Certain basic feats that should exist (IYO) but don't

[Felon]

Today's feats lean towards being elaborate. I've always been surprised certain basic benefits have never been provided by feats (I'm talking in an official WotC sourcebook here).

For instance, I've always expected there'd eventually be a straightforward low-prereq, no-frills feat that reduces arcane spell failure by a certain percent, or alternatively, one that allows casting in light armor.

How about the rest of you? Anyone got homebrew feats that fill certain holes?

 

[hong]

Use Dex on attack rolls with any weapon

Use Cha for extra damage

 

[starwed]

• A no prereq feat which makes an arbitrary skill always a class skill for you.
• A feat which lets you sheathe a weapon as a free action.

Both of these would probably need another small bonus to make worthwhile feats, but currently players have absolutely no way to do either. (Although I haven't checked Complete Scoundrel.)

 

[Rystil Arden]

• A no prereq feat which makes an arbitrary skill always a class skill for you.
• A feat which lets you sheathe a weapon as a free action.

Both of these would probably need another small bonus to make worthwhile feats, but currently players have absolutely no way to do either. (Although I haven't checked Complete Scoundrel.)

The first one is a problem with PrC prereqs. That's why there will probably never be one.

 

[Musrum]

• A no prereq feat which makes an arbitrary skill always a class skill for you.

Skill Knowledge UA pg.81

 

[Musrum]

For me the more burning question is: What Feats should just become another combat (or whatever) option?

 

[jasin]

Use Dex on attack rolls with any weapon

OK, we've been discussing this on and off ever since I started playing 3E, but...

Use Cha for extra damage

... I don't remember you ever mentioning something like this.

Why do you think this is basic? What sort of character types would you want to have it?

 

[jasin]

• A no prereq feat which makes an arbitrary skill always a class skill for you.

• 
  Well, it doesn't exist in WotC 3.5 books, but there's Versatile from Rokugan (which gets you two class skills) and Cosmopolitan from Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (which gets one skill, and a +2 bonus).

 

[jasin]

The first one is a problem with PrC prereqs. That's why there will probably never be one.

You're probably right, but I can't think of many (any, at the moment) PrCs which would be really thrown out of whack with a feat like that. Sure, you could do qualify for assassin with Ftr5, but... so what? Are you thinking about anything specific, where this feat could let you circumvent a significant requirement or get the PrC earlier than is now possible?

 

[starwed]

Use Cha for extra damage

Why do you think this is basic? What sort of character types would you want to have it?

It just seems a no-brainer, in that there are many feats which let you use stat X instead of stat Y, and I can't think of any way that Cha to damage would be overpowered.

I'd assume some paladins would take it.