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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kaisoku" data-source="post: 5913047" data-attributes="member: 58447">Regarding looking at adding more feats for characters...The game had the general rule of adding an extra feat every 2nd level, giving 10 feats over 20 levels.This was in an environment where you had ~176 feats to choose from.With just adding the APG, UM and UC, we are looking at an extra 529 feats. That isn't including anything from the guides or APs.There are now 4 times as many feats to choose from, with the same amount of selection.If you wanted to maintain the ratio of feats per level to feats selection, you'd have to boost it to 2 feats per level!Which isn't necessarily bad.. it would mean earlier access to feat trees that assume you only get one every so many levels. However, I feel that's something that can be done away with anyways, so maybe it's a good idea.It would mean Fighters could craft magic items sooner than 7th level (since the prerequisites require waiting until 5 ranks in a skill to gain the introduction feat). It would mean gaining Whirlwind attack sooner... but who cares?It could mean people may actually coordinate and pick teamwork feats.As a patch for avoiding having to re-write the system, it could work.Short of a few options that they'll pick anyways, Casters don't get nearly as much improvement from feats as say, well anyone else. That fits my yardstick for whether a choice is overboard or not.I haven't looked into it too hard, but if full spellcasters can abuse this too much, then maybe any level you take a level in a full spellcaster class, you only get 1 feat. And summoner. Pretty simple.*Edit* Note that this does pretty much plunge you head-on into powering up the party. I'd probably treat the group as APL+1 as a baseline for determining their strengths after the first couple levels. From there, you can resume your balancing act between party vs AP/CRs that you normally have to do.</blockquote>

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