New Feats for stealthy types

[Anabstercorian]

Silent Hustle [General]
You can move quickly without compromising your stealth.
Requirements: Dexterity 13+, Move Silently 6+ ranks
Benefit: You suffer no penalty to your Move Silently checks when moving at more than one-half and up to the character's full speed.
Normal: At more than one-half and up to the character's full speed, the character suffers a –5 penalty to Move Silently checks.

Quiet Run [General]
You can move with great speed more quietly.
Requirements: Dexterity 15+, Move Silently 12+ ranks, Silent Hustle
Benefit: When running or charging, you suffer only a -10 penalty to your Move Silently checks.
Normal: It's practically impossible (–20 penalty) to move silently while running or charging.

Silent Run [General]
You can move with great speed without compromising your silence.
Requirements: Dexterity 15+, Move Silently 18+ ranks, Quiet Run, Silent Hustle
Benefit: When running or charging, you suffer no penalty to your Move Silently checks.
Normal: It's practically impossible (–20 penalty) to move silently while running or charging.

Quiet Drop [General]
You can land as silently as a cat.
Requirements: Dex 13+, Move Silently 4+, Jump 4+, Tumble 4+
Benefit: When jumping intentionally from a height, you may make a Move Silently check with no penalty, opposed by Listen checks.

 

[gamecat]

Silent run seems a little broken (if physically impossible), but otherwise these feats kick ass!

 

[haiiro]

I don't see anything wrong with these feats -- they're pretty neat overall. Given how infrequently rogues (the primary audience for such feats) get feats, they give up quite a bit to get to the end of the chain. Your level requirements all seem solid. Good stuff.

 

[Anabstercorian]

Unseen Hustle [General]
Requirements: Dexterity 13+, Hide 6+ ranks
Benefit: You suffer no penalty to your Hide checks when moving at more than one-half and up to the character's full speed.
Normal: At more than one-half and up to the character's full speed, the character suffers a –5 penalty to Hide checks.

Hidden Run [General]
Requirements: Dexterity 15+, Hide 12+ ranks, Unseen Hustle
Benefit: When running or charging, you suffer only a -10 penalty to your Hide checks.
Normal: It's practically impossible (–20 penalty) to hide while running or charging.

Unseen Run [General]
Requirements: Dexterity 15+, Hide 18+ ranks, Hidden Run, Unseen Hustle
Benefit: When running or charging, you suffer no penalty to your Hide checks.
Normal: It's practically impossible (–20 penalty) to hide while running or charging.


As for the 'physically impossible' remark... Well, I've never taken physical law in to my game design before. I see no real reason to start now.

 

[Jeph]

Physical schmisical. If you care enough to devote a character to a specific skill that much, phyisics be damned. If I build my character for the sole purpose of being able to balance on a cloud without a spell (epic use of Balance--which is possible a lot earlier through judicious use of magic items and the Blade Dancer prc), do I care if physics says that it's just wrong? NO! Same with running at full throttle in plate armor, but making no sound.

Cool feats, btw. They might seem a bit powerful, but given the infrequency of their specific circumstances cropping up, they seem fine.

 

[the Jester]

Another enthusiastic 'yes' from me... I like 'em. I might even have to (ahem) borrow them for my campaign.

>yoink<

 

[Hammerhead]

I actually think some of them might be a little weak. For example, I'd allow Silent Drop to be part of the Move Silently skill; would you force every rogue character who wants to drop silently spend a feat? I wouldn't.

Nor do I consider Silent Run to be physically impossible.

But good feats. If only rogue's got more of them...