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I lied about not having more questions. I know in 3.5, feat retraining was any time you gain a level, you could trade out a feat for another, but you had to qualify for the feat at the level you originally took it at. Now, according to the note in the fighter page on the SRD, the feat you retrain into is one you just have to qualify for at the level you retrain it at, not at the original level you took the original feat. Is this the case? Can you retrain feats only at certain levels? I looked in the SRD and I couldn't find anything about retraining except that note. Any other place I can look?
From my understanding, you have the right idea. As long as you meet the prerequisites for the feat you want to retrain at your current level, you can replace it with a feat at an earlier level that you normally wouldn't have been able to take. For example, if you took Dodge at 1st level, Point-Blank Shot at 2nd level, Rapid Shot at 4th level... then at 6th level you decide that Dodge was a bad idea, you can switch it out for Manyshot (since you currently have Point-Blank Shot, bab +6, and hopefully Dex 17).
Also, in the Bonus Feats section for Fighters, it says, "A fighter can only change one feat at any given level and must choose whether or not to swap the feat at the time he gains a new bonus feat for the level." So you can only swap out one feat at a time, and only when you gain a new bonus feat, or I suppose every even-numbered level.
If your question pertains to all classes, and not just Fighters, then I have no clue...
I don't recall anything about retraining feats in 3.5. Was that in a supplemental book?
I don't recall anything about retraining feats in 3.5. Was that in a supplemental book?
Yes it was.
PHB2 I believe. Not 100% sure anymore. Could have been one of the Complete books, but I think PHB2.
So, at 4th level, an unarmed fighter could replace the improved unarmed strike feat gained at first level, with weapon specialization?
No, IUS is a class feature for Unarmed fighters, and while it is a bonus feat (as in a feat that's given as a bonus) it is not a bonus feat from the "Bonus feat" class feature.
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So, at 4th level, an unarmed fighter could replace the improved unarmed strike feat gained at first level, with weapon specialization?
Unearthed Arcana. Essentially every time you leveled, you could retrain one feat, or four skill points, as long as the feat you retrain was attainable at the level you originally took the feat. It helps people who aren't so good at mapping out a build, or just want to try something out to see if it's any good, not get screwed if they mess up a feat or dont like it. It also means you can, say, take toughness at first level, and retrain it at fourth once the +3 HPs is less attractive, etc. It's something we've always enjoyed and used.