Racial Feats

[Threeblood]

I have an idea I wanna throw out. After reading the New Races thread I came up with an idea that might end the ECL mechanic that seems to cause so much distress.

My idea is to have two types of feats. GENERAL and RACIAL. Starting at 1st level and then at every 3rd level a PC gets a general feat AND a racial feat. This would allow PCs to develop their class as well as develop their racial distictions. It would also allow Monster Player characters to start at ECL 0.

Each race would have a list of Feats that only that race could chose from. Monster PCs, such as the minoutaurs could then start at 1st level with a racial feat-Powerful Charge- at 3rd he could then chose-Gore Attack- and so on.

I don't think think adding an extra feat at 1st,3rd,6th and so on would be to unbalancing, and the Player's ability to make his elven fighter diffrent then a dwarven fighter would help distingush his/her character.

What's everybodies elses take on this.

[Threeblood]

Looking for feedback on this idea? Anybody have any suggestions?

[Brix]

Threeblood wrote:

I have an idea I wanna throw out. After reading the New Races thread I came up with an idea that might end the ECL mechanic that seems to cause so much distress.

My idea is to have two types of feats. GENERAL and RACIAL. Starting at 1st level and then at every 3rd level a PC gets a general feat AND a racial feat. This would allow PCs to develop their class as well as develop their racial distictions. It would also allow Monster Player characters to start at ECL 0.

Each race would have a list of Feats that only that race could chose from. Monster PCs, such as the minoutaurs could then start at 1st level with a racial feat-Powerful Charge- at 3rd he could then chose-Gore Attack- and so on.

I don't think think adding an extra feat at 1st,3rd,6th and so on would be to unbalancing, and the Player's ability to make his elven fighter diffrent then a dwarven fighter would help distingush his/her character.

What's everybodies elses take on this.

Yes I suggested the same somewhere else.

Benefits:

* no need for paragon class
* Races become more distinctive
* powerful races can be modelled ECL 0 and getting their super-features later