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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kaptain_Kantrip" data-source="post: 131940" data-attributes="member: 546">Filthy Rich[Adapted from Spycraft d20]You don’t just live the high life--you were born to it.You’ve usually got enough money to buy or bribeyour way through problems that others must resolvewith training.     Benefit: You have a considerable fortune invarious lucrative investments, all of it generatinginterest. Once per game month, you can withdraw upto 1,000 gp in funds to spend as you wish.Additionally, you receive 1,000 gp in extra startingmoney. You cannot gain more than 1,000 gp in anyone month period from this feat, without liquidatingyour holdings at a loss (GM’s discretion).     Special: This feat must be taken at 1st-level.Friends in High Places[Adapted from Fading Suns d20]You have a close relationship with someone in aposition of power, and that person will go out of hisway to help you.      Prerequisite: Cha 13+      Benefit: Your ally holds a noble title, churchordination, guild commission, or some other rank orposition that affords him a degree of power overothers of his kind. The ally’s actual rank is equal to tothe second degree of rank for someone of his faction(noble baronet, church canon, guild chief, etc.).     To gain the ally’s aid, you must address himpersonally or get a message to him. The GM thenmakes an Ally check. To the roll result, he adds 10 +your Charisma modifier + any modifiers based on thesituation. If you have recently done the ally a favor,you get a +2 circumstance bonus on this check. If youhave recently risked your life for him, you get a +5circumstance bonus on the check (GM’s discretion).     The DC depends on the type of aid requested. Ifit’s a simple request for information easily accessedby him, transportation, minor supplies or financial aid(100 gp or less), or a social event invitation he isattending, then the DC is 10. Asking for introductionsto his friends, allies or rivals, moderate supplies orfinancial aid (250 gp or less), arranging minorcharges against you to be dropped by the authorities,the DC is 15. Asking for dismissal of major chargesagainst you, running a competitor out of business,major supplies or financial aid (over 250 gp), militaryaid, safe house access, or any other request that couldget the ally in trouble or be sorely inconvenienced,the DC is 25 or more. Note that not all ally types canprovide all of these options. Requests for aid that theally cannot possibly fulfill will be denied.     You may make a request of the same ally once pergame month. Two successive months of requestscauses the DC to rise for each successive attempt (+5DC minimum). Should the DC ever get as high as 40,that ally will no longer heed your requests until atleast one game year has passed during which hereceives no further requests from you. However,during this time, he might ask you to perform favorsfor him to bring your relationship (and the DC) backto normal.      Special: This feat is stackable and may be takenmultiple times to increase the ally’s rank, or to add anew ally. For instance, three levels of this feat canallow for a noble earl ally.Gossip Network[Adapted from Fading Suns d20]You have a series of informants who keep you up todate on certain areas of information.     Prerequisite: Gather Information 4+     Benefit: You gain a +2 bonus to GatherInformation checks for subjects within your network’sreach. Your informants may be cackling old nobleswho let you know which lords have committedbreaches of etiquette, merchants who let you knowwho is buying what, or farmers who gladly let youknow who has gone through their area lately.     This feat may be bought multiple times to enlargeyour network’s area (successive levels do not increasethe Gather Information bonus, but do enlarge the areayour check can draw information from).     1st feat = Small City or Fief (this check takes oneday)     2nd feat = Large City or Province (this checktakes one week)     3rd feat = Country-wide, including royal holdings(this check takes one month)     4th feat = The known world (this check takesthree months)Great Leadership[Adapted from The Quintessential Rogue]You have a talent for organizing and leading others.     Prerequisite: Leadership     Benefit: You gain more followers. You gain twicethe number granted by the Leadership feat. Inaddition, you gain a second cohort of a level equal toyour current cohort’s level minus two. You also gaincontrol of an organization that you create with thisfeat. Use the guidelines outlined on page 92 of TheQuintessential Rogue to generate your group.Guild Commission[Adapted from Fading Suns d20]You belong to one of the guilds that regulate trade.     Benefit: You bear a Guild rank, its titledependent on how many levels of this stackable featyou possess. Each successive level raises you in rankin one title (see the chart below).     