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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 525194" data-attributes="member: 151">I'm not sure what you're driving at, here.  If I advance a creature or give it character levels, the Power Attack feat (to use the given example) allows it to advance up the feat chain faster than a base creature without it.  When creating appropriate challenges for my players, I can factor that in.  I can make the Azer a 4th level fighter, effectively making him a CR6, IIRC.  I equip him appropraitely and set him loose, designing him knowing that he has power attack already, he can qualify for several feats earlier than the Rust Monster with 3 fighter levels can.As for the 1 HD elf...yes, he does qualify for the feat.  He's an elf, it's part of their racial makeup.  Yes, you can take it away, possibly for nothing in return.  I don't think anyone is saying you can't.  Even dcollins is just pointing out that it's not official in the rules to do a feat substitution.  All of this ignores the issue that regardless of the creatures power, things can change the environment.  Have an evil cleric cast Bull's strength on the Azer...now he's getting a bonus to off-set the power attack, and bonus damage, besides.  Throw down a Bless and a few other things, and the equation changes again.If you don't like it, that's fine, but there are plenty of situations where the additive would make sense.  3E is a toolkit that lets you do as much or as little as you like, IMHO.</blockquote>

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