Feats for beginning characters


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Scarab Sages 1/5

So I see how skills have changed but what about feats?

Does every character get a bonus feat at creation? Or not?

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Masika wrote:

So I see how skills have changed but what about feats?

Does every character get a bonus feat at creation? Or not?

No. But the progression for gaining new feats has changed.

In 3.5 it was 1/3/6/9/12/15/18
In PFRPG it is 1/3/5/7/9/11/13/15/17/19

Only people who get Bonus Feat at 1st Level are Human and Fighters (and technically Half-Elves as well).

Scarab Sages 1/5

Roger and thanks! :)

I thought so.. so you start with less but end with more.

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Masika wrote:

Roger and thanks! :)

I thought so.. so you start with less but end with more.

???

No, you start with the same and gain more now.

In 3.5 you only start with 1 Feat at 1st Level, unless you were a Human.

Same deal in PFRPG.

Sczarni 4/5

Masika wrote:

Roger and thanks! :)

I thought so.. so you start with less but end with more.

You no longer get the bonus feat like you did in season 0, but you DO get two traits, which are basically 1/2 feats...

Scarab Sages

Cpt_kirstov wrote:
Masika wrote:

Roger and thanks! :)

I thought so.. so you start with less but end with more.

You no longer get the bonus feat like you did in season 0, but you DO get two traits, which are basically 1/2 feats...

The two bonus traits are pretty nice depending on circumstances.

Scarab Sages 1/5

flash_cxxi wrote:
Masika wrote:

Roger and thanks! :)

I thought so.. so you start with less but end with more.

???

No, you start with the same and gain more now.

In 3.5 you only start with 1 Feat at 1st Level, unless you were a Human.

Same deal in PFRPG.

That doesn't make sense unless I am missing something...

Now I know that the bonus feat is replaced by 2 traits but comparing feats and feats only to PFRPG to 3.5 that you do start with less.

All characters unders 3.5 start with a bonus feat... in PFRPG you only get feats from your class. The exception is humans as they got 2 at creation and now they get one.

I ment you get less feats at the start in PFRPG, traits aside, but end up with more through level progression.

Is my logic right or flawed?

Scarab Sages 1/5

I should add I wanted to know as I am running my first PFS this evening. Just have to check the players characters before we play. There are a few difference from 3.5 to PFRPG.

Lantern Lodge 4/5

All characters get one Feat at first level, humans and fighters receive a bonus Feat.

Two Traits at character creation, one of which is likely to be a Faction Trait. Traits replace the bonus Feat you may have been remembering from Pathfinder 3.5.

Other than new Traits, this is as it has always been for first level 3.5 D&D characters.

Scarab Sages 1/5

Thanks for clearing that up...

We worked it out before we played tonight. It does not say it explicitly in text (I could not find if it did) but on the advancement table it lists that 1st characters get a feat!

Everything fixed before the first PFS. The play group LOVE PFRPG!

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