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Unquantifiable Balance Feats

Name	Type	Description	Prerequisites
50/50	Luck	You always have a 50% chance of defending.	1st level only
A Feast Unknown	Necromantic Creation	You have partaken of the feast most foul and count yourself a king among the ghouls.	You must have consumed the rapidly cooling flesh of an intelligent mortal creature. Must be evil.
A Shard of Eternity	Spelltouched	You gain a +1 Inherent Bonus to all ability scores.	Must have been exposed to a wish spell.
Absorb Ally	Spelltouched	You can absorb fallen allies, taking their dying energy to empower yourself.	Must have been exposed to death knell, 13 HD
Accelerate Initiative	Fighter	Your initiative keeps rising even after you've rolled.	None
Access Divine Power	General	Either through faith or some trickery, you gain access to a domain power which would not normally be yours to use.	None
Access Divine Spell-Likes	General	As Access Divine Spells, but gain them as 1/day spell-like abilities.	Access Divine Power or Divine Blooded
Access Divine Spells	General	You gain further access to your domain of specialization, unlocking the secrets of its inner circle.	Access Divine Power
Accomplished	General	This feat does nothing, but take heart for you can now follow your dreams and live in harmony, harmony--oh love!	None
Acquire Class Ability	General	An alternative to gestalt.	Character level 6
Acquire Domain	General	You gain a domain in a divine class that does not normally gain domains.	Be able to cast 1st level divine spells and have access to less than two domains.
Adjusted Pact Making	Pact	Modify the length of time you remain bound to a vestige.	Soul binding class feature, Skilled Pact Making, base Will save +6
Alien Infiltrator	Xenotheric	You are an alien infiltrator from a distant world, allowing you to mesh very well with the primitives.	Shapechanger subtype.
Altered Frequency Spell	Metamagic	Silence your Sonic spells, just enough to make it unaudible.	Silent Spell
Always Skillful	General	You always have the skills per level of your most skillful class.	None
Anthropomorphic Companion	General	Your animal companion becomes an anthropomorphic humanoid with a pair of hands able to perform tasks and wield weapons.	Animal Companion class feature
Artificer	Prowess	You are a true master of spell trigger magic items.	Arcana 4+ ranks, Caster Level 6
Assassin Casting Greater	General	Gain spellcasting of 3rd level assassin spells.	Assassin Casting Least, Assassin Casting Lesser, Disguise 8 ranks, Hide 12 ranks, Move Silently 12 ranks, 10 HD
Assassin Casting Least	General	Gain spellcasting of 1st level assassin spells.	Disguise 4 ranks, Hide 8 ranks, Move Silently 8 ranks, 6 HD
Assassin Casting Lesser	General	Gain spellcasting of 2nd level assassin spells.	Assassin Casting Least, Disguise 6 ranks, Hide 10 ranks, Move Silently 10 ranks, 8 HD
Assassin Casting Superior	General	Gain spellcasting of 4th level assassin spells.	Assassin Casting Least, Assassin Casting Lesser, Disguise 10 ranks, Hide 14 ranks, Move Silently 14 ranks, 12 HD, Assassin Casting Greater
Astroadaptation	Xenotheric	You can survive in the near vacuum of space.	Con 15, Must not have to breathe, Natural Armor +5 or higher
Augmented Thaumaturge	General	You gain access to, or further your development in a magical field.	None
Basic Hairstyle	General	Have a default hairstyle always present, though never as strong as the real deal.	Hairbinder 8th
Bloodline	General	You manifest a minor bloodline.	None
Bloodline, Greater	General	Your bloodline reaches the pinnacle of its power.	None
Bloodline, Improved	General	Your bloodline is improved.	None
Bonus Power	General	Gain an extra power-spell.	Powerful Class Ability Level 3rd level (or higher)
Bound Castle	Spelltouched	You are bound to a structure, and its presence is entirely dependant on your own well being.	either Craft Wondrous Item or LandlordSBG, Exposure to mage's magnificent mansion, 9 HD
Branching School Magic	General	A class feature that applies to a single school of magic now applies to another.	Spell Focus
Breath Weapon	Fiend	You have a magical breath weapon.	Character level 6
Brew Twisted Potion	Item Creation	You make potions out of people's corpses. You sick, twisted bastard.	Brew Potion, must be evil.
