Skill (3.5e Feat Type)

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[Skill] Feats

Skill feats are a type of scaling feat that grant increasing bonuses based on your ranks in a specific skill. They were created to replace feat chains entirely, in order to make the acquisition of additional thematic ability sets possible at higher levels and grant feat abilities more on par with spellcasting abilities regardless of acquisition level. As a result, they have no prerequisites and provide a significant benefit at whatever level they are taken.

They were originally written up in Races of War, part of the Tome series of Homebrew.

 

Skill Feats

Feat	Summary	Skill	Prerequisites	Balance Point
DO YOU DOUBT THE INTEGRITY OF A BEING WHOSE MUSCLES CAN DO THIS?	You can try to convince someone of your honesty by flexing your muscles	BAB +3, STR 19, Bluff 6 Ranks	Moderate
Dancing Swordsman	Dance around your enemies and poke them a whole lot. Inspired by Dashing Swordsman.	Perform (Dance)	None	High
Extraordinary Empathy	Through deeply divine awareness of life energy, gain the ability to passively perceive the feelings of all recently-encountered sentient beings.	10 ranks in Heal, Divine Spellcasting	None Assigned
Jury-Rigger	Sometimes repairs have to be made before you can get to a port, garage, or base. You are an expert at making do on the fly.	4 ranks of Knowledge (Architecture and Engineering) skill, 4 ranks in Craft (Metalworking) (Woodworking) (or similar) skill, Ability to repair constructs as if you had Craft Construct	High
Luck of the Monkey	You are a bit curious on how monkeys are so lucky. Now you know.	Climb	Unquantifiable
Strong Diplomacy	You can make allies with a show of physical strength	BAB +3, Diplomacy 5 Ranks, Strength 15	Moderate

 