In addition, each rank grants you a +1 bonus toDiplomacy checks against fellow Guild members,regardless of Guild. This bonus is stackable with eachsuccessive rank.     1st = Apprentice/Associate     2nd = Journeyman/Chief     3rd = Manager/Boss     4th = Crafter/Director     5th = Engineer/Consul     6th = Master/Dean Hardcore[Adapted from Spycraft d20]There is a core of fierce professionalism in you thatmakes even your worst enemies treat you withrespect.     Benefit: Your threat range when establishing thedisposition of NPCs who start at unfriendly, hostile,or adversary is increased to 18-20. Further, you get a+1 bonus to all Charisma-based skills targeting thoseNPCs.Holier Than Thou[Adapted from Fading Suns d20]You can stave off attacks by exploiting another’s fearof your deity.     Prerequisite: Church Ordination     Benefit: By exclaiming your holiness to others,you can protect yourself from their ire. You must, as afree action, first declare your holiness before them;anyone in earshot is affected as long as they can hearyou and understand the language you speak.     Anyone who hears this declaration must thenmake a Will save before initiating an attack againstyou. The DC is 10 + your level. If he succeeds, hedoes not need to make a save to attack you anytimeduring that encounter or the next 24 hours. If he fails,he cannot attack you that round but can make anothersaving throw the next round and every roundthereafter until he succeeds, after which he mayattack you normally. Holy Training [Created by Kaptain Kantrip]You have received special training in a church whosedeity you devoutly follow.     Prerequisite: Wisdom 10+     Benefit: You can cast per day a number of divineorisons equal to 2 + your Wisdom modifier. You canpray for and receive any of the orisons on the 0-levelcleric spell list. You are considered to be a 1st-levelcleric for purposes of determining your caster level.Inquisitorial Seal[Adapted from Fading Suns d20]You are a member of the Inquisition.     Prerequisite: Church Ordination rank 4+     Benefit: You bear an Inquisitorial Seal, grantedby the Inquisitorial Synod. Unlike most such seals,which are handed out on a per mission basis, this oneis permanent, allowing you to perform inquisitorialduties full-time and without the need to consultsuperiors as regards situations that may arise duringsuch duties. This does not mean, however, that youare free to act however you desire; your actions canstill be judged by the Inquisitorial Synod.Leadership [Adapted from PHB/DMG]See the DMG, p. 45..Legate[Adapted from Fading Suns d20]You are a church ambassador to a noble house, guild,city or nation.     Prerequisite: Church Ordination level 3+     Benefit: As an official representative of thechurch, you are accorded a degree of respect by yourhosts, although you must earn their trust on apersonal level for them to see you as anything but aspy for the church. Nonetheless, you gain a +2 bonusto Bluff and Diplomacy checks involving officialchurch business.     In addition, you may cross feudal boundaries freefrom taxation or tithe. You may request to participatein diplomatic events your host holds, such asconferences and parties, although he does not have toinvite you (but doing so would be a faux pas in theeyes of your superiors). You have the right to providecharacter testimony for a plaintiff or defendant in alegal case and be heard. You can also request aninvestigation from the church concerning specificmatters or mysteries (but be prepared to provideevidence or a good reason for your beliefs).The Look[Adapted from Spycraft d20]Whether it’s devilishly handsome good looks, a laughthat melts hearts, all the right curves, or a smile thatmakes people weak in the knees, you’ve got what ittakes to make those attracted to your gender stop andgive you the eye.     Prerequisite: Cha 13+.     Benefit: You gain a +4 bonus to allCharisma-based skills when dealing with NPCsattracted to your gender.Mark[Adapted from Spycraft d20]You can size someone up from a distance.    Prerequisite: Wisdom 13+     Benefit: As a free action, you may target an NPCwith this feat, ‘sizing him up.’ Name three skills. TheGM must tell you which of those skills the target hasthe highest bonus in (combined rank and ability scoremodifier), and which of the skills the target has thelowest bonus with. This feat does not conferknowledge of the target’s actual skill ranks or abilitybonuses--only their relative strength to each other.You may use this ability a number of times per gameday equal to your Wisdom modifier (though nevermore than once per round) and you may use it on thesame target more than once.Master Mimic[Adapted from Spycraft d20]You’re a natural at impersonating others.     Prerequisite: Cha 13+, Bluff skill 4+, Disguiseskill 4+, Perform skill 4+.     