistance (permanent), and a +20% increase to
all Cold Damage done.
AMBIDEXTERITY:
You are equally adept at using either hand.
Prerequisite: Dex 15+
Benefit: You ignore all penalites for using an off hand. You are neither
left-handed nor right-handed.
Normal: Without this feat, a character suffers a -4 penalty to his or
her off hand attack while using two weapons.
AQUA
MORTIS:
Your mastery of acid magic has yielded impressive results.
Prerequisites: You must be able to cast 4th level spells and have a Spellcraft
of 10 or higher.
Benefit: Grants 5 Acid Resistance (permanent), and a +20% increase to
all Acid Damage done.
ARMOR
PROFICIENCY:
You are accustomed to wearing certain types of armor.
Benefit: When you wear a type of armor with which you are proficient,
the armor check penalty applies only to Hide, Move Silently and Pick Pocket.
Normal: A character who is wearing armor with which he is not proficient
suffers its armor check penalty on attack rolls and on all skill checks
that involve moving.
Proficiency
Types:
1 - Light
2 - Medium
3 - Heavy
ARMORED
ARCANA:
You can cast spells with less chance of failure while wearing armor.
Prerequisite: The ability to cast arcane spells.
Benefit: Taking this feat reduces the chances of casting failure by 5%.
This feat may be taken up to three times.
ARTERIAL
STRIKE:
Your skill with sneak attacks allows you to cause a bleeding wound.
Prerequisite: At least one level of rogue, base attack bonus +4 or higher.
Benefit: Allows the rogue to sacrifice 1d6 points of sneak attack damage
to inflict a bleeding wound that causes damage over many rounds.
BLIND-FIGHT:
You know how to fight in melee without being able to see your foes.
Benefit: In melee, every time you miss because of concealment, you can
reroll your miss chance percentile roll one time to see if you actually
hit. An invisible attacker gets no bonus to hit you in melee. That is,
you don't lose your positive Dexterity bonus to Armor Class, and the attacker
doesn't get the usual +2 bonus. The invisible attacker's bonuses do still
apply for ranged attacks, however.
BULLHEADED:
The stubbornness and determination of your kind is legendary. You are
exceptionally headstrong and difficult to sway from your intended course.
Prerequisite: Human or dwarf
Benefit: You receive a +1 bonus on Will saves and a +2 bonus on Intimidate
checks.
CLEAVE:
You can follow through with powerful blows.
Prerequisite: Strength 13+, Power Attack feat. Note: To take a second
level in this feat requires a Base Attack Bonus of at least +4.
Benefit: If you deal enough damage with a melee weapon to kill your target,
then you will get another immediate, extra melee attack against another
creature in the immediate vicinity. You cannot move before making this
extra attack. The attack is with the same weapon and at the same bonus
as the attack that dropped the previous creature. This feat may be taken
twice to gain Great Cleave. Great Cleave provides no limit to the number
of times you can use it per round.
COMBAT
CASTING:
You are adept at casting spells in combat.
Benefit: You get a +4 bonus to Concentration checks made to cast a spell
while being injured.
COURTEOUS
MAGOCRACY:
You were raised in a land where mighty wizards order affairs. Where powerful
spellcasters are common, cautious courtesy is the norm and everyone has
an eye for magic goods.
Benefit: You receive a +2 on all Diplomacy and Spellcraft checks.
CRIPPLING
STRIKE:
When making a sneak attack, you are able to deal a devastating blow that
weakens an enemy.
Prerequisite: 10th level rogue
Benefit: Any time the character makes a successful sneak attack, the attack
does its normal damage and also causes 1 point of temporary Strength damage.
DASH:
Your character moves a little faster than his or her comrades.
Benefit: Your character moves about 15% faster than normal.
DEFLECT
ARROWS:
You can deflect incoming arrows, as well as crossbow bolts, spears, and
other shot or thrown weapons.
Prerequisite: Dex 13+
Benefit: The character gains a +1 miscellanous bonus against missile weapons.
DIRTY
FIGHTING:
You know how to land blows that can blind or cripple your foes.
