Speed Feats

[Eltern]

A feat that increases your base speed. Sounds simple, but I'm wondering about balance. Malhavoc has one that gives you a +10 to speed, straight up. However, WotC seems loathe to grant such a feat, and instead their only version is +5, when wearing light or no armour. What think you? Seems to me that a simple +10 is good for a feat, while +5 when only wearing light or no armour is weak.

Oh, and should it be stackable? Probably not, but if someone wants to blow that many feats to move fast ::shrug::
(Trying to make the fastest sucker in the whole friggin' world, fyi )

Thanks!
Eltern

 

[Joshua Randall]

Because increased base speed is very, very powerful. There is a reason that haste and fly are two of the best spells in the game. Yes, even under 3.5.

I do agree that Dash (the +5 ft. feat) is lame. But even the Celerity domain only enhances your speed when you're not in med/heavy armor or carrying a med/heavy load. So that seems to be the WotC party line on that issue.

 

[Scion]

I could see +10 with restrictions and +5 all of the time (even for the same feat, +10 when you are in light or no armor, and +5 else).

I do agree though, +5 ft for a feat (especially if it has restrictions) is way up there in power with toughness and dodge ;/ From that lofty perch how could we possibly think to make the feat a little better?

 

[RigaMortus]

Isn't that why they invented the Run feat?

 

[MerakSpielman]

The balancing factor for feats is often their prerequisites.

Speedy [General]
Prerequisites: Lightning Reflexes, Run, Dex 13+
Effect: The character gains a +10 circumstance bonus to their base movement rate.

 

[Darklone]

I like the Kalamar Sprint feat better... essentially only +10 base speed in combat situations.

+5 seems lame to me as well... I'd rather have seen the Run feat with an additional +5ft.

 

[Tessarael]

+10' base speed is not all that powerful

Because increased base speed is very, very powerful.

No. Otherwise Boots of Striding and Springing would cost much more (they are only 5,500gp and give +10' move and +5 to Jump). Monks and Barbarians also get +10' move early on.

[Fly is powerful because it gets you out of melee range. Haste 3.5E is powerful because you get an extra attack. Getting an extra move action is also very useful - e.g. to get a full attack in after moving. However, +10' movement does not give these benefits.]

+10' move as a feat seems quite reasonable. If you want to limit it, make it so it doesn't stack (i.e. make it a +10' enhancement bonus), and maybe limit it to light/medium armor.

Nobody has yelled loudly about it being overpowered in Arcana Unearthed, and it isn't overpowered.

 

[Darklone]

AU has a higher power level, that's why.

Higher movement rate in the few not-underground battles means: Get some archers and you'll win.

Higher movement rate in melee battles means: The guy with the higher movement attacks first (prolly with a charge). The slow guy might set a spear... and duck the missiles. Yet, he's at a disadvantage.

 

[hong]

+10' for a feat sounds fine to me. Haste is powerful because it gives +30', _and_ an extra attack, and various bonuses. Fly is powerful because it lets you, well, fly.

 

[Darklone]

Fly is powerful because it lets you, well, fly.

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