Benefit: You gain a +2 bonus on all Bluff,Disguise and Perform (acting) checks. In addition,your threat range with these skills increases to 19-20.Master of Persuasion[Adapted from Spycraft d20]You have tremendous powers of persuasion.     Prerequisite: Cha 13+, Bluff skill 4+, Diplomacyskill 4+, Intimidate skill 4+.     Benefit: You gain a +2 bonus on all Bluff (notfeint), Diplomacy and Intimidate checks. In addition,your threat range with these skills increases to 19-20.Military Rank[Adapted from Fading Suns d20]You have served in the armed forces and have therank to prove it.     Prerequisites: Church Ordination, GuildCommission or Noble Title (for officer ranks), or anycharacter level 1+ (for enlisted ranks)     Benefit: You bear a military rank in the armed ornaval forces of a noble house, merchant company,church order, mercenary company or some othermilitary or paramilitary organization. Your titledepends on how many levels of this stackable featyou possess. Each successive level raises you in rankone title (see chart below). Titles provide differentbenefits for officers and enlisted.     Officers: Each officer rank grants you a +1 bonusto your Leadership score. This bonus is stackablewith each successive rank.     Enlisted: Each enlisted rank grants you a +1 bonusto any Gather Information checks performed whereversoldiers or sailors hang out (most often in thebarracks or a bar). Your rank more easily providesyou with the necessary background to mix with troopsand loosen their lips. This bonus is stackable witheach successive rank. The drawback is that you maybe called back to active duty in times of crisis if youare retired. Refusing such a call to duty is grounds fora court-martial and removal of rank.     Officer (Army/Navy)1st = Lieutenant/Midshipman2nd = Captain/2nd Lieutenant3rd = Major/1st Lieutenant4th = Colonel/Captain5th = General/Admiral     Enlisted (Army/Navy)1st = Private/Crewman2nd = Private 1st Class/Able Crewman3rd = Corpral/Mate4th = Sergeant/Master5th = Staff Sergeant/Master of the ShipNoble Title[Adapted from Fading Suns d20]You were born a member of a noble family or havebeen knighted as a lord of a noble house.     Prerequisite: Aristocrat or Noble level 1+ or anycharacter class level 4+     Benefit: You bear a noble rank, its title dependenton how many levels of this stackable feat you possess.Each successive level raises you in rank one title (seethe chart below).     In addition, each rank grants you a +1 bonus toDiplomacy checks among other nobles, even those ofrival houses. This bonus is stackable with eachsuccessive rank.     Nobles have the right to impress any serf beholdento them into temporary combat service. Most serfs arepoor combatants, however, and will usually run froma fight the first chance they get.Nonetheless, they mayprovide an adequate vigilante posse for hunting downescaped criminals. If the impressed serf is killed insuch service, the noble must pay a weregild to hisfamily, although this rarely costs more than threeyears of that serrf’s wages (average of 10 gp).     Gaining this feat without first taking levels in theAristocrat or Noble class requires GM permission anda good roleplaying reason (usually representingbattlefield knighting, which is extremely rare).     1st feat = Knight/Dame     2nd feat = Baronet     3rd feat = Baron/Baroness     4th feat = Earl or Marquis/Marquessa     5th feat = Count/Countess     6th feat = Duke/DuchessThere is one higher title for each house: thePrince/Princess, the head of the entire household.Such a rank must be gained through arduousgameplay--the Machiavellian schemes necessary tosupplant a current Prince/Princess are practicallyunimaginable.Peasant Hero[Adapted from Fading Suns d20]You are known to stand against tyrants in defense ofthe common man.     Benefit: You gain a +2 bonus to Diplomacy andGather Information checks when dealing withpeasants. Additionally, you may more easily be ableto convince them to hide you (and your cronies) fromthe authorities.Political Favors[Adapted from Spycraft d20]You have put critical information in front of powerfulindividuals in the past. Now they owe you.     Benefit: You receive a +1 bonus to allCharisma-based skill checks targeting bureaucratsand politicans and on all attempts to gain governmentintervention. Once per game session, if you cancontact someone who owes you, you can have allcriminal charges against you dropped (GM’sdiscretion), or gain access to a secure (but not secret)government facility. Purgation[Adapted from Fading Suns d20]You can harangue the faithful into confessing theirsins.Prerequisite: Wis 13+, Sect Affiliation.Benefit: Even the most libertine noble or guildmember has doubts about the state of his immortalsoul. You can exploit these doubts and verballyharangue a person into confessing his sins.     