Fun Finds v5.0

[altpersona]

alright, time to start using hash tags in posts. #funfind #sourcebook #version #homebrew #

[linklord231]

Birthright is no less official than Kingdom of Kalamar, Dragonlance, Rokugan, or even Dragon Magazine. 

However, if we as a community feel that 2nd party material doesn't qualify for fun finds, then I'll stop posting it 

[geniussavant]

You forgot Dark Sun 

[phaedrusxy]

Birthright is no less official than Kingdom of Kalamar, Dragonlance, Rokugan, or even Dragon Magazine. 

However, if we as a community feel that 2nd party material doesn't qualify for fun finds, then I'll stop posting it 

I like it. I use lots of 2nd, 3rd, and homebrew material as a PC and DM. I know where to look for homebrew. This is one place I look for "printed" material.

[ZhonLord]

Ultimate Feats is a very fun 3rd party book for 3.0/3.5.  It contains a large variety feats, some weak and some VERY strong.  For example, a few of my favorites:

Deflect Attack (imagine this on a Ruby Knight Vindicator with Combat Reflexes)

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Prerequisites: Str 13+, Dex 13+, Power Attack, Improved Sunder, Combat Expertise
When you are fighting defensively, your opponent provokes an attack of opportunity just before attacking you.  Since you are fighting defensively, your AoO has a -4 penalty to attack.

If the opponent attacks you with a weapon, your AoO can only be used as a Sunder against the weapon being used to attack you.  If the opponent attacks with an unarmed attack or natural weapon, you effectively make an AoO against your opponent.

If your attack actually damages the opponent's weapon (or the opponent), subtract the damage dealt to the weapon/opponent from the damage you would sustain from their attack.  In this way, it is possible to negate the damage from an opponent's attack.

Special: If you wish to use this feat with unarmed attacks, the prerequisites increase to include Dex 15+ and Eagle Claw Attack

The Mountain Does Not Move (Combine with an Orb of Mental Renewal for all the damage avoidances you could ask for)

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Prerequisites: BAB +6, Con 13+
Whenever you receive damage in combat (from a weapon or other physical attack, not a spell/SLA), you may suffer a temporary point of Wisdom damage and make a Fortitude save with DC equal to damage dealt.  If this save is successful, all damage from the blow is negated.

Powerless Spell (this one's mostly for shenanigans, but it's still fun)

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You can cast a spell in such a way that it has no effect beyond a simple light show, an obviously powerless version of the real thing with an instantaneous duration and no lasting effect.  A Fireball would only be a billowing cloud of hot air, a Lightning Bolt would become an obviously powerless - but still impressive - display of static.  This allows you to show others you have a powerful spell without wasting a high-level spell slot, but the main use is in counterspelling.  As it is the spell itself and not the effect that counters, such a spell would have very little effect on the real world but could still be used to counterspell.

By giving up the entire spell effect, you make it easier to prepare so that the spell takes up a slot 2 levels lower, but never lower than zero

Beast Tongues (Polymorph casters can go nuts with this one)

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Prerequisites: None
As long as you can produce sound, this feat allows you to speak, even if your form would not ordinarily allow it.  This is applicable to monsters that normally lack speech or if you are polymorphed into such a shape.  You can now speak any language you know and cast spells with verbal components in any form.  You can even sing and use bardic music in any form.

Bloodburn

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Prerequisite: Ability to spontaneously cast arcane spells
Using this feat, a spontaneous caster can increase his effective caster level for any spell being cast, adding up to his Charisma bonus in levels.  When he does so, however, he takes 1d6 points of damage per effective caster level increase.

[nijineko]

The Noble class in the Birthright Campaign Setting gets Leadership at level 3.

A 2nd level Magician can get Skill Mastery for 3 + Int modifier skills.

Unfortunately, this doesn't really qualify for Fun Finds since it's not affiliated with anything remotely close to D&D, WoTC, or even Paizo/Pathfinder.

if one will check my thread of official materials, one will find that wotc blessed specific sites with official status. these sites convert specific campaign settings from 2.x to 3.x that wotc at the time was not going to expend the man-hours to include in 3.x. due to wotc's statement of official status, any material produced by any of these sites is given official status equal to that of wotc published works. in fact, such material is co-owned by wotc and the sites in question. the campaign settings are as follows: birthright, planescape, mystara, ravenloft, dark sun, and dragonlance.

the ravenloft site ended tenure when the license was sold to SSS, and was not picked back up when SSS went down. current status of the license is unknown, but is assumed to be reabsorbed by wotc, as the official site did not return after SSS died.

dragonlance also is no longer considered official as wotc released 3.x dragonlance books followed by other books released under another arrangement which supersede the site.

mystara has stated that they have no intention of releasing official 3.x material, but merely retains a repository of 2.x-->3.x conversion suggestions and guides.

with the conversion of dark sun to 4th ed, activity has dwindled somewhat at the athas.org site, formerly the most active of the three remaining campaign setting sites, but there is still activity and they retain their official 3.x status.

planescape and birthright are still active, and still retain their official 3.x status.

[awaken_D_M_golem]

Can't ... resist ...  ... It's totally understandable that some people don't want any KoK in their Core.

[Prime32]

Looking at the Planar Touchstone^PlH feat...