Prequisite: Dex 13+, base attack bonus +2 or greater
Benefit: On a critical hit, the character causes Blindness (50% chance)
or Slow (50% chance) for five rounds unless a Fortitude save is made.
Undead, golems, and elementals are immune to these effects.
DISCIPLINE:
You are admired for your single-minded determination and clarity of purpose.
You are difficult to distract by spell or blow.
Benefit: You gain a +1 bonus on Will saves and a +2 bonus on Concentration
checks.
DODGE:
You are adept at dodging blows.
Prerequisite: Dex 13+
Benefit: You receive a +1 dodge bonus to armor class against attacks
from an opponent.
ENVENOM
WEAPON:
You have learned the seldom taught skill of the poisoner. As you wander
the world of Faerun you constantly scavenge for herbs and plants that
can taint the tip of your weapon.
Prerequisite: 1 level of rogue, Alchemy 8 or greater
Benefit: The first successful attack with the weapon forces a Fortitude
save (20 DC) or the target temporarily loses 1d6 points of Constitution.
One round later, the target must make a second Fortitude save (20 DC)
or lose an additional 1d6 points of Constitution. The Constitution loss
lasts for 10 rounds. This ability can be used once per day.
EXOTIC
WEAPON PROFICIENCY, BASTARD SWORD:
You are proficient with using bastard swords as a one handed weapon.
Benefits: You make attack rolls with the weapon normally. Two ranks in
this feat is Weapon Focus, which grants +1 to hit. Three ranks in the
feat is Weapon Specialization, which grants +2 to damage. Only characters
with four or more levels of Fighter may take Weapon Specialization.
Normal: A character who uses a weapon without being proficient with it
suffers a -4 penalty on attack rolls.
Special: Barbarians, fighters, paladins, and rangers are proficient with
all martial weapons. You can gain this feat multiple times.
EXPERTISE:
You are trained at using your combat skill for defense as well as offense.
Prerequisite: Int 13+
Benefit: When you use the attack action or full attack action in melee,
you can take a penalty of as much as -5 on your attack and add the same
number (up to +5) to your Armor Class. This number may not exceed your
base attack bonus. The changes to attack rolls and armor bonus last until
your next action. The bonus to your Armor Class is a dodge bonus.I would
like to see the envoy.Yes, but they are only allowed a certain amount
of food. They are slaves and cannot get more.
EXTRA
RAGE:
You have the ability to invoke your barbarian rage more often.
Prerequisite: 1 level of barbarian
Benefit: Allows a barbarian an extra use of their rage ability one time
per day. This feat may be taken up to three times.
EXTRA
WILD SHAPE:
You can use your wild shape ability more often.
Prerequisite: 3 levels of druid.
Benefit: Allows a druid with wild shape to gain an additional use per
day. This feat may be taken up to three times.
EXTRA
SMITING:
You may use your smite evil ability more often than normal.
Prerequisite: 2 levels of paladin
Benefit: Allows a paladin to gain an additional smite evil use per day.
This feat may be taken up to three times.
EXTRA
TURNING:
You are able to turn undead more often than normal.
Prerequisite: 1 level of Cleric or 3 levels of Paladin
Benefit: Grants a cleric or paladin an extra Turn Undead per day. This
feat may be taken up to three times.
FIENDSLAYER:
You are particularly effective at defeating the classic foes of evil-kind.
Prerequisite: 8th level Paladin, Weapon Focus in Large Swords or Greatswords
Benefit: Allows a paladin to gain a +2 bonus to hit and damage against
chimeras, demons, dragons, and half-dragons.
FORESTER:
Faerun's great forests stretch for hundreds of miles across the northlands.
You are knowledgable about the secrets of the forest and wise in its ways.
Benefit: You receive a +2 bonus on all Wilderness Lore checks.
GREAT
FORTITUDE:
You are tougher than normal.
Benefit: You get a +2 bonus to all Fortitude saving throws.
HAMSTRING:
When making a sneak attack, your character can maim their target in such
a way that their movement is significantly decreased.
Prerequisite: At least three levels of rogue.