Once per day, you can extract a confession fromsomeone. The subject of condemnation must be amember of your religion and you must spend at leasta full round condemning him for his sins. He canmake a Will save against a DC equal to yourCharisma modifier + your level; he gets a +2 bonus ifhe is not of your sect.     If he fails, he confesses to a petty sin (“I lustedafter the Duchess!”). If he fails by more than 5 points,he confesses to a greater sin (“I wanted to kill therector!”). If he fails by more than ten points, heconfesses to a horrible sin (“I killed the knight andburied his body in the coal mines! Sob!”). Of course,if he has committed no horrible sin, he will notconfess to one, but instead beg for an act of penancefrom you for his sin. Appropriate penance varies withreligion, but might consist of seeking forgivenessfrom the person he wronged, go on a pilgrimage to aholy site and there reflect upon his sins, or performsome charitable deed for the church.Rabble Rouser[Adapted from Fading Suns d20]You can rouse peasants and crowds into riotousaction.     Prerequisite: Cha 15+, Enthrall.     Benefit: You can exploit existing discontentamong the lower classes and fan it into a blaze ofanger. You must first go to a place where peasantsgather, such as at the local inn. You then orate tothem, playing on their hopes and fears to arouse theminto action against a particular type of evil: a tyrantlord, a scheming merchant, a lying priest, etc. Youmust make a Perform check, as described in theEnthrall feat. Any who fail their Will saves followyour lead onto the streets, wielding whateverweapons are handy. They can be directed at anexample of whatever evil you orated against. If youpoint to a merchant and decry him as a usurer (forexample), they’ll descend on him with sticks and beathim senseless, perhaps to death.     This feat does not grant you legal or moralabsolution for your actions. The local guard mayattempt to arrest you as a rabble-rouser. The angrymob is certainly not exempt from punishment--someof them may even be hanged as rioters, to provide anexample to others. Their families may blame you andtake action themselves to gain revenge. What’s more,the victim of your aroused mob--assuming hesurvived--may make it his life’s goal to avengehimself upon you.Racial Ally[Adapted from Fading Suns d20]You are a known friend and ally to a particular raceother than your own.     Prerequisite: Xeno-Empathy, Cha 13+     Benefit: When dealing with members of the raceto which this feat applies, you gain a +2 bonusDiplomacy and Gather Information bonus.      The race chosen must be intelligent andfree-willed (e.g., no golems, oozes or zombies). Youmust specify how you came to be held in such highesteem by the race chosen.     Special: This feat may be taken multiple times.The effects do not stack; each time this feat is taken,a different race must be chosen.      Common choices for this feat are: drow, duergar,dwarf, elemental (one element), elf, gnome,goblinoid, halfling, giant, gnoll, human (choosenation), lizardfolk, merfolk, ogre, orc, outsider(choose one type, such as celestial, devil or slaad) orundead (choose one type, such as ghouls). The DMhas the right to veto any choice he feels isinappropriate.  Retainer[Adapted from Fading Suns d20]You have a devoted servant or friend who will followyou to the ends of the earth.     Benefit: Whether it is the loyal seneschal who hasalways served your family or the childhood friendwho keeps his blood-brother oath through thick andthin, your retainer is devoted to you.     Your retainer is a 1st-level Expert trained inwhatever line of work he needs to best serve you. Hegoes up in level one level for every two levels yourise. He is considered to have whatever outfit isneeded for his work, but you must pay to equip himwith weapons and armor.     Additional hired help can be gained with moneyduring game play, but they don’t exhibit the fierceloyalty your retainer does. In other words, when themoney runs out, they’re gone, but the retainer alwaysstays.Righteous Sermon[Adapted from Fading Suns d20]You can inspire others with passages from yourgospels.     Prerequisite: Perform 6+.     Benefit: By reading from your church gospels(either from memory or from the book itself), you caninspire courage in allies who share your religion.Each person to be affected must hear at least one fullround of sermons. The effect lasts as long as thesermons are read, and for five rounds thereafter.During the oration, you may make melee or rangedattacks but cannot cast spells.     Allies receive a +1 morale bonus to saving throws,attack rolls and weapon damage rolls. Only allieswho believe in your religion gain the bonus.Righteous Sermon is an extraordinary ability.Saint[Adapted from Fading Suns d20]You have achieved sainthood in the eyes of manypeople, who treat you like messiah.     