Scaling Skill Feats

Feat	Summary	Skill	Prerequisites	Balance Point
5-Seconds Cooking	The steak, the grain and the egg are in... now where did I put the carton of milk?	Craft	None	Moderate
Acolyte of the Skin	Having found the skin of some strange creature, you have been able to bind yourself to the skin's original occupant, calling them forth in times of need.	Profession (Tanner)	None	Moderate
Acquirer's Eye	You know what you want, even if other people have it right now.	Appraise	None	High
Acrobatic	You can totally flip out and kill someone with your gymnastic prowess.	Tumble	None	High
Airship Pilot	You are great at piloting an airship, whether you simply serve as pilot or have a ship of your own.	Pilot	None	Moderate
Alchemical Experimentation	You brew strange serums and use yourself as a test subject, either in the cause of Science or for darker ends.	Craft (Alchemy)	None	High
Alertness	Your ears are so sharp you probably wouldn't miss your eyes.	Listen	None	Very High
Animal Affinity	You're one of those people animals just won't leave alone for no apparent reason.	Handle Animal	None	Very High
Apprentice of the Sublime Way	Master the sublime way.	Martial Lore	None or Sublime Inspired	Unquantifiable
Army of Demons	You have an army of planar crazy crap.	Knowledge (The Planes)	None	Unquantifiable
Art Major	By dabbling in the skilled art of painting you gain some of the powers of the mighty Painter.	Profession (Painter)	None
Aura of Menace	"Hand me my wallet. It's the one that says "Badass motherfucker" on it"	Intimidate	None	Very High
Bag Full of Knick Knacks, Scaling	Your bag is always so full of stuff, it insane.	Sleight of Hand	None	Very High
Battlefield Surgeon	You like to cut people open with a saw. But it's good for them. Seriously.	Heal	None	Moderate
Bearer of Terror	Remember kids! Every man knows when to... RUN LIKE A LITTLE BITCH!"	Intimidate	None	Very High
Beastmaster, Red Rob Version	You have a loyal animal companion that shares your adventures.	Handle Animal	None	Very High
Bio-Engineer	You can create life and various biological components with both mastery and ease.	Knowledge (Nature)	None	Very High
Brutal Strike	Your precision strikes target the enemies’ weak points for massive damage.	Hide	None	Very High
Bureaucrat	You have a functioning guild that makes stuff for you and gives you money.	Appraise	None	Unquantifiable
Clockwork Centurion	You are served by an array of mechanical and magically-animated servants.	Craft	None	Unquantifiable
Coiled Spring	You like to wait for others to act before interfering with them.	Tumble	None	Very High
Combat Casting	Having a sword sticking out of your chest doesn't noticeably impede your ability to do... well, just about anything.	Concentration	None	High
Combat Casting, Red Rob Version	You have managed to overcome your crippling personal space issues.	Concentration	None	Very High
Computer Wizard	You are a master at working with codes, hacking and other cybernonsense.	Program	None	Moderate
Con Artist	You can fool some of the people, all of the time.	Bluff	None	Very High
Con Man	Con men are experts at being the "face" of an operation, distracting others or getting places unnoticed.	Bluff	None	High
Connected	You have friends in high place, low places too. In fact, it’s surprising anyone dislikes you.	Diplomacy	None	Unquantifiable
Cryptographer	You're good at reading things no one intended you to.	Decipher Script	None	Very High
Dark Witness	You witnessed some dark cosmological event which left you shaken but now aware of the eldritch truth of the multiverse.	Knowledge (The Planes)	Must have a Dark Insight score.	High
Darkstalker	You are one of the creatures creeping and stalking in the night.	Hide	None	Very High
Dashing Swordsman	Suits of armour and greatswords are for wimps. Real men wear silk.	Tumble	None	Very High
Deft Fingers	Your amazing manual dexterity is the talk of princes and princesses.	Sleight of Hand	None	High
Demolition Expert	Thing 'Go Boom!' when you are around, you are a master at explosion and making thing crumble.	Knowledge (Engineering)	None	High
Desert Dweller, Tome	You are a desert dude, born and raised. Because of this, you are adept at surviving in harsh conditions.	Survival	Must have spent at least 1 year in the desert.
Detective	You're good at finding things out just by conversing with townsfolk.	Gather Information	None	High
Disabling Strike	You are an expert at breaking things.	Disable Device	None	Very High
Dominate Vestige	Your mastery of soul binding allow you to make vestiges subservient to you, of course if they do gain control it often mean trouble.	Knowledge (The Planes)	None	High
Doorman	You have complete mastery of portals.	Open Lock	None	Very High
Down to Earth	Your mind is skeptical towards magic and supernatural things, to the point that you resist them better than others.	Concentration	Must not have the ability to cast spells. If it later gains it, it loses the benefits of this feat, but another feat of the same type can be chosen.	High
Dreadful Demeanor	People know you're a badass motherfvcker the instant you enter the room.	Intimidate	None	Very High
Endurance, Grimoire	You can carry the heaviest of loads, run for days, and ignore the tightest of armor.	Survival	None	High
Essential Arcanist	You wish you were a wizard, but all you've got is the ability to channel souls to gain power. You make do.	Knowledge (Arcana)	None	High