Benefit: Allows a rogue character to sacrifice 2d6 points of sneak attack
damage to reduce the target's movement by 50% for ten rounds.
HERETIC'S
BANE:
Your character is particularly adept at fighting the minions of enemy
faiths.
Prerequisite: The ability to cast divine spells, base attack bonus +4
or greater
Benefit: The character gains a +1 bonus to hit and damage against clerics
and druids.
HEROIC
INSPIRATION:
When things look grim, your character rises to the occasion.
Prerequisite: At least one level of barbarian, bard or paladin
Benefit: When the character drops below 50% hit points, he or she gains
a +1 bonus to hit, damage, and saving throws.
IMPROVED
CRITICAL:
You are especially adept at causing critical hits.
Prerequisite: Base attack bonus +8 or higher.
Benefit: When determining criticals, the threat range of the weapon being
wielded is increased by 1.
IMPROVED
EVASION:
As a rogue, you have become even more adept at escaping the effects of
damaging spells.
Prerequisite: 10 Levels of Rogue
Benefit: This ability works like evasion, except that while the rogue
still takes no damage on a successful Reflex save against spells such
as fireball or a breath weapon, he now takes only half damage on a failed
save (the rogue's reflexes allow him to get out of harm's way with incredible
speed.
IMPROVED
INITIATIVE:
You can react more quickly than normal in a fight.
Benefit: The weapon speed and casting time for all spells is reduced by
1 to a minimum of 1.
IMPROVED
TURNING:
Your attempts to turn undead are even more powerful than normal.
Prerequisite: 1 level Cleric or 3 levels of paladin
Benefit: After a successful turning, the character is able to rebuke or
destroy 2 extra Hit Dice of undead.
IRON
WILL:
You have a stronger will than normal.
Benefit: You get a +2 bonus to all Will saving throws.This looks like
a modest dwelling attached to the inn next door. There is no sign of any
inhabitants, and the door is sealed shut.This looks to be an old storehouse
for the inn next door. The entrance has been nailed shut, and there is
no sign of anyone within.
LIGHTNING
REFLEXES:
You have faster than normal reflexes.
Benefit: You get a +2 bonus to all Reflex saving throws.Based on the sudden
drop, it looks as if an earthquake or stone shape spell was used to terminate
this path.
LINGERING
SONG:
Your bardic music stays with the listeners long after the last note has
died away.
Prerequisite: At least one level of bard.
Benefit: When a bard stops playing, the effects of his or her song last
an additional 2 rounds.
LUCK
OF HEROES:
Through pluck, determination, and resilience, you survive in the most
trying of circumstances.
Prerequisite: Human
Benefit: You receive a +1 luck bonus on all saving throws.
MARTIAL
WEAPON PROFICIENCY, AXE:
This feat will allow you to be proficient with axes.
Benefits: You make attack rolls with the weapon normally. Two ranks in
this feat is Weapon Focus, which grants +1 to hit. Three ranks in the
feat is Weapon Specialization, which grants +2 to damage. Only characters
with four or more levels of Fighter may take Weapon Specialization.
Normal: A character who uses a weapon without being proficient with it
suffers a -4 penalty on attack rolls.
Special: Barbarians, fighters, paladins, and rangers are proficient with
all martial weapons. You can gain this feat multiple times.
MARTIAL
WEAPON PROFICIENCY, BOW:
This feat will allow you to be proficient with bows.
Benefits: You make attack rolls with the weapon normally. Two ranks in
this feat is Weapon Focus, which grants +1 to hit. Three ranks in the
feat is Weapon Specialization, which grants +2 to damage. Only characters
with four or more levels of Fighter may take Weapon Specialization.
Normal: A character who uses a weapon without being proficient with it
suffers a -4 penalty on attack rolls.
Special: Barbarians, fighters, paladins, and rangers are proficient with
all martial weapons. You can gain this feat multiple times.
MARTIAL
WEAPON PROFICIENCY, FLAIL:
This feat will allow you to be proficient with flails.
Benefits: You make attack rolls with the weapon normally. Two ranks in
this feat is Weapon Focus, which grants +1 to hit. Three ranks in the
feat is Weapon Specialization, which grants +2 to damage. Only characters
with four or more levels of Fighter may take Weapon Specialization.
