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Feats

Version 1.1 revised 1/17/2004

In general, feats may not be taken multiple times unless the description of the feat specifically allows for it.

Extra Attacks

Melee

• Cleave - Down a foe, get an extra attack against an adjacent foe.
  
• Great Cleave - Get an extra attack against an adjacent foe for every foe you down (requires Cleave).
• Carnival of Carnage - Get an extra attack and a 1 hex step for every foe you down. (max AGL steps, requires Great Cleave) Cost 1 POW.
• Sweeping Blow - Attack all in front arc: 1 SD roll for all, -2 per each additional foe.
• Riposte - Forgo attacking, but automatically hit one foe who hits you in melee.
• Spring Attack - Attack in the middle of moving, no penalties for the snapshot maneuver. (The attack still counts as an action, so you can't half-move spring attack, and half-move away--but you can move half a half-move (1/4 move) spring attack, and then 1/4 move away).
  
• Onslaught - Attack twice in a single action, with a -1 cumulative penalty (e.g. -1 on the first attack, -2 on the second, then if you attack instead of defending, -3 on the third and -4 on the fourth).
  
• Retribution Whirlwind - Forgo attacking, but automatically hit all foes who hit you in melee. (requires Riposte) Cost 1 POW.
• Flurry of Blows - Attack a single foe at -2, and for every additional -2 that still beats his defense, it counts as another hit (Max AGL Apt extra hits).
• Whirlwind Attack  - Attack once vs. every adjacent foe. (requires Great Cleave) Cost 1 POW.
• Hurricane Attack - Attack once vs. every foe you can reach with AGL hex steps. (requires Whirlwind Attack or Carnival of Carnage) Cost 1 POW for every 3 hexes covered.
• Lightning Strike - Draw your weapon, half-move, and attack in a single action.  Requires Spring Attack or the Quickdraw Gift.  (If you have both, then you may Full Move.)
  

Archery

• Multishot - Fire up to INT Apt shots at once, all at the same target, all at -2.  May be taken for ranged or thrown, but each seperately
  
• Rapidfire - Fire one arrow at each foe in a clear LOS from your front arc (no firing past friend, foes, or cover), each successive at -1 cumulative. Cost 1 POW. May be taken for ranged or thrown, but each seperately
• Death From Above - May time multiple indirect shots (up to AWR Apt + INT Apt) to all hit within the same round.  May only be used outdoors (or in a space with a very high ceiling)  and at Medium or greater range.
  

Extra Modifiers

Melee

• Eyes In The Back Of Your Head - Get up to AWR Apt in bonuses to counter being attacked from flanking/rear.
• By The Pricking Of Your Thumbs - Get up to INT Apt in bonuses to counter for being surprised/ambushed.
• Hair-trigger Reflexes - Get your normal SD roll even when surprised.
  
• Blind Fight - Get up to AWR (not AWR Apt) bonuses vs. fighting blind, in darkness, vs. invisible opponents.
• Shield Wall - Your shield bonus applies to any ally fighting on your shielded side, as well as yourself.
• Stand Fast - Force-back maneuvers require an extra Size v. Size check to budge you.
• Protect - Substitute your defense for an ally standing to your side or flank (but only vs. attackers who are adjacent to you).
• Hard to Flank - Flanking hexes count as front hexes, even for attacking into them, rear hex counts as a flanking hex (no attacking into it, -1 defense).
• Slippery Customer - Get your normal dodge defense (AGL Apt + SD) even when entangled or held unless you are utterly immobilized (e.g. frozen in a block of ice).
• Jack-Rabbit Start - You may forfeit your next action to use your full Agility when Diving For Cover, even if you've already used your actions this turn.
• Artful Dodger - +1 to all defensive maneuvers.
• Finesse - No penalties based on foe's AGL Apt for maneuvers such as Knockdown, Disarm, or Feint.
  

Archery

• Crack Shot - Get up to AWR Apt in bonuses to counter called-shot penalties in ranged combat
  
• Good Ole Fashioned Windage - Get up into INT Apt in bonuses to counter movement/wind penalties in ranged combat
• Fly True - Negates all situational (but not range or called shot) penalties on a single ranged combat shot.  Cost 1 POW
• Far Shot - Shift all ranges one category down for calculating penalty for ranged attack
• Precise Shot - +2 w/called shots and shots vs. small targets
• Combat Shooting - +2 vs. enemies w/cover from friends
• Sniper - Each round spent targetting a specific foe adds +1 to hit, but only for negating penalties; works for all penalties (range, environment, target size, etc.)
• Zen Archery - Negates all environmental penalties.  Costs 1 POW.
• Shooting Blind - Negates all penalties for concealment (including invisibility or cover).
  