Expanded Knowledge, Scaling	You have tons of psionic powers from all over the place.	Psicraft	None	Very High
Expert Counterfeiter	You aren't a common forger, you're an artiste.	Forgery	None	Very High
Extraordinary Spell Aim	You can sling spells better than the rest.	Spellcraft	None	High
Fabulous Bizarre Spirit	Now you can have a D&D Bizarre Adventure! Fabulous!	Perform	Cha 13	Very High
Fiendbinder	You are both extremely capable of binding fiend at your service and fighting them off, both come in handy in your life.	Knowledge (The Planes)	None
Fire Dancer	Dance around your enemies and watch them burn. Inspired by Ignan Soul.	Perform (Dance)	None	High
Focused Psionic	Gain scaling bonuses to becoming psionically focused.	Autohypnosis	Able to manifest 1st level powers, power pool	Very High
Forked Tongue	You have a forked tongue, which allow to provoke and piss off people off like no others.	Bluff	None	Very High
Fortune's Friend	You seem to have luck on your side almost all the time.	Profession	None	Moderate
Friendenstein	You get very attached to the results of your experiments.	Knowledge(Arcana)	Puppet the Dead class feature
Gatecrasher	You can go places and break through portals no mortal was meant to enter.	Knowledge (The Planes)	None	Moderate
Ghost Step	You might as well be incorporeal for all the noise you make.	Move Silently	None	Very High
Gifts of the Harvest	Your ties to the autumn harvest grow deeper and provide you gifts	Intimidate	Harvestfolk	Very High
Hedge Witch	You may not be a full hexer, but you certainly picked a trick or two when someone wandered in your abodes.	Spellcraft	No Levels in the Codex Witch class.	Very High
Herb Mixer	With a lot of green herbs and a slight bit of red herb you can make those sword wounds go like it was nothing.	Heal	Survival 4 Ranks, Craft (Alchemy) 4 Ranks
Incessant Jumper	You really hate the ground, and hit it hard with your feet whenever you get the chance.	Jump	None	High
Initiate of the Magnum Opus	You receive an increased learning of alchemy through a complete work which will make you an outstanding alchemist.	Craft (Alchemy)	Int 15+
Innate Invisibility	You can conceal yourself from the world.	Hide	Must have the [Air] subtype	Very High
Inquisitor	You are an adept at reading the thoughts of those around you, learning the truth and generally snooping around in the brain of people.	Sense Motive	None	Very High
Investigator	You have an eye for detail and so much patience that going through a 100' by 100' room inch-by-inch doesn't even try it.	Search	None	High
Invigorating Dance	Grant an ally an extra turn through the power of dance.	Perform (dance)	Bardic music, bardic dance, or virtuous performance	Very High
Item Master	You make magic items do things you want.	Use Magic Device	None	Moderate
Know-It-All	Within you reside great repositories of knowledge just waiting to be called forth.	Knowledge (History)	None	Moderate
Leadership	You convince people that obeying you is a good career move.	Diplomacy	None	Unquantifiable
Leap of the Heavens	You jump good.	Jump	None	High
Legendary Wrangler	No one can tell where you end and your ropes begin.	Use Rope	None	Very High
Lord of Death	A whole bunch of skeletons and crap show up to fight under your tattered banner.	Knowledge (Religion)	None	Unquantifiable
Lord of Madness	Through research of the dark dreams from beyond, or perhaps you own tainted blood, you have found the way of becoming one of the nightmarish creature itself.	Knowledge (Dungeoneering)	None	Very High
Lorekeeper	You are a delving scholar and keeper of knowledge, you acquire ancient lore and unlock the secret of the past.	Knowledge	None	Very High
Mad Corpsecrafter	You are a master corpsecrafter, much like Doctor Frankeinstein. Any undead you create are tougher, stronger and overall better.	Knowledge (Religion)	None
Magical Aptitude	You're crazy good at manipulating magic.	Spellcraft	None	Very High
Many-Faced	You change identities so often even you don't remember what you look like anymore.	Disguise	None	High
Master Craftsman	The items you make are famous around the world for superior craftsmanship.	Craft	None	Unquantifiable
Master of Masks	You are a master of masks, you have the ability to summon supernatural masks and gain great powers from them.	Perform (Acting or Comedy)	None	Very High
Master of Terror	You scare people so bad they follow you around hoping you won't hurt them.	Intimidate	None	Unquantifiable
Masterwork Smith	You are a master smith, crafting items better and faster than any other man or woman.	Craft	None	High
Monster Rancher	You can breed and train a large number of crazy beasts.	Handle Animal	None	Unquantifiable
Motivational Performer	Your performances inspire your allies beyond what they thought themselves capable of! You're like that Tony Robbins guy or something.	Perform	Cha 13, Bardic Music class feature
Mounted Combat	You are at your best when fighting with an ally that you are sitting on.	Ride	None	High
Music Major	Through your performances you are able to evoke physical manifestations.	Perform	None	High
Natural Empath	You read people like books.	Sense Motive	None	High
Occultist	You play with power not meant to be played with, whether to destroy them or use them for your own gains.	Knowledge (Forbidden Lore)	None	Unquantifiable
Outdoorsman	You are a man who lives in nature, separated from the vices of civilization.	Survival	None	Moderate