Normal: A character who uses a weapon without being proficient with it
suffers a -4 penalty on attack rolls.
Special: Barbarians, fighters, paladins, and rangers are proficient with
all martial weapons. You can gain this feat multiple times.
MARTIAL
WEAPON PROFICIENCY, GREATSWORD:
This feat will allow you to be proficient with greatswords.
Benefits: You make attack rolls with the weapon normally. Two ranks in
this feat is Weapon Focus, which grants +1 to hit. Three ranks in the
feat is Weapon Specialization, which grants +2 to damage. Only characters
with four or more levels of Fighter may take Weapon Specialization.
Normal: A character who uses a weapon without being proficient with it
suffers a -4 penalty on attack rolls.
Special: Barbarians, fighters, paladins, and rangers are proficient with
all martial weapons. You can gain this feat multiple times.
MARTIAL
WEAPON PROFICIENCY, HAMMER:
This feat will allow you to be proficient with hammers.
Benefits: You make attack rolls with the weapon normally. Two ranks in
this feat is Weapon Focus, which grants +1 to hit. Three ranks in the
feat is Weapon Specialization, which grants +2 to damage. Only characters
with four or more levels of Fighter may take Weapon Specialization.
Normal: A character who uses a weapon without being proficient with it
suffers a -4 penalty on attack rolls.
Special: Barbarians, fighters, paladins, and rangers are proficient with
all martial weapons. You can gain this feat multiple times.
MARTIAL
WEAPON PROFICIENCY, LARGE SWORD:
This feat will allow you to be proficient with large swords.
Benefits: You make attack rolls with the weapon normally. Two ranks in
this feat is Weapon Focus, which grants +1 to hit. Three ranks in the
feat is Weapon Specialization, which grants +2 to damage. Only characters
with four or more levels of Fighter may take Weapon Specialization.
Normal: A character who uses a weapon without being proficient with it
suffers a -4 penalty on attack rolls.
Special: Barbarians, fighters, paladins, and rangers are proficient with
all martial weapons. You can gain this feat multiple times.
MARTIAL
WEAPON PROFICIENCY, POLEARM:
This feat will allow you to be proficient with polearms.
Benefits: You make attack rolls with the weapon normally. Two ranks in
this feat is Weapon Focus, which grants +1 to hit. Three ranks in the
feat is Weapon Specialization, which grants +2 to damage. Only characters
with four or more levels of Fighter may take Weapon Specialization.
Normal: A character who uses a weapon without being proficient with it
suffers a -4 penalty on attack rolls.
Special: Barbarians, fighters, paladins, and rangers are proficient with
all martial weapons. You can gain this feat multiple times.
MAXIMIZED
ATTACKS:
You have learned how to maximize the effect of your attacks while performing
a short concentrated attack.
Prerequisites: 4 ranks in Concentration and Weapon Specialization in 2
weapons.
Benefit: All attacks do maximum damage for 10 seconds. Usable 1/day.
MERCANTILE
BACKGROUND:
Powerful trading costers and craft builds control the wealth and commerce
of Faerun's lands. You come from a family that excels at a particular
trade and knows well the value of any kind of trade good or commodity.
Prerequisite: Human, deep gnome, or gray dwarf
Benefit: You receive a 5% discount on buying items and a 5% mark up on
selling items at stores.
POWER
ATTACK:
You can make exceptionally powerful melee attacks.
Prerequisite: Str 13+
Benefit: On your action, before making attack rolls for a round, you may
choose to subtract a number from all melee attack rolls and add the same
number to all melee damage rolls. This number may not exceed your base
attack bonus. The penalty on attacks and bonus on damage apply until your
next action.
PRECISE
SHOT:
You are skilled at timing and aiming ranged attacks.
Benefit: Reduces the to hit penalty for firing in close quarters from
-8 to -4.
RAPID
SHOT:
You can use ranged weapons with exceptional speed.
Prerequisite: Dex 13+
Benefit: You can get one extra attack per round with a ranged weapon.
