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<blockquote data-quote="N'raac" data-source="post: 5877821" data-attributes="member: 6681948">A further thought.Why can Wally Wizard craft wondrous items?&nbsp; Well, because he took the feat Craft Wondrous Items.&nbsp; Now his wealth by level is different from the other characters, so he's breaking the rules!Guess what - THAT IS WHAT FEATS DO!&nbsp; They are a &quot;change the rules for my benefit&quot; card.&nbsp; Some can be more powerful in the right hands.&nbsp; My halfling rogue gets +5 to hit with his dual short swords from a single feat.&nbsp; 8 STR vs 18 DEX (now 19, soon to be 20) changes your chances to hit pretty markedly when you buy Weapon Finesse.Wealth by Level's not that precise anyway.&nbsp; If PC 1 gets a +1 magic sword, and PC 2 buys wands of Enchanted Weapon, after we run through half a dozen wands, who has more wealth per level?&nbsp; Sure, PC2 did something inefficient.&nbsp; We can take inefficient feats as well.How do we add in the fact that two players with arcane spells swap spellbooks, so they each get twice as many free spells per level?&nbsp; Does that get added to their wealth?&nbsp; Streamofthesky refers to item feats as &quot;selling your feats for cash&quot;, which is basically the result - thanks to those feats, you get a bump up over your wealth per level without the feats.&nbsp; Just like other feats enhance other abilities, bonuses and resources beyond those granted by your level.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="N'raac, post: 5877821, member: 6681948"] A further thought. Why can Wally Wizard craft wondrous items? Well, because he took the feat Craft Wondrous Items. Now his wealth by level is different from the other characters, so he's breaking the rules! Guess what - THAT IS WHAT FEATS DO! They are a "change the rules for my benefit" card. Some can be more powerful in the right hands. My halfling rogue gets +5 to hit with his dual short swords from a single feat. 8 STR vs 18 DEX (now 19, soon to be 20) changes your chances to hit pretty markedly when you buy Weapon Finesse. Wealth by Level's not that precise anyway. If PC 1 gets a +1 magic sword, and PC 2 buys wands of Enchanted Weapon, after we run through half a dozen wands, who has more wealth per level? Sure, PC2 did something inefficient. We can take inefficient feats as well. How do we add in the fact that two players with arcane spells swap spellbooks, so they each get twice as many free spells per level? Does that get added to their wealth? Streamofthesky refers to item feats as "selling your feats for cash", which is basically the result - thanks to those feats, you get a bump up over your wealth per level without the feats. Just like other feats enhance other abilities, bonuses and resources beyond those granted by your level. [/QUOTE]

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