Broaden Spellcasting	General	You add spells from another spell list to your own spell list.	Able to cast spells.
Burnt Spell	Metamagic	Make a spell much stronger at the cost of yourself.	None
Busy Multiclasser	Multiclass	You can multiclass a lot without making you horrible at everything.	Must have at least 3 levels in one base class and 1 level in another.
Can't Die, Won't Die	Fighter	You are extremely hard to put down.	Diehard, Why Won't You Die
Chaos Doll Magic	Racial	Add Chaos spells to your class spell list.	Plushie subtype, chaotic alignment, Caster level 1st
Child of feat	Heritage		1st level only, Must have same alignment as your tutelary god
Clan Commander	Leadership		Teamwork Leadership, Character level 10th
Cling On	Fighter, Tactical	Gain some grapple options based on holding on for dear life.	Clever WrestlerCW or Improved Grapple or Grab special ability
Commodore	General	Being in charge of one ship makes you a Captain. You have several.	Airship Pilot 2nd level
Conjure Ally	Spelltouched	You are capable of summoning a single creature known to you, who persists longer than most.	3 HD, exposure to a summon monster spell
Construct Companion	General	Your familiar or animal companion is now a construct.	Craft Construct or Knowledge Engineering 4 ranks
Consumer	General	Gain additional funds specifically for consumable goods.	None
Continued Training	Multiclass	You continue training with one of your classes, even after you multiclass.	None
Controlled Curse	Racial	You can slow down the effect of your curse considerably.	Accursed Mark racial feature
Copy Eye	General	You can copy maneuver you see other initiator initiates.	One Doppelganger's Shadow, Martial Lore 4 Ranks
Copy Technique	Fighter	You pick up new tricks quickly and easily, able to rely on your companions for the ability to adapt to any situation.	BAB +1, Intelligence 13
Craft Construct	Item Creation	Gain the ability to craft constructs and golem manuals.	Craft 4 ranks, Use Magic Device 4 ranks
Craft Mundane Item	Item Creation	You are an expert working with mundane items.	Craft (any) 4 ranks
Craft of the Soulstealer	General	By studying stolen souls, you have learned to fully tap their power for your magical creations.	Three or more item creation feats, caster level 6
Create Geoglyph	Item Creation	Learn to create land-bound spells that affect very large areas.	Caster Level 12th
Crystalize Power	Metapsionic	Turn any damaging power into physical damage.	None
Cyclonic Spell	Metamagic	Become a master of winds by gaining more flexibility with Air spells.	Ability to cast Air spells, Knowledge (nature) 4 ranks.
Dabbler	General	Your studies let you dabble in powers you would not normally possess.	3rd level character
Dabbling Warlock	General	You have limited use of a single least or lesser invocation.	Spellcraft 4 Ranks
Dark Atoner	General	You retain all class features of an evil paladin while good or neutral aligned.	AntipaladinPathfinder, Black Knight, Blackguard or Paladin of Slaughter/Tyranny 1st, Non-Evil Alignment
Deep Divination	General	You have have the ability to dig deeper than normal with your divination.	Must be able to cast augury or divination or their psionic equivalent.
Deformity, Hive	Deformity, Vile	You are host to insects.	Con 13, Willing DeformityBoVD
Destined by Hera	Minion	You had to pick Hera, did you?	Favored of Hera
Device Gadgeteer	Item Creation	You gain the ability to craft and maintain special magic items.	Int 17+
Direct Undead Control	Necromantic Creation	Take control of undead in your control pool, empowering them with your abilities and spirit.	Must be able to control undead via spells or rebuking.
Disguised Character	General	You are two persons in one body	Character Level 15, Disguise 19 ranks or the ability to transform in another form, Disguised Class.
Disguised Class	General	Switch between different sets of classes	Character Level 10, Disguise 14 ranks or the ability to transform in another form, Disguised Feats.
Disguised Feats	General	As a second identity or an additional style, you gain two sets of feats	Character Level 6, Disguise 10 ranks or the ability to transform in another form.
