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<blockquote data-quote="TwoSix" data-source="post: 7229550" data-attributes="member: 205">I would say, as a general design philosophy, it's OK if a feat is stronger than normal if it's turning a crappy option into a competitive option.&nbsp; It's when the feat is turning an already competitive option into a very strong option (see Great Weapon Master, Sharpshooter) that you really need to sit and look at the math and make sure your design goals are being met.CapnZapp's current version of the feat is strong enough that I would certainly think about it if I was a medium armor cleric or a rogue, and maybe a lore bard.&nbsp; But who else is really going to use it?&nbsp; And even if I was a rogue or a cleric, it's not the obvious default option.&nbsp; Is it worth delaying a Dex bump for a rogue?&nbsp; Or a Wisdom bump for a cleric?&nbsp; The obvious choice for a build centered around this feat is a VHuman Fighter 1/Rogue X, using cunning action to hide.&nbsp; It's certainly a strong build for a rogue, but I'm ok with that.&nbsp; How many crossbow snipers do you see in games right now?&nbsp; I certainly haven't seen any.&nbsp; With this feat, I'd consider it, just like Polearm Master makes me consider a glaive build, and Sentinel makes me consider a tanking build.&nbsp; We need more feats that support archetypes, not less.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TwoSix, post: 7229550, member: 205"] I would say, as a general design philosophy, it's OK if a feat is stronger than normal if it's turning a crappy option into a competitive option. It's when the feat is turning an already competitive option into a very strong option (see Great Weapon Master, Sharpshooter) that you really need to sit and look at the math and make sure your design goals are being met. CapnZapp's current version of the feat is strong enough that I would certainly think about it if I was a medium armor cleric or a rogue, and maybe a lore bard. But who else is really going to use it? And even if I was a rogue or a cleric, it's not the obvious default option. Is it worth delaying a Dex bump for a rogue? Or a Wisdom bump for a cleric? The obvious choice for a build centered around this feat is a VHuman Fighter 1/Rogue X, using cunning action to hide. It's certainly a strong build for a rogue, but I'm ok with that. How many crossbow snipers do you see in games right now? I certainly haven't seen any. With this feat, I'd consider it, just like Polearm Master makes me consider a glaive build, and Sentinel makes me consider a tanking build. We need more feats that support archetypes, not less. [/QUOTE]

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