The attack is at your highest base attack bonus, but each attack (the
extra one and the normal ones) suffers -2 penalty. NOTE: This feat does
not increase the reload time for crossbows.
RESIST
POISON:
Over years, some among your people carefully expose themselves to poisons
in controlled dosages in order to build up immunity to their effects.
A few are thereby weakened, but the strong adjust.
Prerequisite: Gray dwarf, half-orc
Benefit: You get a +4 bonus on Fortitude saving throws against poison.
Special: You may only take this feat as a 1st-level character.
SCION
OF STORMS:
Your mastery of electrical magic has yielded impressive results.
Prerequisites: You must be able to cast 4th level spells and have a Spellcraft
of 10 or higher.
Benefit: Grants 5 Electrical resistance (permanent) and a +20% to all
electrical damage done.
SHIELD
PROFICIENCY:
You are proficient with shields.
Benefit: You can use a shield and suffer only the standard penalties.
SIMPLE
WEAPON PROFICIENCY, MACE:
You understand how to use maces.
Benefit: You make attack rolls with simple weapons normally. Two ranks
in this feat is Weapon Focus, which grants +1 to hit. Three ranks in the
feat is Weapon Specialization, which grants +2 to damage. Only characters
with four or more levels of Fighter may take Weapon Specialization.
Normal: A character who uses a weapon without being proficient with it
suffers a -4 penalty on attack rolls.
SIMPLE
WEAPON PROFICIENCY, MISSILE:
You understand how to use missile weapons such as darts and slings.
Benefit: You make attack rolls with simple weapons normally. Two ranks
in this feat is Weapon Focus, which grants +1 to hit. Three ranks in the
feat is Weapon Specialization, which grants +2 to damage. Only characters
with four or more levels of Fighter may take Weapon Specialization.
Normal: A character who uses a weapon without being proficient with it
suffers a -4 penalty on attack rolls.
Note: Shortbows and longbows use Martial Weapon Proficiency, Bow.
SIMPLE
WEAPON PROFICIENCY, QUARTERSTAFF:
You understand how to use quarterstaves.
Benefit: You make attack rolls with simple weapons normally. Two ranks
in this feat is Weapon Focus, which grants +1 to hit. Three ranks in the
feat is Weapon Specialization, which grants +2 to damage. Only characters
with four or more levels of Fighter may take Weapon Specialization.
Normal: A character who uses a weapon without being proficient with it
suffers a -4 penalty on attack rolls.
SIMPLE
WEAPON PROFICIENCY, SMALL BLADE:
You understand how to use small blades such as daggers and short swords.
Benefit: You make attack rolls with simple weapons normally. Two ranks
in this feat is Weapon Focus, which grants +1 to hit. Three ranks in the
feat is Weapon Specialization, which grants +2 to damage. Only characters
with four or more levels of Fighter may take Weapon Specialization.
Normal: A character who uses a weapon without being proficient with it
suffers a -4 penalty on attack rolls.
SLIPPERY
MIND:
This extraordinary ability represents your ability as a rogue to wriggle
free from magical effects that would otherwise control or compel you.
Prerequisite: 10 Levels of Rogue
Benefit: If you are affected by either Charm or Command enchantments and
fail your saving throw, 1 round later you can attempt your saving throw
again. You only get this one extra chance to succeed at your saving throw.
SNAKE
BLOOD:
The taint of the yuan-ti runs in your veins. No outward signs give away
your heritage, but you are something more - or less - than entirely human.
Prerequisite: Human
Benefit: You get a +2 bonus on Fortitude saving throws against poison
and a +1 bonus on all Reflex saving throws.
Special: You may only take this feat as a 1st-level character.
SPELL
FOCUS, ENCHANTMENT:
Your spells with this school are more potent than normal.
Benefit: Add +2 to the Difficulty Class for all saving throws against
spells from this school of magic.
Special: You can take this feat a second time in Icewind Dale II to give
yourself Greater Spell Focus in this school, which provides a +4 bonus.
SPELL
FOCUS, EVOCATION:
Your spells with this school are more potent than normal.
