Round Vi Is Over

[Heathen72]

THIS ROUND IS OVER

NEXT ROUND UP SOON.




ROUND VI - Early Tips

Hi Everyone,
With 2 votes each Round V we really started to remove the chaff - 9 Feats were eliminated! This round we are back to 1 vote each (nice and bold at the top, please) but to keep things fun while we push through the middle rounds, this round I would like you to tip the feat you think will win (or alternatively the feat you want to win). Plop it at the bottom of the post.

Here are the Round V Eliminations:
Trample
Shield Proficiency
Spell Mastery
Snatch Arrows
Diehard
Forge Ring
Imp Counterspell
Track
Martial Weapon

Round V Award:
The “what are the odds?” award goes to Belenumeria for being the first person (after several hundred posts and 5 threads) to make the feet/feat pun with

Because they suffer from stinky feat syndrome

And so on to Round VI

Pick ONE FEAT to be eliminated!
AUGMENT SUMMONING [GENERAL]
BLIND-FIGHT [GENERAL]
BREW POTION [ITEM CREATION]
CLEAVE [GENERAL]
COMBAT EXPERTISE [GENERAL]
COMBAT REFLEXES [GENERAL]
CRAFT MAGIC ARMS AND ARMOR [ITEM CREATION]
CRAFT ROD [ITEM CREATION]
CRAFT STAFF [ITEM CREATION]
CRAFT WAND [ITEM CREATION]
CRAFT WONDROUS ITEM [ITEM CREATION]
EMPOWER SPELL [METAMAGIC]
ENLARGE SPELL [METAMAGIC]
ESCHEW MATERIALS [GENERAL]
EXOTIC WEAPON PROFICIENCY [GENERAL]
EXTEND SPELL [METAMAGIC]
EXTRA TURNING [GENERAL]
FAR SHOT [GENERAL]
GREAT FORTITUDE [GENERAL]
GREATER SPELL FOCUS [GENERAL]
GREATER SPELL PENETRATION [GENERAL]
GREATER TWO-WEAPON FIGHTING [GENERAL]
GREATER WEAPON FOCUS [GENERAL]
GREATER WEAPON SPECIALIZATION [GENERAL]
HEIGHTEN SPELL [METAMAGIC]
IMPROVED BULL RUSH [GENERAL]
IMPROVED CRITICAL [GENERAL]
IMPROVED DISARM [GENERAL]
IMPROVED FAMILIAR [GENERAL]
IMPROVED FEINT [GENERAL]
IMPROVED GRAPPLE [GENERAL]
IMPROVED INITIATIVE [GENERAL]
IMPROVED OVERRUN [GENERAL]
IMPROVED PRECISE SHOT [GENERAL]
IMPROVED SHIELD BASH [GENERAL]
IMPROVED SUNDER [GENERAL]
IMPROVED TRIP [GENERAL]
IMPROVED TURNING [GENERAL]
IMPROVED TWO-WEAPON FIGHTING [GENERAL]
IMPROVED UNARMED STRIKE [GENERAL]
IRON WILL [GENERAL]
LIGHTNING REFLEXES [GENERAL]
MANYSHOT [GENERAL]
MAXIMIZE SPELL [METAMAGIC]
MOBILITY [GENERAL]
MOUNTED ARCHERY [GENERAL]
MOUNTED COMBAT [GENERAL]
NATURAL SPELL [GENERAL]
POINT BLANK SHOT [GENERAL]
POWER ATTACK [GENERAL]
PRECISE SHOT [GENERAL]
QUICK DRAW [GENERAL]
QUICKEN SPELL [METAMAGIC]
RAPID SHOT [GENERAL]
RIDE-BY ATTACK [GENERAL]
SCRIBE SCROLL [ITEM CREATION]
SHOT ON THE RUN [GENERAL]
SILENT SPELL [METAMAGIC]
SKILL FOCUS [GENERAL]
SPELL FOCUS [GENERAL]
SPELL PENETRATION [GENERAL]
SPIRITED CHARGE [GENERAL]
SPRING ATTACK [GENERAL]
STILL SPELL [METAMAGIC]
STUNNING FIST [GENERAL]
TWO-WEAPON DEFENSE [GENERAL]
TWO-WEAPON FIGHTING [GENERAL]
WEAPON FINESSE [GENERAL]
WEAPON FOCUS [GENERAL]
WEAPON SPECIALIZATION [GENERAL]
WHIRLWIND ATTACK [GENERAL]
WIDEN SPELL [METAMAGIC]

THE RULES

1) Each round will only last a day or two, so make sure you get your votes in!
2) Only one vote per person. One FEAT only - and no multiple persona's please
3) In the first few rounds I will eliminate more than one loser- this will help us get to the nitty gritty.
4) Make it obvious which Feat you are voting for, in bold, at the top of your post. Write what you like in defence of your choice, or about how your favourite was eliminated, but make it easy for me to collate results!
5) Once a new round has started - let the previous thread die. (I might even ask the moderators to lock it)
6) I've only chosen the Basic Feats from the 3.5 SRD - the 3.5 version of the feat is the one you should be basing your eviction on
7) You can't change your vote within a round.

 

[Heathen72]

IMPROVED BULL RUSH
I don’t care how good you are at it, rushing bulls is a bad idea.

My tip to win: Cleave

 

[Rodrigo Istalindir]

STUNNING FIST [GENERAL]

Monk begone.

I think Power Attack will win.

 

[Ahnehnois]

Mobility

If Combat Ref is bad, this is worse for the same reason. How often do you provoke an AoO? In many games and situations, you don't. Moving around the enemmies, attacking from range, or just whacking whoever's handy works 95% of the time. Not to mention that if you must move past an enemy, you can just use Tumble, which is a skill with that and other uses (not for everyone, but many high-dex types who would take Mobility have it). Mobility is worthless (except as a prereq, but two wothless prereq's for one situationally useful feat is also just worthless).

I also pick Power Attack to win. It is great for all melee types and leads to other things and gets better at high level. If not that, then Improved Init, which is inoffensive to all, if not too powerful.

 

[Rodrigo Istalindir]

If Combat Ref is bad, this is worse for the same reason. How often do you provoke an AoO? In many games and situations, you don't. Moving around the enemmies, attacking from range, or just whacking whoever's handy works 95% of the time. Not to mention that if you must move past an enemy, you can just use Tumble, which is a skill with that and other uses (not for everyone, but many high-dex types who would take Mobility have it). Mobility is worthless (except as a prereq, but two wothless prereq's for one situationally useful feat is also just worthless).

I disagree. Mobility is nice. It lets you get away with stuff you might not try otherwise, and even if you have tumble, you can still fail. Plus, you can use it to suck up AoOs that might be used against your comrades.

 

[darkelfo]

Stunning Fist

All monk sh*t has got to go! In a statement that would be sure to draw AoOs, I'll would say that MONK has got to go too. However, that comment is for another Survivor thread (Next up, Class or PrC Survivor?). So pretend I never said it.

These aren't the druids you're looking for. Move along.

 

[Heathen72]

Darkelfo, Ahnehnois:
And your tips, guys?

 

[darkelfo]

Darkelfo, Ahnehnois:
And your tips, guys?

Craft Wonderous Item is my favorite, but I'm sure some combat-related Feat will win.

 

[MarauderX]

CRAFT ROD [ITEM CREATION]

Because I still hate spending XP for anything.

I'm thinking Power Attack will win it.

 

[Tinner]

STUNNING FIST must die!
Take some Monk levels if you want to do Monk-y tricks.