Extra Damage

Melee

• Giant Killer - +1 Scale vs. Giant creatures.  May be taken multiple times, but never does more than negate the Giant's size advantage
• Backstab - +1 Scale when attacking with surprise or from a flanking position.
• Smash - +1 Scale w/crushing weapons, but become unbalanced (no attack next round, defensive SD is 0)
• I Hate These Guys - +1 Scale vs. a certain narrow class of enemies (e.g. lupines, dragons, Nazis).  May be taken multiple times for new foes, but not on the same kind of foe. (If a foe fits in more than one class, then the modifiers stack, e.g. a Nazi dragon).
  
• Death From Above - +1 Scale when executing a leaping attack (requires a full move jump, or half-move jump a higher position, so can't be done when already engaged)
• I Have Had Enough Of You - +1 Scale one one attack.  Cost 1 POW
• Wave-Cutting Stroke - +1 Scale when attacking with a weapon obscured by something in the environment (e.g. from beneath waist-deep water or in tall grass)
• Improved Critical - Double 5's also count as a critical.
  

Archery

• Power Shot  - Shift the damage up by one level.  Cost 1 POW.
• I Hate These Guys (ranged)- +1 Scale vs. a certain narrow class of enemies (e.g. lupines, dragons, Nazis).  May be taken multiple times for new foes, but not on the same kind of foe. (If a foe fits in more than one class, then the modifiers stack, e.g. a Nazi dragon).

Unarmed Combat

• My Hands Are Registered Weapons - Unarmed attacks do lethal damage if you wish.
  
• Hit Me With Your Best Shot - +1 Scale vs unarmed attacks, when braced. May be taken multiple times.
  

Extra Defense

• Suck It Up - Negates any previous wound penalties for the duration of a scene, but take as many levels as were cancelled in non-lethal damage when the scene ends.
• Brace For Impact - +1 Scale v. damage done by a charge or Death From Above feat.
• Second Wind - Negates up to WILL Apt levels of damage, Cost 1 POW per level negated.  Can only be used once per scene.(requires Suck It Up)
• It's Just A Flesh Wound - Negates the extra scale from one critical hit. Must be done before the damage is rolled.  Cost 1 POW (requires Suck It Up)
• Sword Catching - Can execute Bind maneuver bare-handed against a sword or other bladed weapon (anyone can do it against a hafted weapon).
• Deflect Thrown Weapon - May use weapon or HTH skill vs. thrown weapon attacks (instead of AGL apt, or AGL when dodging).
• Deflect Arrows - May use weapon or HTH skill vs. missile weapon attacks (instead of AGL Apt, or AGL when dodging). (requires Deflect Thrown)
• Catch Thrown Weapon - Successful defense vs. thrown weapon allows you to catch it instead. (requires Deflect Thrown Weapon)
• Catch Arrow - Successful defense vs. missile weapon allows you to catch it instead. (requires Catch Thrown Weapon and Deflect Arrows)
• Serpentine, Serpentine! - Instead of moving a full move while dodging, you move a half-move, but get a + to your defense = hexes in your half-move.
• Missed All My Vital Spots!  - +1 Scale v. damage from thrown or missile weapons, duration one round/1 POW spent. (requires Suck It Up)
• Sword Grab  - May perform the block maneuver vs. edged weapons even while unarmed. A successful block allows you to grapple your opponent's weapon, and +2 STR in the STR v STR roll to wrest it away.
• Let's You And Him Fight - On a succesful dodge, you may make a quick contest of skills your AGL vs. opponent's INT; on a success you redirect the attack against a foe adjacent to both of you.  The new foe gets to defend (with the usual situational modifiers depending on flanking, surprise if he was facing the other way, etc.).  If the AGL vs. INT roll fails, however, the foe gets another attack on you immediately, with a bonus by however much the maneuver failed.  If you perform this feat on an opponent more than once in a melee, he gets a +2 cumulative on the AGL vs. INT roll for each extra time you try it.
  

Magical Feats

• Obfuscate Spell - Add your own skill to the POW of the spell to conceal its effects (i.e. the analyze becomes a Skill vs. POW + Skill contest); stacks w/Hide Bond.
• Extend Spell - For every point of effect you reduce the spell by (while keeping the POW and cost the same), you gain one more point to spend on area/duration.  The casting difficulty goes up by 1 per point of extension.
  E.g. A 5 POW Instant spell would usually give you 5 points to spread between area and duration (5 + 0); with this feat if you chose to have it only work as well as a 3 POW spell in terms of damage/effect, then you would have 7 points to spend for area and duration, but the casting difficulty will be 7 rather than 5.