Can you retrain to a feat you previously did not qualify for?

[Ravingdork]

Though many people already believe that you can do this, this question has come up enough times that I feel it warrants a FAQ thread of its own. Please click FAQ if you would like an official response on the matter, as it has a serious impact on one of the game's core dynamics.

Can you retrain to a feat you previously did not qualify for?

For example, could my barbarian, who picked up Toughness for his 3rd-level feat, retrain it out at 11th-level for a feat requiring a base attack bonus prerequisite of +11? Assume he has already spent his 11th-level general feat on another option also requiring a base attack bonus of +11.

[RumpinRufus]

I thought the general rule was that any retraining must result in a character that could be legally built from level 1.

But I don't know specifically the RAW, that could just be a house rule my GM uses.

[Sniggevert]

Ravingdork wrote:

Though many people already believe that you can do this, this question has come up enough times that I feel it warrants a FAQ thread of its own. Please click FAQ if you would like an official response on the matter, as it has a serious impact on one of the game's core dynamics.

Can you retrain to a feat you previously did not qualify for?

For example, could my barbarian, who picked up Toughness for his 3rd-level feat, retrain it out at 11th-level for a feat requiring a base attack bonus prerequisite of +11? Assume he has already spent his 11th-level general feat on another option also requiring a base attack bonus of +11.

Yes, and already FAQ'd last October... FAQ

[Ravingdork]

lol. Thanks, Sniggevert.

Why are people still asking about this then, if it is already in the FAQ?

[Sniggevert]

Ravingdork wrote:

lol. Thanks, Sniggevert.

Why are people still asking about this then, if it is already in the FAQ?

They don't go look?

[Ravingdork]

Sniggevert wrote:

Ravingdork wrote:

lol. Thanks, Sniggevert.

Why are people still asking about this then, if it is already in the FAQ?

They don't go look?

Or their memory is as bad as my own. :D

[Ascalaphus]

They think it's too good to be true?

It's not allowed under 3.5 rules from PHB 2...