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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mmadsen" data-source="post: 457306" data-attributes="member: 1645">I really enjoy Feats.  I also naturally enjoy the Fighter class and its Bonus Feat list.  I love the way the same simple class can represent a Knight, an Archer, a Pikeman, a Hoplite, a Centurion, etc.  In fact, I wish all the classes used Bonus Feats rather than set lists of Special Abilities.  (There's no reason Bonus Feats have to be combat Feats, after all.)Not that I can think of.From other d20 games, I love the Defense bonus, elements of the Wound/Vitality system (mainly just starting with more Hit Points), armor as DR, and Call of Cthulhu's magic with a cost.  Those are all easy to retrofit into D&D, except the last one; you have to replace many of the classes (and you probably want to scale things a bit differently, so everyone isn't going insane at the drop of a hat).From Pendragon, I like the Trait system, and I've suggested using Law/Chaos and Good/Evil as a simple Trait system for D&D (particularly for Paladins and Clerics).  I also like it's notion of a Winter Phase or "off season" between adventures, with plenty of mini-scenarios to play out back in town or back at the castle.From Hero/Champions, I've always marveled at the line drawn between game mechanics and "special effects".  You can use the same rules for an ice blast, fire blast, optic blast, etc.  A guy who can run up walls and over water really just has a limited form of flight.  You can even fit this into D&D a bit, most obviously by modifying existing spells with cool "flavor", or by reinterpreting existing feats slightly.</blockquote>

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