Variant SKILL FOCUS & ALERTNESS Feats

[ThomasBJJ]

IMO, even with the commonly used house rule of granting a +3 to the skill checks from the SKILL FOCUS feat, it is still a weak feat.

Here's my new house rule:

SKILL FOCUS: You gain a +2 to all checks with the skill AND this skill is now always considered a Class Skill for you. You can take this feat multiple times, but each time you select a different skill.


Also, ALERTNESS could work similarly, but maybe be toned down for balance issues.

ALERTNESS: You gain a +1 to all Spot and Listen checks AND these skills are now always considered Class Skills for you.

 

[Wolf72]

that's not bad ...

 

[the Jester]

I think the +3 works well; however, +2 and class skill really does allow you to FOCUS on it more. I think I like this version...

 

[Crothian]

Just FYI +2 and make it a class skill is called Cosmopolitian from FRCS.

I think alertness might be a little too good.

 

[ThomasBJJ]

Just FYI +2 and make it a class skill is called Cosmopolitian from FRCS.

Dammit, you're right.

LOL, nevermind, it's all been done before!!!

 

[Ciaran]

SKILL FOCUS: You gain a +2 to all checks with the skill AND this skill is now always considered a Class Skill for you. You can take this feat multiple times, but each time you select a different skill.

If I want to focus on a skill, odds are that it's already a class skill for me. This does my wizard no good if he wants to focus on Spellcraft; he'd be better off with the +3 skill focus that's usually house ruled.

If I want a variant feat that provides me with a new class skill, I'd go with the Versatile feat from Rokugan: you get two new skills as class skills. Much nicer.

- Eric