Dismiss the Unreal	General	You are so perceptive you can almost always see through illusion.	Spot or listen 15 ranks, Skill Focus (Spot or Listen), Base will bonus +7
Doppelganger Cohort	Fighter	You gain a cohort who is the same levels as you, but half strength.	Fighter level 6th
Doppledasein Union	Racial	Both doppledasein fuse into a single being.	1st level only, Must be a doppledasein and have the twin ability.
Dream Reality	Racial	A dreamtouched human can interact with the unreal.	Dreamtouched Human
Drop Dead	General	You can drop dead whenever you want!	Must be alive.
Dual Classing	Multiclass	A universally applicable multiclass feat.	Two different base classes.
Effect Extension	General	You can extend almost any effect that come upon you.	None
Energize Power	Metapsionic	Turn any damaging power into energy damage.	None
Epic Telekinetic Champion	Epic		Telekinetic Champion
Essentia Infusion	Item Creation	You can create magic items that gain in effectiveness if essentia is invested into them.	Essentia Pool 1, Any Item Creation Feat.
Eternal Shikai	General	Though sheer spiritual pressure, a harmonic connection, or other feat, it seems that you are always in shikai state even when relaxed.	Must have Shikai class ability.
Evolving Sorcerous Lore	General	When you learn a spell you learn all other version of that spell.	Must be able to cast spells spontaneously.
Expanded Racial Trait	Racial	Gain additional racial or template traits.	Must have alternative racial or template traits from which to choose from.
Extra Body Slot	General	You gain a floating body slot which you can bind magic items to.	None
Extra Class Ability	General	You gain an additional ability from a class list.	See Below
Extra Daily Spell	General	Cast a daily spell once more per day.	1 Powerful Casting Daily spell
Extra Stolen Feat	General	You can draw more from your pool of stolen talents.	Must have the spirit thief template.
Fall to Pieces	Undead	If you're hit by a huge blow you can fall to pieces to negate most of it. The problem is getting back together...	Must be a corporeal undead
Faustian Prodigy	General	You are not limited to one deity, demon lord or archdemon for abilities, feats, PrCs and whatnot.	Charisma 15, Knowledge (The Planes) 9 ranks
Favored of an Olympian	Minion	You are favored by one of the God of Olympus.	None
Feral Summoning	General	You can summon creatures for longer than most. They aren't very friendly, though.	None
Fey Pact	Monstrous	You recognize the power that words freely said hold.	Fey or Outsider Type
Gnomish Illusion	Racial	You gain additional spell-like abilities.	Gnome
Gravetender's Vow	General	Treat things that have died as Undead.	None
Great Ability Variant	Epic	Variant epic ability increase.	None
Greater Reverse Weakness	General	You have reversed all your weaknesses.	Reverse Weakness
Greater Soulmeld Focus	General	Add 1 to the DC of your soulmeld effect, stack with Soulmeld Focus	Soulmeld Focus
Haunted	General	You are haunted by a powerful spirit, which guide you and influence you.	1st Level Only
Hidden Sorcery	General	Gain a single 1st level sorcerer spell 2/day.	Cha 11, 1st level only
Highest Initiative	Fighter	You will always be a match for the fastest foes.	None
Human Adaptability	Racial	You gain a floating bonus feat which can be swapped out.	Human
Human Flexibility	Racial	Gain a racial feature from another ECL 1 humanoid, and count as any humanoid subtype.	Human
I Know a Guy	General	You’re in a tight spot, but you know someone who could potentially help. If they don’t double cross you.	None
Ideal Creature	General	Remove some minor racial penalties and get some racial bonuses.	No Flaws (see text)
Improv Artist	Fighter	You lighten up any battlefield	Perform (Comedy), (Improv), or (Slapstick) 6 ranks, BAB +3
Improved Copy Technique	Fighter	Learn to copy techniques much faster, even if its from your enemy.	Copy Technique
Incarnum Devotion	Domain	Gain temporary soulmeld.	None
Incognito Undead	General	You gain the ability to appear as if you were still living. In addition, you can temporarily become alive again, at the cost of your abilities.	Undead Type gained through a template
Independent Mage of the Arcane Order	Metamagic	You do not need to be a member of the Arcane Order to access their Spellpool.	Must be able to prepare 2nd level spells.
