Non-combat Feats
Cartography
You are skilled at preparing maps.
Prerequisite: Navigate 4, Craft (visual art) 4
Benefit: You get a +2 bonus to all Navigate and Craft (visual art) checks.
Hunt
You are particularly skilled in locating and following tracks.
Prerequisite: Track
Benefit: You get a +2 bonus on all Search checks and Survival checks.
Artisan
You possess extraordinary expertise in building things.
Prerequisite: Builder
Benefit: You get a +2 bonus to one Craft skill (chemical, electronic, mechanical, structural) or +1 bonus to two Craft skills – for example, a character could choose to add a +2 bonus to Craft (structural) or a +1 bonus to Craft (structural) and Craft (mechanical).
Special: You must add the bonus(es) to the skill(s) selected with the Builder feat.
Inventive
Your skill at crafting goes beyond mere kit-bashing.
Prerequisite: At least one rank each in complementary Craft and Knowledge skills (see below).
Benefit: Pick one Craft skill (chemical, electronic, mechanical, pharmaceutical, structural) and one Knowledge skill. You get a +2 bonus on all checks with those skills.
Special: The Craft and Knowledge skills selected should be complementary – for example, Craft (structural) and Knowledge (physical sciences) or Craft (pharmaceutical) and Knowledge (earth and life sciences). The GM determines if the two skills selected by the player are complementary.
Perceptive
You pick up on subtle clues.
Prerequisite: Wis 13
Benefit: You get a +2 on all Search and Sense Motive checks.
Sapper
You are skilled at handling explosive devices.
Prerequisite: Demolitions 6
Benefit: You get a +2 bonus to Demolitions checks and Search checks.
Scholarly
You possess extraordinary expertise in your fields of study.
Prerequisite: Educated
Benefit: You get a +2 bonus to one Knowledge skill or +1 bonus to two Knowledge skills (player’s choice) – for example, a character could choose to add a +2 bonus to Knowledge (history) or a +1 bonus to Knowledge (history) and Knowledge (art).
Special: You must add the bonus(es) to the skill(s) selected with the Educated feat.
Veterinary
You are skilled in the care of animals.
Prerequisite: Handle Animal 4, Treat Injury 4
Benefit: You get a +2 bonus to Handle Animal and Treat Injury checks.
Virtuoso
Your artistic skill extends beyond mere talent.
Prerequisite: At least one rank each in complementary Craft or Perform skills and a Knowledge skill (see below).
Benefit: Pick one Craft skill (visual art, writing) or Perform skill (any) and one Knowledge skill. You get a +2 bonus on all checks with those skills.
Special: The Craft or Perform and Knowledge skills selected should be complementary – for example, Craft (writing) and Knowledge (history) or Perform (dance) and Knowledge (art) are complementary. The GM determines if the two skills selected by the player are complementary.
X-Jock
You are skilled at extreme sports.
Benefit: You get a +2 bonus to all Balance checks and Climb checks.
Special: In d20 Past games, this feat is renamed “Mountaineer.”
Originally posted at EN World 12 October 2005.
