Removing lots of feats

[Emiricol]

Thought hit me - why not use the OGC feats Talented and Skill Focus? This would simplify a lot of things, though reduce our Feat section thickness a bit. We could add to each nation listing a section, Common Skill Focus/Talented Skills: X, X and X to set theme.

Skill Focus
You have a special knack with a skill
Prerequisite: 1+ ranks in skill
Benefit: Choose a skill. You gain a +3 bonus on all skill checks with that skill.
Special: You can gain this feat multiple times. Each time you take this feat, it applies to a new skill.

Talented
You are particularly good at certain skills
Prerequisite: 1+ ranks in skill
Benefit: Choose two related skills such as Acrobatics and Balance, Hide and Move Silently, etc. You gain a +2 bonus on all skill checks with those skills.
Special: You can gain this feat multiple times. Each time you take this feat, it must apply to a different pair of skills.

 

[Memnus]

That makes a lot of sense. I never really understood why 3.5 had so many different +2/+2 feats when they could just say "pick two that make sense." I suppose there would be people being utterly insistent that Jump and Spellcraft are related, though.

 

[DMEntropy]

They aren't?!

 

[Northman]

In the first days of 13K this is exactly what I recomended. It's what I've always done in my home campaigns.

I guess I was ahead of my time. ::toots horn:::

 

[Emiricol]

I have postcognition! w00t!

So - anyone disagree with Northman's idea?