Inhabit Corpse	Undead	You can use your possession ability on dead bodies.	Must have the Possession ability.
Intelligent Design	General	Your constructs have limited intellect.	Must be able to create or summon construct in some way.
Intense Training	Fighter	Solve intense mad problem with a single feat.	None
Intuitive Reader	General	When you read a book, you understand it deep down.	Wisdom 12
Iris Favored	Incarnum	Gain access to some spell from one of your deity’s domain depending on invest essentia	Con 13, Deity’s weapon focus
Just A Flesh Wound	General	Act as if you had all appendages.	Con 13, Born with two legs and two arms, Diehard
Killzerker	Fighter	For a short time you can "killzerk" and gain the benefits of the Two-Weapon Fighting chain while doing so, and some fast healing.	BAB +1, Dex 13, Con 13 or Rage 1/day
LA Progression	Multiclass	Your level adjustment dice stack with one of your base class for the purpose of determining level-dependent abilities.	Must have one or more level adjustment dice and one class level
Lasting Spell	Metamagic	Not quite Persistent Spell, Lasting Spell still increases spell duration significantly.	None
Learned Reader	General	You have lived inside of a book most of your youth and now you reap the reward.	Intelligence 12
Local Style	Racial	Your fighting style is the paragon of how your race wages war.	None
Loser of The Game	General	You just lost The Game, and now you must spread it.	Must have knowledge of The Game
Luck of the Monkey	Luck, Skill	You are a bit curious on how monkeys are so lucky. Now you know.
Magic of the Planetary Alignment	Metamagic	You have 1 chance on 1,382,400 to make your spell near invincible.	Non-Evil alignment, Caster 8th level., Magic of the Stars Canvas OR Profession (Astrologer) 12 ranks
Maneuvers Turquoise	Incarnum	Temporarily replace Warblade maneuvers.	Con 13, Warblade level 1st.
Master of Concoctions	General	You've mastered poisons to the extent that they are virtually irresistible by weaker foes.	Poison Use class feature or 8 ranks in Craft (Alchemy)
Master of Mirrors	General	You gain Dark Mirror early and gain the ability to create multiple clones.	Psychic Shadowstrike +1d8
Master of the Primordial	General	Your mastery over raw chaos rivals that of the oldest gods, allowing you to shape it into entire planes of existence.	Reality Shaper, 18+ ranks in Craft
Memetic DNA	Xenotheric	Your alien biology holds the code to even your basic memory and experiences.	None
Memories of Death	General	You retain your memories perfectly after you are slain and brought back from the dead.	Must be a native to the Prime Material Plane
Mending Rebirth	Racial		Self-Reincarnate racial feature
Mentalize Power	Metapsionic	Turn any damaging power into psychic mind-affecting damage.	None
Metamagic Expertise	Metamagic	You may add one free metamagic spell level to your spell by extending its casting time to 1 round.	One metamagic feat. Must be able to cast 3rd-level spells.
Metaword	Metamagic	You can get metamagic for the use of utterances.	None
Mindless Anger	Fury	When you rage, you become mindless. This can be good or bad.	Ability to Rage, BAB +5
Monastic Adept	Multiclass	You are best monk.	At least 3 level in the monk class or variant.
Monstrous Training	Monstrous	You gain class level benefits from racial hit dice.	must have two or more Racial Hit Dice., 1st Level Only
Moongazer	General		Must be able to cast 1st level divination spells.
Motivated Prayer	General	Your granted maneuvers are no longer randomly granted to you.	CrusaderToB or Paladin of the Sublime Way
Multiclass Progression	Multiclass	Stack two classes together for the purpose of determining class features with some limitations.	Must have at least one level in two classes.
Necessary Evil	General	Retain the class abilities of an "evil" class despite being good.	Good alignment, at least one level in a class that requires you to be evil.
