Feats for Commoners?

[AnthonyRoberson]

I know I probably missed something in the rules, but would a 1st-level Human Commoner actually get two feats?

 

[Skinwalker]

AFAIK, yes.
They should have 1 for being Character level 1 and one for being human. The fact that their level is in Commoner shouldn't make a difference.

 

[AnthonyRoberson]

AFAIK, yes...

It just seems insane to me that a Commoner with probably only 2 or 3 hit points and a handful of skill points should still get two feats...uggh.

 

[Skinwalker]

It sucks enough just being a commoner...why penalize them further?

 

[Sejs]

On the other hand, they're commoners.. it's not like a commoner is going to need or take Dodge or Weapon Focus as a feat - for them, it would be a terrible waste. Your average Joe Farmer commoner would probably take Skill Focus (Profession) and Endurance as his feats.

Things that would actually benefit him in his day-to-day, adventure-free life of tilling fields and milking cows.

 

[ForceUser]

On the other hand, they're commoners.. it's not like a commoner is going to need or take Dodge or Weapon Focus as a feat - for them, it would be a terrible waste. Your average Joe Farmer commoner would probably take Skill Focus (Profession) and Endurance as his feats.

Things that would actually benefit him in his day-to-day, adventure-free life of tilling fields and milking cows.

I agree. When designing non-adventuring NPCs, select feats that make sense for their profession.

 

[Spatzimaus]

As scary as this thought is, I expect the default Feat for a Commoner would be... Toughness!

I mean really, +3 HP is huge when you're only ever going to have 1d4 HP or something.

 

[Jhamin]

As scary as this thought is, I expect the default Feat for a Commoner would be... Toughness!

I mean really, +3 HP is huge when you're only ever going to have 1d4 HP or something.

And this is why 1st & 2nd level parties shouldn't go shooting their mouths off in bars. All those 6 & 7 HP farmers and blacksmiths apprentices are actually kind of tough.

 

[bigdndfan]

And this is why 1st & 2nd level parties shouldn't go shooting their mouths off in bars. All those 6 & 7 HP farmers and blacksmiths apprentices are actually kind of tough.

Toughness can be taken more than once!

So we're talking a room full of 10 hp commoners.