Feat Prerequisites

[dvvega]

I am sure it's been answered before, however just to clarify for my own sanity ...

If a character has the prerequisites for a Feat they may obtain it - no problem.

What if those prerequisites are met by magical means - gloves of Dexterity +2 giving the Dex requirement for Dodge, Mobility, etc. What about Cat's Grace?

What if they have an item that gives them a virtual feat?

 

[Staffan]

If they have a way of fulfilling the prereqs, they can take the feat. This includes items and stuff. I would be wary, however, of letting non-permanent boosts (such as the anibuff spells) work, because of their temporary nature.

Note that if they later lose the prerequisites, they will be unable to use the feat.

One case in which I would allow temporary boosts to help: If a character used to have a high enough ability score for a feat (and got it then), but subsequently lowered his score (e.g. by aging or ability drain), a temporary boost could bring him up to his old self again. That's not helping with the learning of the feat, however...

 

[Mathew_Freeman]

Yeah, just remember that the prerequisities apply all the time, so a character who's Dex drops below 13 for any reason can no longer use dodge, and thus can no longer use any feats that have dodge as a prereq.

This is another reason why I hate it when my characters get ability score drains.