D&D 5E Unearthed Arcana: 16 New Feats

"Today’s Unearthed Arcana presents a selection of new feats for Dungeons & Dragons. Each feat offers a way to become better at something or to gain a whole new ability."

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The feats include Artificer Initiate, Chef, Crusher, Eldritch Adept, Fey Touched, Fighting Initiate, Gunner, Metamagic Adept, Poisoner, Piercer, Practiced Expert, Shadow Touched, Shield Training, Slasher, Tandem Tactician, and Tracker.

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

Well, there's a new UA. Here's the link to the document:

https://media.wizards.com/2020/dnd/downloads/UA2020_Feats.pdf

The official announcement of it is here:

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What do you think?

 

[Guest 6801328]

I'm not a fan of feats that commit melee characters to a particular type of weapon. Not given that the game conveys a strong sense of either fixed (e.g. written into adventures) or random magic items.

I'd be better with it with a rule (house rule?) that any time you gain a level you can swap one feat.

Or make it explicit, in the DMG and in official adventures, that DMs should tweak magic treasure to fit the needs/desires of the heroes.

 

[dave2008]

I know they are not popular to some, but since we don't use ASI, I like all of the +1 feats. I will add these to the list of options for my characters.

 

[dave2008]

I'm not a fan of feats that commit melee characters to a particular type of weapon.

I'd be better with it with a rule (house rule?) that any time you gain a level you can swap one feat.

I get that, but it makes sense to me. To me the benefit is a result of training with a particular item, which wouldn't make as much sense to me if it applied to broadly

 

[Guest 6801328]

I get that, but it makes sense to me. To me the benefit is a result of training with a particular item, which wouldn't make as much sense to me if it applied to broadly

Yeah, to me that's yet another example of realism getting in the way of fun.

 

[dave2008]

Yeah, to me that's yet another example of realism getting in the way of fun.

Everyone's fun is different. Practically, it doesn't change anything for my PCs as they typically have the same weapon throughout the whole campaign.

 

[Weiley31]

More feats to add to my house rules.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

I opened the PDF thinking "I really don't want more feats," but then I saw the Chef feat. It's so flavorful (insert knee-slapping GIF) and fun, and helps bring a character to life beyond just mechanical bonuses.

 

[Weiley31]

So real question: If your a Warlock and you pick Eldritch Adept, does that allow you to gain an extra Invocation even AFTER you hit your limit and can't earn anymore? If your a Fighter and your choosing Fighting Initiate, does that mean you can get TWO fighting styles? I like the idea of having both Dueling AND Superior Technique fighting styles. Especially for a Battle Master,*

Cuz that's FLIPPING SWEET if so.