D&D 5E Thoughts on giving level 4 ASI / Feat at level 1 instead of 4?

[Zardnaar]

I like the racial and UA skill feats as bonus feats so far.

 

[Kalshane]

I've both run and played in games that gave a free feat to all PCs at first level. It hasn't been a problem so far. Yes, characters are a little more powerful, but not hugely so.

Variant Human in my game loses the bonus feat and instead gets +2 to one score, +1 to another, 1 free save proficiency, 2 skills, 1 language. Out of 6 players, we have 3 humans, 2 wood elves and a dwarf. (In our other game where the DM left Variant Human as-is, we have 5 humans and 2 half-elves. So I figure my changes didn't make human too attractive. Our group just tends to gravitate towards being human heavy.)

 

[schnee]

I like the racial and UA skill feats as bonus feats so far.

Yeah, seconded. I'd say giving one of those at 1st level is a neat way to give someone a distinctive ability without the power of some of the default feats.

 

[bedir than]

I love, love, love the idea of including the racial and skill feats as first level options.

 

[Yunru]

I'm considering including them into the point buy for 4 points.

 

[TwoSix]

As long as you were previously allowing V-Humans, it can't be a powerup to allow any feat, since that capability already existed. I wouldn't allow V-Humans in a game where I was already giving out a feat at 1st level, though.