Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
White Dwarf Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Nest
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
EN Publishing
Twitter
BlueSky
Facebook
Instagram
EN World
BlueSky
YouTube
Facebook
Twitter
Twitch
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.
Rocket your D&D 5E and Level Up: Advanced 5E games into space! Alpha Star Magazine Is Launching... Right Now!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
Feat-like Abilities
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Stormonu" data-source="post: 5393864" data-attributes="member: 52734"><p>Just something that popped in my head while I was thinking about skill DCs and the (horrible) skill tricks from Complete Scoundrel.</p><p></p><p>I was considering a system where having a specific number of skill ranks would qualify you for a "feat-like" ability - that your mastery of a given skill gave you a special use of an ability that is probably too weak to take up a feat slot, but really shouldn't be something that requires a skill check every time it is used. The best example I can think of is the old "Kip-up", also known as Instant Stand.</p><p></p><p>I don't have anything concrete yet, but I'm generally thinking it would be something that kicks in when you have 6 skill points (6th level), and to have something for each skill, of course. Any ideas towers this end, or it's implementation, I'd appreciate.</p><p></p><p>Some ideas, off the top of my head (assuming 6 ranks)</p><p></p><p>Acrobatics - Instant stand; you can stand from prone while unencumbered as a swift action</p><p></p><p>Appraise - Bargainhunter; you gain a 10% discount on the purchase price of mundane items</p><p></p><p>Bluff - Silvertongued; once a day you can affect another individual as if you cast a charm person spell, with a DC of 13 + Chr modifier. This effect lasts for 1 minute per rank of Bluff you possess.</p><p></p><p>Climb - Scramble; you can climb at 1/2 speed instead of 1/4 speed at no penalty</p><p></p><p>Craft - Master Craftsman; you can make items in 1/2 the normal timescale</p><p></p><p>Diplomacy - Compromise; the first time you fail a diplomacy check in a scene, you can reroll the result.</p><p></p><p>Disable Device - Sabotage; once day when you successfully rig a device to fail, you can make it so that the next person who interacts with the device takes 1/2d6 damage per rank of disable device you possess as the item spectacullary fails.</p><p></p><p>(I'll do more if this topic proves to be interesting to others)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stormonu, post: 5393864, member: 52734"] Just something that popped in my head while I was thinking about skill DCs and the (horrible) skill tricks from Complete Scoundrel. I was considering a system where having a specific number of skill ranks would qualify you for a "feat-like" ability - that your mastery of a given skill gave you a special use of an ability that is probably too weak to take up a feat slot, but really shouldn't be something that requires a skill check every time it is used. The best example I can think of is the old "Kip-up", also known as Instant Stand. I don't have anything concrete yet, but I'm generally thinking it would be something that kicks in when you have 6 skill points (6th level), and to have something for each skill, of course. Any ideas towers this end, or it's implementation, I'd appreciate. Some ideas, off the top of my head (assuming 6 ranks) Acrobatics - Instant stand; you can stand from prone while unencumbered as a swift action Appraise - Bargainhunter; you gain a 10% discount on the purchase price of mundane items Bluff - Silvertongued; once a day you can affect another individual as if you cast a charm person spell, with a DC of 13 + Chr modifier. This effect lasts for 1 minute per rank of Bluff you possess. Climb - Scramble; you can climb at 1/2 speed instead of 1/4 speed at no penalty Craft - Master Craftsman; you can make items in 1/2 the normal timescale Diplomacy - Compromise; the first time you fail a diplomacy check in a scene, you can reroll the result. Disable Device - Sabotage; once day when you successfully rig a device to fail, you can make it so that the next person who interacts with the device takes 1/2d6 damage per rank of disable device you possess as the item spectacullary fails. (I'll do more if this topic proves to be interesting to others) [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
Feat-like Abilities
Top