Attuning to The Were Glade gives you the shapechanger subtype permanently, letting anyone enter warshaper. Also you can become a werewolf 1/day for 9 hours (animal or hybrid form), though it's unclear whether you gain the extra HD, and you only get two uses before you need to recharge.

Or you could attune to the Catalogues of Enlightenment and get a cleric domain power. Or Oxyrhynchus to get a confusingly-worded flurry ability. The Breaching Grasp grants a form of time stop, Juiblex's Grasp provides freedom of movement, and The Shrine of Acererak lets you order around undead with no saving throw.

Planar Touchstone is also a prereq for Stalwart Planar Ally, which combos well with using Catalogues of Enlightenment to access the Dragon Below domain (grants Augment Summoning as a bonus feat).

[nijineko]

Looking at the Planar Touchstone^PlH feat...

Attuning to The Were Glade gives you the shapechanger subtype permanently, letting anyone enter warshaper....

woot! =D

[deadkitten]

So this is an interesting little feat that I found in Eberron - City of Stormreach:

HARDENED CRIMINAL
You’ve done hard time on the unforgiving streets. You know how to knuckle down and get the caper done regardless of the obstacles, and your steely gaze can meet anyone’s eye without fl inching.

Prerequisite: Iron Will.

Benefit: You cannot be intimidated. (Attempts to use the Intimidate skill against you always fail.) In addition, you can take 10 on any checks with one skill chosen at the time you take this feat, even under conditions when taking 10 would normally be impossible.

Heh, apart from the obvious advantage of being immune to demoralize, I find the wording amusing because its the first time that I have seen Immunity to a SKILL in game.

[Sinfire Titan]

So this is an interesting little feat that I found in Eberron - City of Stormreach:

HARDENED CRIMINAL
You’ve done hard time on the unforgiving streets. You know how to knuckle down and get the caper done regardless of the obstacles, and your steely gaze can meet anyone’s eye without fl inching.

Prerequisite: Iron Will.

Benefit: You cannot be intimidated. (Attempts to use the Intimidate skill against you always fail.) In addition, you can take 10 on any checks with one skill chosen at the time you take this feat, even under conditions when taking 10 would normally be impossible.

Heh, apart from the obvious advantage of being immune to demoralize, I find the wording amusing because its the first time that I have seen Immunity to a SKILL in game.

Huh. So, with the standard Otyugh Hole we can finally give a Truenamer the means to take 10 on Truespeech without needing Exemplar levels.

[phaedrusxy]

So Truenamers are all driven to be Hardened Criminals by how harsh their class' mechanics are. That makes sense. 

[Gazzien]

So... chaining time stops?

Rod of Maximize + Time Stop: Do whatever you want for 4 rounds, then...
Readied Action: When my time stop ends, cast Time Stop.

Works even better if you have many, many Pearl-of-Power-9th's.

If you're a Wizard/Psion, then use each of the other 4 rounds for an Augmented Temporal Acceleration. So many turns.

[deadkitten]

Greaves of Aundair
Price (Item Level): 5,000 gp (9th)
Body Slot: Feet
Caster Level: 3rd
Aura: Faint; (DC 16) transmutation
Activation: — and immediate (command)
Weight: 1 lb.

The greaves of Aundair grant you an enhancement bonus to
your base speed of +10 feet. Three times per day, you can
immediately take a move action. After performing this
action, you are dazed until the end of your next turn.
Prerequisites: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, longstrider.
Cost to Create: 2,500 gp, 100 XP, 5 days.

This gem is from Eberron- the forge of war.
Just of the top of my head, Its a great option for a war weaver build =)

[phaedrusxy]

So it's like Lesser Celerity, basically, plus persistent Longstrider.

[ksbsnowowl]

So this is an interesting little feat that I found in Eberron - City of Stormreach:

HARDENED CRIMINAL
You’ve done hard time on the unforgiving streets. You know how to knuckle down and get the caper done regardless of the obstacles, and your steely gaze can meet anyone’s eye without flinching.

Prerequisite: Iron Will.

Benefit: You cannot be intimidated. (Attempts to use the Intimidate skill against you always fail.) In addition, you can take 10 on any checks with one skill chosen at the time you take this feat, even under conditions when taking 10 would normally be impossible.

Heh, apart from the obvious advantage of being immune to demoralize, I find the wording amusing because its the first time that I have seen Immunity to a SKILL in game.

Hmmm.... would you guys read that as allowing a non-warlock to take 10 on Use Magic Device checks?

[SorO_Lost]

I believe the correct answer to that is no.

[linklord231]

I believe the correct answer to that is no.

why do you say that?

[Jackinthegreen]

I believe the correct answer to that is no.

why do you say that?

I believe Soro is using the basis that it's impossible to Take 10 on UMD except for the very specific cases of artificers and warlocks.  The rogue's Skill Mastery ability, for example, doesn't allow Take 10 on UMD nor does any general "you may Take 10 on skill(s), even under adverse conditions" ability allow for it.

[zook1shoe]

Looking at the Planar Touchstone^PlH feat...

Attuning to The Were Glade gives you the shapechanger subtype permanently, letting anyone enter warshaper. Also you can become a werewolf 1/day for 9 hours (animal or hybrid form), though it's unclear whether you gain the extra HD, and you only get two uses before you need to recharge.

could you bite yourself and actually become a werewolf?