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<blockquote data-quote="Orius" data-source="post: 9240783" data-attributes="member: 8863">Toughness I already know about, Monte Cook pointed that one out in his &quot;Ivory Tower Game Design&quot; essay.&nbsp;&nbsp; It was largely intended for low level characters, particularly wizards in one-shot games where you're not thinking long-term.&nbsp; I'd probably change Toughness to +1 hp/level though because I'm not running one-shots and thus the feat ends up being a waste.Dodge I was already considering changing to the PF version more or less anyway.&nbsp; +1 AC to a designated foe for each round is clunky and unhelpful, while a flat +1 is better.&nbsp; And Dodge bonuses are supposed to be moderately rare anyway probably because they stack with each other.&nbsp; IIRC, there were no core spells or magic items that granted dodge bonuses, and this was deliberate, and I wouldn't allow any such magic in my game either.The other feats seem to be more situational in nature and again this should be okay for the fighter, being trained to fight in different situations.&nbsp; One of the issues here seems to be that the conventional wisdom is to have the fighter stay put and try to lock down enemies rather than move around a lot, but the Dex oriented combat feats seems to involve a lot of moving around.&nbsp; OTOH, that might not necessarily be bad a for something like a fighter/rogue who's moving around to get sneak attacks while another fighter or other tank type is keeping an opponent in place.Another issue is how multiple attacks in 3e have the attack bonus go down with each attack and I'm thinking of dropping that for at least character that have a full BAB bonus.&nbsp; That also does the fighter no favors at all.I've even been considering restricting the fighter's bonus feats to classes that get the full BAB bonus (and changing the monk to full BAB which it probably needs) though that might mess things up in other places.&nbsp; For example Divine Might requires Power Attack, so that screws things up for clerics.&nbsp; But dumping feat taxes could be the solution here anyway.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Orius, post: 9240783, member: 8863"] Toughness I already know about, Monte Cook pointed that one out in his "Ivory Tower Game Design" essay. It was largely intended for low level characters, particularly wizards in one-shot games where you're not thinking long-term. I'd probably change Toughness to +1 hp/level though because I'm not running one-shots and thus the feat ends up being a waste. Dodge I was already considering changing to the PF version more or less anyway. +1 AC to a designated foe for each round is clunky and unhelpful, while a flat +1 is better. And Dodge bonuses are supposed to be moderately rare anyway probably because they stack with each other. IIRC, there were no core spells or magic items that granted dodge bonuses, and this was deliberate, and I wouldn't allow any such magic in my game either. The other feats seem to be more situational in nature and again this should be okay for the fighter, being trained to fight in different situations. One of the issues here seems to be that the conventional wisdom is to have the fighter stay put and try to lock down enemies rather than move around a lot, but the Dex oriented combat feats seems to involve a lot of moving around. OTOH, that might not necessarily be bad a for something like a fighter/rogue who's moving around to get sneak attacks while another fighter or other tank type is keeping an opponent in place. Another issue is how multiple attacks in 3e have the attack bonus go down with each attack and I'm thinking of dropping that for at least character that have a full BAB bonus. That also does the fighter no favors at all. I've even been considering restricting the fighter's bonus feats to classes that get the full BAB bonus (and changing the monk to full BAB which it probably needs) though that might mess things up in other places. For example Divine Might requires Power Attack, so that screws things up for clerics. But dumping feat taxes could be the solution here anyway. [/QUOTE]

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