+2/+2 Skill Feats?

[Viktyr Gehrig]

On another thread, someone mentioned a couple of new +2/+2 skill feats that also make the specific skills permanent class skills for the character. (They applied to Crafts and Knowledges, however.)

Do you think it would be balanced to allow all of the +2/+2 feats to have this advantage? What about Skill Focus?

Thematically, it makes sense to me-- a character with Alertness should be able to advance Listen and Spot normally, and a Stealthy character should be able to advance Hide and Move Silently. I could see some problem areas, mainly with Magical Aptitude, but otherwise, I'm not sure it would be a major change.

 

[Sravoff]

There is a feat in traps and treasuries that makes one cross class skill a class skill. I think it is kinda weak for a whole feat but I think getting a +2 and class skill in two skills is a pretty good feat. I think skill focus should get it however, it is pretty weak for a skill, even compared to tougness.

-Sravoff

 

[Aus_Snow]

There is a feat in traps and treasuries that makes one cross class skill a class skill. I think it is kinda weak for a whole feat but I think getting a +2 and class skill in two skills is a pretty good feat. I think skill focus should get it however, it is pretty weak for a skill, even compared to tougness.

-Sravoff

There's also a regional feat in the FRCS that's halfway between that one from T&T and the other type mentioned in the first post.

It's called Cosmopolitan. It turns one cross-class skill into a class skill, and grants a +2 bonus to skill checks with it...

.. which seems OK to me.

 

[Bront]

The feats I've heard of are one class skill and that skill at +2. While I've never taken one, some of the skill feats aren't that bad. Personaly, I'd allow a single +2/+2 related skills feat, as long as you can convince me how they're connected.

 

[Sravoff]

I do believe that one skill at class is a slightly weak feat, tough I tink two skills and a +2 in both is a little good, I would go with Au_snow's feat, though also allow it to be taken after first level.

-Sravoff