Overland Rush	You've got some distance to cover. Best do it in a montage, it's faster that way.	Survival	None	High
Pathfinder	You can find your way even when it would be impossible for others.	Survival	None	Moderate
Perceptive	You combine spot and listen to create a new skill called perception, freeing up skill points.	Listen 4 ranks, Spot 4 ranks, both must be class skills.	Moderate
Perceptive, Falin Version	Instead of choosing to listen for something or look for it, you can do both	Perception	Spot & Listen must be class skills for you	High
Persuasive	When you tell you people something that contradicts the evidence of their own eyes, they believe you.	Diplomacy	None	Very High
Platformer	All those years of saving the princess finally paid off. Too bad that the princess was always in another castle.	Jump	None	Moderate
Pose Expertise	You are the master of the dramatic pose, which affects those around you with the power of your fighting spirit.	Perform	Cha 13	Very High
Professional Luddite	You've learned to break machines because you're an antitechnology fanatic -- or maybe you just work for the local protection racket.	Disable Device	None	High
Protected by Spirits	You are watched over and protected by a Guardian spirit.	Knowledge (Religion)	None	Very High
Psalmist	You are an expert singer and use your ability to praise the works of your god.	Perform	Must worship a god.	High
Psionic Precognition	Your psionic abilities have granted you significant precognitive powers.	Autohypnosis	Must be able to manifest at least one power from the Seer discipline list.	Very High
Purple Dragon Knight	You are a leader among men, disciplined and ready to lead others into battle.	Perform (Oratory)	None	Moderate
Secret Identity	You have built up a secret Identity, to help keep your loved ones safe.	Disguise	None	High
Self-Taught Chemist	You may not have graduated from the Alchemist College, but your self-taught skills can make a potion or two.	Craft (Alchemy)	No Levels in the Chemist class.	Very High
Shadow Claws	Thanks to magic or a curse, you may shape shadowcrafted claws as weapons.	Hide	None	High
Shape of Nature	Turn into the beast with in faster and more often.	Knowledge (Nature)	The ability to use Wildshape	Very High
Sharp-Eyed	Nothing escapes you.	Spot	None	Very High
Sidestep, Red Rob Version	You can avoid attacks using your incredible acrobatics.	Tumble	None	High
Siege Master	You are a keen master of siege warfare, able to guide ranged and siege fire, and eventually summons a magic cannon.	Knowledge (Math & Physics)	None
Slippery Contortionist	Your childhood nickname was "Greasy the Pig," but now people call you "The Great Hamster."	Escape Artist	None	Very High
Spellbound Familiar	You possess the ability to summon a familiar as an extension of your will.	Spellcraft	None	Very High
Spymaster	Who are you really? ...No one can tell.	Disguise	None	Moderate
Steady Stance	You can fight just about anywhere.	Balance	None	Moderate
Stealthy	If someone sees you, you have to kill them.	Hide	None	Very High
Stealthy, Aarnott	You combine hide and move silently into a single skill.	Hide 4 ranks, Move Silently 4 ranks, both must be class skills.	Moderate
Stunt Driver	You can perform miracles with a good vehicle or mount.	Ride	None	Very High
Sublime Inspired	This feat is designed to add flavor to any class by exploiting one of their given class skills and further expressing said skill through the sublime arts without having to multiclass as a martial adept.	the key skill of the respective Martial Discipline	if a martial discipline is desired that offers psi-like, spell-like, or supernatural maneuvers; then one must have a feat, racial trait, or class feature that already allows tapping into such energies., Cannot already be a martial adept. Also	High
Super Scaler	You stick to walls like glue. Or something.	Climb	None	High
Swift Feet	People are somewhat irritated by your tendency to walk in circles around them.	Tumble	None	High
Swim Like a Fish	You're at least as home in the water as you are on land.	Swim	None	Unquantifiable
Tattooed Monk	The mystical tattoos you carve on your body give you strange, arcane powers.	None	Moderate
Technologist	You are an expert at figuring out what technology does and how to make it work.	Knowledge (Engineering)	None	High
Telepathic Collective	You have powerful telepathic abilities which you use to organize people and do networking.	Psicraft	None	Very High
Track	You feel at home no matter where you are.	Survival	None	High
Tricky Grappler	Being a luchador isn't always about having the biggest muscles.	Escape Artist	Improved Unarmed Strike	Very High
Tyrant	You push people around and get larger and larger groups trapped in the iron gauntlet of your brutal rule.	Intimidate	None	Unquantifiable
Uncanny Deductions	It's the little details that give the most away.	Search	None	Very High
Virtuoso	You are a virtuoso, your attract the attention of people and can move heart to hope and despair or perhaps do something truly magical.	Perform	None	Very High
Vital Strike	You can pinpoint an enemy's vitals when their guard is down.	Move Silently	None	Very High
Warp Seeker	Those pesky teleporting demons and Wizards won't get away from you so easily.	Survival	None	Very High
Willing Influence, Scaling	You gain access to great power when you surrender yourself to the influence of vestiges.	Knowledge (The Planes)	None	High

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