New Posts For Thread: PEACH - New feat: Unusual traininghttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19562418/PEACH_-_New_feat:_Unusual_trainingUnusual training [general]You have training in some field of activity unusual for people of your classRequirements: -Benefit: You may pick a number of skills equal to your intelligence bonus (minimum 1), these are now treated as class skills for you.I'm kindof torn... it both seems too powerful, AND I would very rarely consider taking it (only if I needed prereqs for a PrC badly, had Int and could spare a feat somehow...) and yet I can't help but agree with the arguments presented. It's only skihttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19562418/PEACH_-_New_feat:_Unusual_training?post_id=332542942#332542942I'm kindof torn... it both seems too powerful, AND I would very rarely consider taking it (only if I needed prereqs for a PrC badly, had Int and could spare a feat somehow...) and yet I can't help but agree with the arguments presented. It's only skiSun, 11 May 2008 22:27:10 -0500As a DM myself, I always give every class an extra 2 skill points, let characters hold them over for several levels if they hit max ranks in something, and give characters 2-3 slots to add class skills. I can't see any DM that wouldn't let you takehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19562418/PEACH_-_New_feat:_Unusual_training?post_id=332542938#332542938As a DM myself, I always give every class an extra 2 skill points, let characters hold them over for several levels if they hit max ranks in something, and give characters 2-3 slots to add class skills. I can't see any DM that wouldn't let you takeSun, 11 May 2008 20:35:59 -0500That's kind of how the Conan RPG did it.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19562418/PEACH_-_New_feat:_Unusual_training?post_id=332542934#332542934That's kind of how the Conan RPG did it.Sun, 11 May 2008 20:33:47 -0500Well yeah, that'd be pretty cool too GG. The benefit of the feat form, however, is that it can help to get around a lot of DMs' tendency to **** their pants when you ask them for something for nothing, even if it's something to plug a gaping develophttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19562418/PEACH_-_New_feat:_Unusual_training?post_id=332542930#332542930Well yeah, that'd be pretty cool too GG. The benefit of the feat form, however, is that it can help to get around a lot of DMs' tendency to **** their pants when you ask them for something for nothing, even if it's something to plug a gaping developSun, 11 May 2008 20:11:29 -0500May I be as bold as suggesting something completely different ...As balanced as I think this feat is, and as much as I like it ... I don't want this as a feat. Instead, I wish this was part of how character design worked, how I wish all classes werehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19562418/PEACH_-_New_feat:_Unusual_training?post_id=332542910#332542910May I be as bold as suggesting something completely different ...As balanced as I think this feat is, and as much as I like it ... I don't want this as a feat. Instead, I wish this was part of how character design worked, how I wish all classes wereSun, 11 May 2008 16:42:24 -0500