Necroquest	General	You can grant undead an overriding quest, or yourself if you happen to fall in battle.	Animate Dead as a spell known or spell-like ability
Nuclear Spell	Metamagic	Mix force, fire, acid and sonic damage to destroy your opponents.	Caster level 12th
Opportunity Reaction	Tactical	Convert your attacks of opportunity into various possibilities.	Combat Reflexes, Dex 17
Overflowing Ki	General	You possess nearly unlimited pool of ki, requiring simple focus to regenerate.	Character Level 7th, Ki Pool class featurePathfinder
Partial Advancement	General	You gain partial advancement from one prestige class.	None
Partial Concentration	General	Concentration spells last for 1 additional round. If you return to concentrating on the spell before the end of the next round, you are treated as never having broken concentration.	Concentration 9 ranks
Persistence in Death	General	Continue to live for several rounds more before you die.	Con 13, Diehard
Physical Incarnation	Racial	You gain the Evil and Damned subtypes as well as other bonuses and a single flaw.	1st Level Only, Tiefling Race
Physical Manifestation	Psionic	Gain access to a series of unique powers which drain hit points instead of power points.	Con 13, Psychic Warrior 1st
Possessed	General	You are actually a possessing spirit, inhabiting a body which is not yours.	1st level only
Power of the Ant	General	Even when at your smallest, you are still the strongest.	None
Practiced Multiclasser	Multiclass	Two of your class features stack with your levels in another class.	At least two levels in two base classes, 15+ in two ability scores
Pressure	Monstrous	Your spiritual presence wears people down faster than normal, expending their resources at an accelerated rate.	Cha 13
Promising Student	General	A sufficiently gifted teacher can foster your unlocked potential.	Dormant Talent class feature, Metamorphosis class feature..
Quick Buff	General	You apply a personal buff as a swift action.	5 HD
Racial Talent	Racial	Your racial hit dice count towards scaling class features.	Racial Hit Dice
Radiance Absorption	Racial	You absorb light and radiation and can draw power from solarite.	Must be immune to [Light] effect as a virtue of your race.
Reality Shaper	General	You can shape primordial chaos into powerful magic items.	Three or more Item Creation feats, caster level 10th+
Reckless Summoning	Metamagic	Summon stronger creatures, but lacking any sort of control.	Able to cast a [Summoning] spell.
Reincarnation Cycle	General	You always reincarnate as the same race and may extend the same benefit to other creatures. If you are not resurrected you eventually reincarnate on your own.	1st level only or able to cast reincarnate as a spell
Remote Death Throes	General	You can intentionally trigger your death throes before you're dead, having the effect go off in a remote location.	Death Throes ability
Remote Limbs	Monstrous	You can control your limbs if they have been lopped off, and put them on again.	Regeneration or Undead Type
Remove Weakness	General	You remove up to -2 of a racial penalty.	Race with a racial penalty.
Reprogram	General	Patterns affect mindless creatures.	Caster Level 7th
Rushed Action	General	A limited number of time per day, you may rush an action which take up to 1 minute as a 1 round action.	None
Scholar of the Old Lore	General	You have studied the Old Lore and learned a lot about ancient history. Additionally you can channel a surge of knowledge, altough it is taxing for your body.	At least 3 knowledge skill 8 ranks.
Scholarly Bard	General	You use Intelligence rather than Charisma for your bard class features.	Bard 1st
Self Advancement	General	Your effective HD increases by +2 for the purpose of things which scale off HD.	None
Shardseeker	General	You can see Polarity Shards easily.	You must have touched a Polarity Shard in the past.
Share Class Feature	General	You can lend a single class feature of your choice to a creature bonded to you, like an animal companion or familiar.	None
Share Intellect	General	Your familiar, animal companion, special mount, or other similar feature gains your mental ability scores.	3 HD, Must have a familiar, animal companion, special mount, or similar feature.
Sidekick	General	You have a sidekick/combat butler/servant etc.	Character level 5th
Skill Genius	General	If somebody can learn how to do it, you can try to do it without learning how.	None
Skilled Weapon Wielder	Fighter	You are especially good at using a single type of weapon, so much that you wield it like a trained warrior.	Proficiency with selected weapon, base attack bonus +1
Soul Reader	General	When you read a book, it forever becomes part of your soul.	Charisma 12
Specialist Contact	General	You know a guy who can do nice things.	Character Level 6th
Spell-Like Imbuing	Metamagic	Arcane Archers can normally only use spells with their abilities. Now they can.	Imbue Arrow or a similar ability and at least one Spell-like ability.