Benefit: Add +2 to the Difficulty Class for all saving throws against
spells from this school of magic.
Special: You can take this feat a second time in Icewind Dale II to give
yourself Greater Spell Focus in this school, which provides a +4 bonus.
SPELL
FOCUS, NECROMANCY:
Your spells with this school are more potent than normal.
Benefit: Add +2 to the Difficulty Class for all saving throws against
spells from this school of magic.
Special: You can take this feat a second time in Icewind Dale II to give
yourself Greater Spell Focus in this school, which provides a +4 bonus.
SPELL
FOCUS, TRANSMUTATION:
Your spells with this school are more potent than normal.
Benefit: Add +2 to the Difficulty Class for all saving throws against
spells from this school of magic.
Special: You can take this feat a second time in Icewind Dale II to give
yourself Greater Spell Focus in this school, which provides a +4 bonus.
SPELL
PENETRATION:
Your spells are especially potent, breaking through spell resistance more
readily than normal.
Benefit: You get a +2 bonus to caster level checks to beat a creature's
spell resistance.
Special: You can take this feat a second time in Icewind Dale II to give
yourself Greater Spell Penetration, which provides a +4 bonus.
SPIRIT
OF FLAME:
Your mastery of fire magic has yielded impressive results.
Prerequisites: You must be able to cast 4th level spells and have a Spellcraft
of 10 or higher.
Benefit: Grants 5 Fire Resistance (permanent), and a +20% increase to
all Fire Damage done.
STRONG
BACK:
You have learned to distribute weight more evenly and increase the overall
amount you can carry.
Benefit: Carry weight increased by 50%.
STUNNING
ATTACK:
You know how to strike opponents in vulnerable areas.
Prerequisites: Dex 13+, Wis 13+, base attack bonus +8 or higher
Benefit: When attacking with Stunning Attack, it forces a foe damaged
by your unarmed attack to make a Fortitude saving throw (DC 10 + one-half
you level + Wis modifier), in addition to dealing damage normally. If
the defender fails his saving throw, he is stunned for 1 round. A stunned
character can't act and loses any Dexterity bonus to Armor Class. Attackers
get a +2 bonus on attack rolls against a stunned opponent. You may attempt
a stunning attack once per day for every four levels you have attained.
SUBVOCAL
CASTING:
You have been trained in the art of casting spells even while silenced.
Prerequisite: Ability to cast Arcane or Divine spells.
Benefit: This feat conveys the ability to cast spells while silenced
TOUGHNESS:
You are tougher than normal.
Benefit: You gain +3 hit points.
Special: You may gain this feat up to 5 times in Icewind Dale 2.
TWO-WEAPON
FIGHTING:
You can fight with a weapon in each hand. You can make one extra attack
each round with the second weapon.
Benefit: Your penalties for fighting with two weapons are reduced by 2.
Special: The Ambidexterity Feat reduces the attack penalty for the second
weapon by 4.
WEAPON
FINESSE:
You are especially skilled at using daggers and short swords, which allows
you to benefit as much from Dexterity as from Strength.
Prerequisite: Proficient with small blade, base attack bonus +1.
Benefit: With the selected weapon, you may use your Dexterity modifier
instead of your Strength modifier on attack rolls. Since you need your
second hand for balance, if you carry a shield, apply the shield's armor
check penalty to your attack rolls.
WILD
SHAPE, BORING BEETLE:
Putting yourself more in tune with the creatures of the insect world,
you have gained the ability to transform into a boring beetle.
Prerequisite: 5 Levels of Druid
Benefit: This grants the ability to shapeshift into a Boring Beetle.
WILD
SHAPE, PANTHER:
Putting yourself more in tune with what surrounds you, you have come to
understand the nature of the panther.
Prerequisite: 5 levels of Druid
Benefit: This grants the incredible ability of shapeshifting into the
form of a panther.
WILD
SHAPE, SHAMBLING MOUND:
Putting yourself more in tune with what surrounds you, you have come to
understand the nature of the shambler.
Prerequisite: 8 Levels of Druid
Benefit: This grants the incredible ability of shapeshifting into
the form of a Shambling Mound.
