A Grumpy Old Schooler's Take on Rules

A GRUMPY OLD SCHOOLER’S TAKE ON RULES

New character options for the 5th edition Jean-Philipe ‘JP’ Chapleau

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for both versions. My document grew and grew GOSTOR: THIRTY 5E to the point where I had to do something about it. FEATS After quite a few evenings of refining the wording, I chose the thirty most workable ones Author: Jean-Philipe ‘JP’ Chapleau to include in this tome. This tome includes a few Art: Brokendoll777, Irene Campos feats specially designed for races of Saggakar, Cover: The House of Photoshop a campaign setting by First Ones Entertainment. INTRODUCTION With the release of the Rhym campaign setting, th I revisited this document some more. This Feats are a great way to personalize 5 document is the result of many long hours of edition characters, more so than in previous refining and defining. editions of the games. A single feat can alter the This book may be the start of a series- abilities a character, either by adding a new within-a-series, where I provide you, the reader, option or by making him even better at what he with groups of thirty feats to the character you already excels at. always dreamed about! When I began putting ideas together for this Okay, maybe the character I dreamed you book, these ideas came to me piecemeal, often made! little more than a basic idea. “Wouldn’t it be cool if a character could do [something]?” JP I jotted down ideas, some fit better for Pathfinder, some 5th edition, and some worked LEGAL NOTICES Designation of Product Identity: none of this product is covered by this clause. title, the copyright date, and the copyright holder’s name to the COPYRIGHT NOTICE The entire content of this book is open content under the Open Gaming License. of any original Open Game Content you Distribute. 7. 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THIRTY 5E FEATS BRUTAL THUG The following section You are a vicious and brutal fighter preferring power Anuka, First One, and haver appear in the over finesse. You gain the following benefits. Tyrants of Saggakar Player’s Guide for  You may use sneak attack with any weapon. 5e.These races are non-core races.  When rolling sneak attack damage, treat any result of '1' as a '2'. ANUKAN REACH Prerequisites: You must be an anuka. CHI HEALER By changing your posture, you are able to extend You learned the ancient healing arts of meditative your reach temporarily. You may increase the healing. You gain the following benefits. reach of all your melee attacks by 5 feet until the  Your Charisma or Wisdom score increases by start of your next turn. However, all attacks against 1, to a maximum of 20. you until the start of your next attack are made with  You may spend a ki point or your divine advantage. channel to make an unconscious target spend one hit dice and heal that amount (without BLEEDING STRIKE adding their Constitution modifier). The number of hit dice that can be spent is You mastered the art of the bleeding strike, increased to 2 at level 5, 3 at level 11 a blow that delivers a blow that causes and 4 at level 16. If the recipient has no massive blood loss. You gain the hit dice to spend, then this feat has no following benefits. effect.  Your Strength or Dexterity score increases by 1, to a maximum of 20. CLEAVING STRIKE  Once per short rest, when you roll You learned to follow through with maximum damage with piercing or your blows, cutting down many slashing weapon, you may inflict a enemies with a single strike. blow that will not stop bleeding. The Immediately after you reduce an target must make a Constitution enemy to 0 hit points, you can make an saving throw or take your ability attack against another creature within modifier damage at the start reach, using the same weapon. This of its turn. The damage follow-up attack is made with is of the same type as disadvantage. your weapon. It must make a new saving CRITICAL throw at the end of its turn to stop this effect. DEFENDER Alternatively, receiving You learned to defend people in any healing or a Wisdom your charge and can make good (Medicine) check will stop this money as a bodyguard. You gain damage. This has no effect on the following benefits. construct, oozes, or undead. The DC for this  Your Constitution score increases by 1, to a saving throw and the Wisdom (Medicine) maximum of 20. check is equal to 10 + your Strength score  You may use your reaction to transfer your modifier (Strength). This effect is not shield bonus to an adjacent ally. The ally cumulative. keeps your bonus as long as he is adjacent or until the start of your next turn, whichever BLESSINGS OF THE SPIDER comes first. You lose your shield bonus to AC until the start of your next turn. Prerequisites: must be a drow or an exodite  When an adjacent ally is hit with a critical hit, You have been blessed by a dark spider deity. Once between long rests, you may cast either spider you may spend your reaction to take the climb or web, using Charisma as your spellcasting additional damage instead of your ally. Sampleability. file