Can Warjacks / Servitors take feats

[TheWhiteRaven]

In our game we're doing a rather technologically advanced world, the repeater rifle being the "standard" go to firearm that is readily available. One of the other things that we have is Warjacks froms the Iron Kingdoms campaign setting.

Converting them from 3.5 to Pathfinder was relatively simple, and as my DM has yet to ask me to ever make a "Jack Handling" check I believe he is disregarding that system of control in favor of a more fluid one, simply letting the 'Jacks and Servitors go on my initiative.

Under the original ruling though, was it possible for Warjacks and Servitors to gain feats? The basic Cerebral Matrix gave them an intelligence of 3, and the full Cortex could go as high as 10. But in none of my readings did I find any mention of them gaining feats/skills.

I believe the intention was for them not to gain feats/skills, at least in the original campaign setting they were designed for, however as my DM is allowing them more freedom in how they can act I was considering asking if they could be allowed to take feats.

A point that I intend to use in my debate with him is that the Homunculus is a construct, however as it has an intelligence score it is allowed to both gain feats and skill points. So my question is two parts, firstly does anyone know if they COULD take feats/skills in the original version, and if they couldn't do you think that with the way they are being allowed to work that it would be fair to ask if they can take feats?

[Drejk]

Creatures are getting skills and feats unless a specific rule prevents them from getting skills and feats. Constructs often don't get them because of lack of Intelligence score but Constructs with Int score get feats and skills normally.

[TheWhiteRaven]

Drejk wrote:

Creatures are getting skills and feats unless a specific rule prevents them from getting skills and feats. Constructs often don't get them because of lack of Intelligence score but Constructs with Int score get feats and skills normally.

That was my thought on the subject, the only thing that concerned me is that in the core book for Iron Kingdoms and in the Liber Mechanika book that delves deeper into Warjacks and such, there is no mention of them gaining feats, even though the Cerebral Matrix and Cortex give them an intelligence score.

[Drejk]

It might be intent of the IK designers that steamjacks shouldn't have skills and feats, but that would be inconsistency from their side with giving Intelligence to cortexes.

[TheWhiteRaven]

Mkay, just heard back from my DM, his exact words pretty much parroted what we were saying. "If they have an int score they can take feats".
Technically I am still curious to know if it was intended for steamjacks and servitors to be able to gain feats in the original setting, so if anyone knows or has thoughts on the subject I would still be interested.

[GarnathFrostmantle]

If you have Liber Mechanica it has he rules for Steamjacks. I think it has the bonded rules as well to give them skills/feats.