I see feats as something the character learned while they were adventuring. Something that's kind of independent from whatever class they happen to be. I say kind of because sometimes a player picks a feat because of their class. But there probably are instances of a player picking a feat...
I think it's more Science Fantasy than Science Fiction. ;) The Rulers are more like Celestials while the Monarchs are Fiends. The Rulers allowed magic into the Earth of this setting and awakened the potential of some humans to wield it.
Your topic here makes me think Purple Martin Games' Single-Class Synergy series. Volumes 1 thru 5.
Synergy feats are one of the coolest new features in A5E, but what if you're playing a single-classed character and don't want to transform into a monster?
In Single-Classed Synergy, you will...
Looking at the brief description for the Bards of Hell GPG article, I can easily see what the Cantor archetype I mentioned on another thread could be like. :) Bards who have heard the Celestial choir and tapped into the uplifting soul of the heavens for their songs.
@Maxperson
Which subclasses of the Fighter and the Bard do you think would work well together? curious
A5e's Fighter (Duelist) IMO is a potential candidate for half of this multiclass combo.
https://a5e.tools/node/3725
Purple Martin Games' Manual of Adventurous Resources: Complete (or MoAR) for Level Up does happen to have a synergy feat chain for anyone wanting to become a Lich.
Apprentice Lich---> Journeyman Lich ---> True Lich
Here are the prerequisites for each one:
Apprentice
Prerequisites: Must be...
There is also the Elemental Touched feat from Unearthed Arcana 83- Giant Options, and the Elemental Scion feats from Unearthed Arcana 85-Wonders of the Multiverse.
https://dnd5e.wikidot.com/feat:elemental-touched-ua
https://dnd5e.wikidot.com/feat:scion-of-elemental-air-ua...
Plus, the Prestige class came well before the Dragonborn were first introduced as a transitive race in 3e's Races of the Dragon.
Slightly OT, Purple Duck Games back then had a 20-level Dragon Disciple Prestige Class. It was a hybrid of PF1's Magus and Sorcerer classes.
Do you also solemnly...
Pathfinder 1st edition sort of came up with a solution for this by producing species-specific archetypes. However, I doubt that making two versions of the same archetype, one for the species in question and one for everyone else, for the same class else will work for 5e.
Plus, what if you wanted to be a Dragonborn Dragon Disciple? As a Dragonborn, you already have a breath weapon and resistance to one damage type. There would be a stacking issue.
Or they are done as a chained set of feats that can be picked up at certain levels. This way they don't hamper your character's advancement in the class or classes they originally started with.