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Message: <blockquote data-quote="painandgreed" data-source="post: 2089576" data-attributes="member: 24969">I've always foudn it sort of odd that there are dozens of feats used to improve combat but very few for skills, particularly Crafts and Professions. Although not too many PCs are going to be willing to put higher level feats into skills that could otherwise be aided with minor magic, I also want a way for NPCs to be better than most PCs of equal or even higher levle in their chosen profession. Since I run NPCs under the same rules as PCs, it means creating up some new feats and here they are:Improved Skill FocusYou have improved your special knack with a skill.Prerequisite: Skill FocusBenefit: You get a +2 on checks involving the same skill as you have a skill focus in. The effects stack with those of the skill focus for a +5 total.Special: This feat may be taken multiple times but it’s effect do not stack as it must be taken for a different skill each time.Greater Skill FocusYou have refined your special knack with a skill to an even greater level.Prerequisite: Improved Skill FocusBenefit: You get a +2 on checks involving the same skill as you have Improved Skill Focus in. The effects stack with those of the Skill focus and Improved Skill Focus for a +7 total.Special: This feat may be taken multiple times but it’s effect do not stack as it must be taken for a different skill each time.Item SpecializationYou have specialized in making a single type of item with your craft. Chose a type of item that is made with a skill you have. Example would be Longsword with Craft(Weaponsmith). Suitable items are line items in the equipment lists with their own price.Prerequisite: Skill Focus with a craftBenefit: When making the chosen type of item that is made with a craft you have, you get a +3 synergy bonus to any skill checks in making, repairing, or appraising such an item. This bonus stacks with any synergy bonus for similar checks that one may get for having a certain amount of ranks in the Craft that the item was made with.Special: This feat may be taken multiple time but its effects do not stack as it must be taken for a different item each time.Quick ManufactureAllows for faster completion of items made with a Craft skill that you have a Skill Focus in.Prerequisite: Skill Focus with a craftBenefit: When figuring how much has been finished on an item that is being made with the Craft skill this feat is for, double the skill check result.Special: This feat may be taken multiple times but it’s effect do not stack as it must be taken for a different skill each time.Thrifty CraftsmanYou can complete items made with a Craft skill for less than the usual amount of money.Prerequisite: Skill Focus with a craftBenefit: When making an item with the skill that this feat is chosen for, the material costs are half what they would normally be. However, when determining the progress that is made each skill check, the value of the item is considered to be double normal.Special: This feat may be taken multiple times but it’s effect do not stack as it must be taken for a different skill each time.Good ManagerYou are unusually good at instructing other on how to help you.Prerequisite: Cha 13, Wis 13Benefit: When using a skill and being aided by another, the base DC for them to aid you is 6 instead of 10.</blockquote>

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