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(And, it's probably beyond the limits of the Gestalt Approach at that...)
What I think was a good point was presented by Ioreck in the other thread.
Ioreck said:
The only problem is that the fighter is even worse under this system - the one feature he has over others, mass amounts of feats, becomes worthless after a while. barbarians can overwhelm them, and a warblade would stll be a better choice (even without bonus damage and such).
If you just cutoff at level 6, then sure, a fighter would still rock - lots more feats. But granting them every 5k xp after is too much...
I see your point, here, Ioreck. Eventually, the fighter is only ahead of SOME of the characters in terms of BAB or Fort Save. There has to be a way for fighters to improve ESPECIALLY if we're going to consider allowing casters to gain extra spell slots and/or improved caster level(s) via feats.
Here's a suggestion for a new feat for E6 (not for standard 3.5).
First, a feat from the SRD that E6 allows:
GREAT FORTITUDE [GENERAL]
Benefit: You get a +2 bonus on all Fortitude saving throws.
Since there is a precedent in the ruleset of a feat being able to grant a +2 bonus to anyone's FORT save, I suggest a similar feat for attack bonuses. Something like this:
MELEE COMBAT PROWESS [GENERAL, FIGHTER]
Pre-Requisite(s): Character level 6th; BAB +6
Benefit: You gain a +1 bonus on all melee attack rolls.
Special: A 6th level fighter may count this bonus as a base attack bonus and/or a virtual fighter level for the purposes of qualifying for fighter bonus feats. This base attack and/or virtual level bonus does not stack with the ranged version of this feat.
RANGED COMBAT PROWESS [GENERAL, FIGHTER]
Pre-Requisite(s): Character level 6th; BAB +6
Benefit: You gain a +1 bonus on all ranged attack rolls.
Special: A 6th level fighter may count this bonus as a base attack bonus and/or a virtual fighter level for the purposes of qualifying for fighter bonus feats. This base attack and/or virtual level bonus does not stack with the melee version of this feat.
IMPROVED MELEE COMBAT PROWESS [GENERAL, FIGHTER]
Pre-Requisite(s): Character level 6th; BAB +6; Combat Prowess
Benefit: You gain a +1 bonus on all melee attack rolls.
Special: A 6th level fighter may count this bonus as a base attack bonus and/or a virtual fighter level for the purposes of qualifying for fighter bonus feats. This base attack and/or virtual level bonus does not stack with the ranged version of this feat.
IMPROVED RANGED COMBAT PROWESS [GENERAL, FIGHTER]
Pre-Requisite(s): Character level 6th; BAB +6; Combat Prowess
Benefit: You gain a +1 bonus on all ranged attack rolls.
Special: A 6th level fighter may count this bonus as a base attack bonus and/or a virtual fighter level for the purposes of qualifying for fighter bonus feats. This base attack and/or virtual level bonus does not stack with the melee version of this feat.
NOTE: These feats would be open to all characters who met the pre-requisites, but only a fighter could get the special benefit of unlocking a few fighter specific feats by spending at least 10,000 XP on the feats to unlock them.
Are these feats more powerful than Weapon Focus?
I don't believe so. For one, though Weapon Focus only applies it's bonus to only one weapon (or weapon group if using Unearthed Arcana's variant), Weapon Focus may be taken at 1st level. And, Weapon Focus qualifies as a pre-requisite for Weapon Specialization. Combat Prowess cannot be taken until at least 6th level and does not qualify as a pre-requisite for Weapon Specialization (to get extra damage). Also, I've broken the melee and ranged side into separate feat chains.
Without feats like this, I'd recommend dropping any feat that increases caster level in the E6 d20 System. Those characters that want increased caster level should avoid multiclassing.