Prerequisite: Any character class level 18+     Benefit: You are considered holy by a certainsegment of the population. Whether it is theircollective belief that makes it true or some personalvirtue recently awakened, you do indeed exhibit holypowers.     Once per day, you may perform a miracle. Youmake a Wisdom check and compare the result againstthe DC. The effect and extent of this is ultimatelydetermined by the GM. See Fading Suns d20, p. 104for more information on this feat.Savior-Faire[Adapted from Fading Suns d20]You have a certain flair, dashing style or bravura thatmarks you as someone special.     Prerequisite: Cha 15+.     Benefit: Everything you do is done with style,whether it be entering a room and turning heads,carving your initials into a tapestry with your rapier,or even savoring a meal at a banquet to impress thehost.     You can intentionally attempt to impress otherswith your style in any task. You make any requiredchecks normally, but if your result is 5 or more pointshigher than the required DC to succeed, you haveperformed the deed with stunning flair. The GM isfree to dictate any rules effects from this, but possibleoutcomes are: You gain an initiative bonus onsuccessive actions or a bonus to Charisma-basedskills to further impress those who witnessed yourdeed.     It is very hard to embarrass you, for you can turneven a pratfall into an elegant dance. Anytime youfail very badly at something, you can make a Bluffcheck as a free action to mitigate the failure and makeit look intentional. The DC depends on the nature ofwhat you’ve done wrong, but it is usually DC 15 or20. The higher your result, the better your reaction toyour familiar appears.     As a free action, you may make a Diplomacycheck to oppose anyone trying to embarass you, evenif you are unaware of what’s going on (the GM canmake the roll for you).Secret Agent[Adapted from Fading Suns d20]You are a spy working for an intelligence agency,gathering information or sabotaging rival’s works.     Prerequisite: Rogue level 1+, or any characterclass level 4+.     Benefit: You bear a commission as an intelligenceagent, its rank dependent on how many levels of thisstackable feat you possess. Each successive levelraises you one in rank by one title (see the chartbelow).     In addition, each rank grants you a +1 Innuendobonus when communicating with fellow agents ortrying to read the secret signs of rival agents. Thisbonus is stackable with each successive rank.     1st feat = Recruit     2nd feat = Agent     3rd feat = Field Agent     4th feat = Supervisor     5th feat = SpymasterIn addition, the secret agent chooses his affiliation.Each agency specializes in some role that allowsagents to gain bonuses to certain skills. The GM isfree to create other affiliations using the three belowas a model.     Covert Intel: Experts in covert informationgathering: +2 bonus to Open Lock skill.     Rat Squad: Experts in rooting out treason: +2bonus to Gather Information.     Undercover Ops: Experts in sensing other’sweaknesses: +2 bonus to Sense Motive. Secret Society Membership[Adapted from Fading Suns d20]You have allies in a secret society, and thus haveaccess to training and potential aid from persecution.     Benefit: Secret societies may be commercial,political or religious criminal or terrorist groups,witch’s covens or other cults, but the one thing theyall have in common is the condemnation of the rulingauthorities, church and/or society. Its members usecode words or signs to signal meetings. You canrecognize the signs and codes for the particular groupto which you belong, and thus answer the call to ameeting or convene one yourself.     The details of your secret society should beworked out with the GM. Sect Affiliation[Adapted from Fading Suns d20]The character is a member of a church sect or order.Each sect/order member undergoes special trainingthat provides a bonus to a skill in a particularsituation. Not all churches will have all of thefollowing sects/orders available, and the GM is freeto invent others to suit his campaign. Most deitieswill have one sect/order for each domain in itsportfolio of powers.     Evil domain: +2 bonus to Intimidate checks whenextracting confessions. Class skill: Knowledge(torture).     Healing domain: +2 bonus to Heal checks to treatthose who swear a favor to the order in return forhealing.      Law domain: +2 bonus to Sense Motive checkswhen extracting confessions. Class skill: Innuendo.Silver Tongue[Adapted from Spycraft d20]You have a knack for making even the unthinkablesound not only possible, but very appealing.     Benefit: You receive a +2 bonus to all Bluff (notfeint) and Diplomacy rolls to convert, seduce or swayan NPC to do something they know they shouldn’t.Further, your threat range for such attempts isincreased by 2 (e.g., 19-20 becomes 17-20).</blockquote>

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