Skill feats, anyone?

[The Black Kestrel]

Player's in my campaign take the +2 feats fairly frequently, but rarely take Skill Focus since it's a Dedicated Talent. Of course our current campaign is d20 Modern which is more skill oriented (IMO) than D&D. In our last D&D campaign the skill boosting feats saw limited use. The PC's usually picked them when they wanted to really good a skill they considered fundamental to thier character concept or was useful in combat (damnable tumbling rogues and monks!)

 

[Masquerade]

I took Persuasive in a d20 Modern campaign and Stealthy in a D&D one-shot, but can't recall ever taking Skill Focus.

However, if the character concept called for it, I would certainly take SF, especially if I had a feat-every-level DM, like my players have.

 

[Goblyn]

What book did Luck of Heroes appear in, btw? I remember it from the Neverwinter Nights CRPG but don't recall seeing it in any WotC book.

Luck of Heroes appears as a Midlander background feat in the Wheel of Time d20. I don't know where else, if anywhere, though.

 

[Aaron L]

Its also a regional feat in the Players Guide to Faerun.

 

[WillieW]

*Sings*
"Yes, your feats too big
Don't want ya, cause ya feats too big
Can't use ya, cause ya feats too big
I really hate ya, cause ya feats too big"

 

[Edena_of_Neith]

(chuckles ruefully)

Here I am wondering if I finally understand the basics of grappling, and I know little of skills ... and you'all can create characters with Skill Rankings of 35 (or 50) at 3rd level.
And I thought a 3rd level character would be doing really good to have a 13 in a Skill at 3rd level, through hook or crook (18 stat + Skill Focus feat + 6 ranks.) I was wrong. LOL.

But you wait. When I have the books, and have this figured out, I'll figure out how to double your 35 score! You wait and see ... (friendly grin)

 

[Mark Chance]

Last character I played (a gnome rogue/cleric) had no feats but feats that gave bonuses to skills.

 

[suburbaknght]

I like playing martial artists so I've made more than a few characters with Acrobatic and Skill Focus (Tumble). Extreme tumbling rocks my socks.

 

[Siegfried Niemand]

I'd say almost all of my characters have taken at least one "skill" feat, and that over half of them have had both a +2/+2 feat and Skill Focus (something).

I've even had an epic character with some 10 feats devoted solely to his Bluff skill. Convincing a charging warrior to give you his sword in mid-combat is a beautiful thing.

 

[Wormwood]

I am currently playing a wizard/bard (Dr. Ephraim Zemo, Professor Emeritus of Metephysical Engineering, Morgraive University)

I took the following feats: Education, Skill Focus (Arcana) and Skill Focus (the Planes). No worries.