Stacking Damage Reduction	General	You can stack damage reduction together.	None
Stolen Powers	General	You have stolen your powers from the Gods, and do not need to heed their commands.	Must be able to cast divine spells.
Stoning Gaze	Fiend	You turn people you view into stone.	Character level 9
Stout Prodigy	General	You can use your Constitution instead of mental ability score for certain class features.	None
Sublime Practice	Multiclass	Multiclass Initiator level increase.	BAB +3, One Maneuver
Summon Specialization	General	Summon a specific type of outsider or elemental with bonuses.	Able to cast any summon monster spell.
Supercell Reactor	Reserve	You can charge items with your electricity magic.	Must be able to cast a 1st level spell with the [electricity] descriptor
Supreme Dilettante	General	Your powers of dabbling allow you to to achieve similar mastery to those who have spent their whole lives honing a single skill.	Character level 5
Swift Spell	Metamagic	You can cast spells more efficiently, more quickly, but with less staying power.	None
Synchronize Magic Item	General	Attune magic items to use your own save DCs.	None
Teamwork Leadership	General		Character level 6th
Tips To Help You Find A High Quality Steam And Pressure Washer	General	If you have the clarity about your needs, then finding the right pressure washer would not be a problem for you.	None
Traditional Teachings	General	You regain an ability traded through an alternate class feature or archetype.	Character level 3rd
Tranquil Meditation	Mantra, Psionic	This mantra make it easier to enter psionic focus and grant minor benefits, however also carries penalties.	Autohypnosis or Concentration 6 Ranks
True Genesis	General	Effects of Genesis Ritual stack.	Cha 31, Able to use Genesis Ritual
True Immunity	General	You are really, truly, very immune to things.	innate immunity to an element, effect, or condition
Unapproachable Saves	General	You gaina +10 bonus on all saving throw, however as you succeed it slowly vanish throughout the day.	Great Fortitude, Iron Will and Lightning Reflexes
Uncanny Eyes	General	You learn a creature's qualities after observing them.	Spot 4 Ranks
Unconventional	General	Choose almost any ability score to base your abilities around!	None
Unconventional Human Learning	Heritage, Racial	Your thirst for knowledge gives you access to additional unconventional abilities, which you master as you learn and experience.	Human, 1st level only, INT 11 or more
Undercast	General	You can precisely control the power level of your spells.	Caster Level 2
Unfinished Business	General	Oops I forgot to do something.	Drop Dead
Unforgotten	General	When nobody remembers you, you return to life.	Undead, Aberration, Elemental, or Outsider type
Variant Body Assemblage	Necromantic Creation	Gain the ability to create and control undead.	Ability to cast 1st level necromancy spells
Variant Leadership	General	Leadership without a cohort, but instead you gain other benefits.	Character level 6th
Vestige Dabbler	General	Gain the ability to bind a 1st level vestige.	Knowledge (Arcana) 7 ranks, Knowledge (The Planes) 7 ranks
Vital Energy Projection	General	You can fire you cure and inflict spell as rays and possibly other shapes by expending other spells.	Must be able to cast cure or inflict spell
Volt Absorb	Monstrous	You can absorb incoming electricity damage, granting temporary hit points to yourself.	Immunity to Electricity
Weaponize Bio-Energy	Xenotheric	You can use your bio-energy to power energy weapons.	None
Wild Spellcaster	General	You can boost the caster level of your spells, at the risk of incurring unknown chaos.	Able to cast spells
Witch-Knight Initiate	General	You stack your eldritch knight and witch level together for the purpose of your class features.	Witch 1st, Diverse Training
Wizard Girlfriend	Fighter	You have a wizard girlfriend, she is more useful than you are.	Fighter Level 6th
Zodiacal Spell	Metamagic	As a master stargazer you can channel the power of constellations to empower your spells.	Profession (astrologer) 4 ranks

Unquantifiable Balance Epic Feats

Name	Type	Description	Prerequisites
Access Domain	Epic	You gain an additional domain.	Knowledge Religion (24 ranks), able to cast 9th-level divine spells.
Epic Telekinetic Champion	Epic		Telekinetic Champion
Wild Versatility	Epic	This feat changes to feat specially tailored for your Wildshape	Wis 23, Alternate Form Special Ability (such as Wild Shape)

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