Old school feats?

[Libramarian]

Anybody have a list or resource for some class-independent optional special abilities usable with pre-3e editions?

I would like to concentrate on the ones that let you do something you can't ordinarily do, or break the rules in some dramatic way, rather than the ones that just give you a slight numerical bonus to something you can already do.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Resilient: if you fail a save-or-die save, you fall unconscious and are dying instead.

 

[Kinak]

We had some equivalents to feats in my 2nd Edition homebrew, but I don't think I've seen any general compilation. I'd probably grab some of the more "out there" Nonweapon Proficiencies and go over the Player's Options books to start a list. Oh, and the Dark Power benefits from Ravenloft.

When we were using it, there were lots of things like repeatable minor magic attacks that can be upgraded with further proficiencies, weapon masters being able to parry an attack (or more) per round, abilities to get around those parries, skewering shots that pinned people to surfaces, damaging people's shields or armor when they use them to block you, rendering limbs useless with called shots, ability to see magical energy, storing magical energy in stones to power up later spells, dismantling magic effects through physical manipulation, allowing special ritual magic, and so forth.

Everything you got to choose cost proficiency slots of one sort or another, but we also had other feat-like benefits for story reasons. And allowed people to just train for proficiencies. It didn't much resemble 2e by the time we were done, frankly, but I could probably dig up the old list of options if it'd help.

Cheers!
Kinak

 

[fjw70]

I believe Adventurer, Conqueror, King has something like this. The 2e inspired Myth & Magic might also.

 

[JeffB]

Do a google search for

B/X feats

Whitebox feats

And the Beyond the Black Gate blog...Al has a document there of old school feats..or did at one time....

But its just as simple to grab the 3.0. SRD and do your own...just keep the numbers (like for power attack) scaled low for od&d level math.

DCC RPG has its mighty deeds of arms for fighters...much cleaner and elegant than feats, IME.