3.5e Skill Feats

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These feats enhance skills.

General Skill Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Altered Form Familiarity	Alternate Form ability	You have spent enough time in your Alternate form(s) that you have become as accustomed to it/them as you have your monstrous form.
Bookworm		You seem to have a knack for locating information needed when performing research
Cross-Class Learning		Two selected skills become class skills for all your classes.
Flashes of Brilliance		You are brilliant but erratic with a specific skill.
Improved Synergy	10 ranks in any single skill	You're good at combining your skills for greater effect.
Let Me Try		Gain a +3 circumstance bonus on a skill after someone fails.
Life-Learned	1st level only.	You draw your skills from your experiences.
Multitasker	Two skills with 4 skill ranks	You are adept at using your skills for a myriad of tasks
Natural Skill	1st level only.	You have a natural knack for picking up new abilities. You gain 1 extra skill point per level. This ability stacks with a human's racial ability, giving them a total of two free skill points per level.
Naturally Skilled	Non-Human Race, Intelligence less than 9.	When you're focused, you're able to set your mind to learning something, even though you aren't all that bright!
Practice Makes Perfect
Sense of Maturity
Skill Mastery
Skilled Multiclass
Specialist		You are an expert in a limited field of skills.

Appraise Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Acquirer's Eye
Artisan	Any Craft skill 4 ranks.	Your apprenticeship to an artisan has made you more capable in your craft.

Autohypnosis Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Mental Savant	Ability to manifest 1st level powers, Int/Cha 13, Autohypnosis 4 ranks.	You can make one power harder to counter.

Balance Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Accelerated Balancing	Balance 4 ranks, Dex 13	You are adept at moving quickly while balancing.
Athletic Drill	Wis 13, Combat Focus	You trained especially athletic maneuvers with your combat forms.
Rope Climber

Bluff Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Bootlicker	Charisma 13	With sweet words you can trick people into liking you.
Personal Technique
Practiced Feint
Seduction
Smooth Talker
Use Prejudice

Climb Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Accelerated Climbing	Climb 4 ranks, Dex 13	You are adept at moving quickly while climbing.
Agile Climber	Dex 13	You are not as vulnerable to attack while climbing.
Natural Climber	Climb 10 ranks	You have achieved a skill at mountaineering that you could challenge a chamois.
Rope Climber

Concentration Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Concentration Mastery	Dodge, Concentration 8 ranks	You can maintain your concentration even under stress or amidst distraction.
Concentration Spell		You can extend the duration of your spells through concentration.
Master Battlecaster
Mindless Effort
Routine Combat Casting
Stable Spell

Control Shape Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary

Craft Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Apothecary	None	You have extensive knowledge of poisons and how to distill and manufacture them.
Artisan	Any Craft skill 4 ranks.	Your apprenticeship to an artisan has made you more capable in your craft.
Cannibalize Item	Any Item Creation feat that can create an item of the type you chose	Choose either arcane, divine or psionic. You can draw the energies from an item of that type to offset the XP cost of creating a new item of the same general type.
Craftsman	5 ranks in any two Craft skills	You have a greater understanding on how to create things
Great Alchemist		You have a knack for alchemy.
Handy		You don’t depend on book-smarts when fixing things, making things, or dismantling things.
Locksmith		You are adept at making and defeating locks.
Master Alchemist	5th level caster, Great Alchemist, Skill Focus (Craft (Alchemy))	You have mastered your ability to craft alchemy items.
Master Artisan
Trap Mastery
Wizard's Grace

Decipher Script Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary

Diplomacy Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Frontline Diplomat	Favored Enemy	You are a veteran of the border wars, but you also serve in times when a truce must be struck.
Seduction
Smooth Talker

Disable Device Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Handy		You don’t depend on book-smarts when fixing things, making things, or dismantling things.
Mechanically Inclined	Int 13, Dex 13, Disable Device 4 ranks	You can figure out how things work and how to fix them. If you don't have the correct item at hand to fix a machine or an item, you can use something similar to provide a temporary fix.
Trapfinder

Disguise Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Aura Chameleon	Cha 13, Disguise 5 ranks, Bluff 5 ranks, Use Magic Device 5 ranks	You may fool divination spells, or powers, in the same way as you can deceive magic items.
Improved Disguise	Cha 13, Disguise 4 ranks	You can create a disguise very quickly.
Use Prejudice

Escape Artist Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary

Forgery Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Criminal	Any non-lawful alignment	You are practiced in the arts of petty crime.
Forger		You are an accomplished forger.
Handy		You don’t depend on book-smarts when fixing things, making things, or dismantling things.

Gather Information Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Good Listener	Gather Information 4 ranks, Cha 13	You are easy to talk to, and so can gather information quickly.
Port Savvy

Handle Animal Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Animal Feat Training	Handle Animal 4 ranks, target animal is trained for war (Handle Animal tricks attack and down, or any package that contains those abilities).	Teach your animal lethal tricks.
Animal Ken	Handle Animal 4 ranks, Cha 13	You have an innate ability to handle animals.
Critter Care	Handle Animal 4 ranks, Heal 2 ranks	You learn to care for the animals that you handle.
Natural Rider
Raise Poisonous Creature
Shared Enemy	Favored Enemy class feature. You have an animal trained for war. (The animal knows the Handle Animal tricks attack and down).	Your animals are better against your enemies.
Tame Wild Animal
Wondrous Pet

Heal Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Barber-Surgeon	5 ranks Profession (barber)	Your training as a barber includes various medical techniques.
Black Medicine	Nongood alignment, Heal 5 ranks
Expert Healing	Heal 6 ranks	You can use a healing kit to heal damage.
Physician

Hide Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Camouflage	Hide 1 rank	You have mastered the art of concealing objects and other creatures.

Intimidate Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Combat Intimidation	Intimidate 4 ranks, Cha 13	You are capable of intimidating others more easily in combat.
Frontline Diplomat	Favored Enemy	You are a veteran of the border wars, but you also serve in times when a truce must be struck.
Improved Demoralize		You know how to make your opponents freeze in fear.
Notorious
Use Prejudice

Jump Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Astonishing Leap	Jump 4 ranks, Skill Focus (Jump), base attack bonus +6
Pole Vaulting
Way of the Hare

Knowledge Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Applied Scholastics	A least 15 total ranks in 3 or more Knowledge skills	Your scholarly knowledge is helpful in nearly every situation.
Knowledge Focus	Int 13	You just seem to remember a bit more small detail about a given topic than the next fellow.
Magic Dealer	Knowledge (arcana) 1 rank	For a wizard, you show an unusual talent for business.
Monster Ecologist	Knowledge (Arcana), Knowledge (Dungeoneering), Knowledge (Nature), Knowledge (Religion), Knowledge (The planes) 1 rank each	You are an expert on dangerous creatures, and you have a broad base of knowledge about them.
Sage
Trained Memory	Int 15+, at least 8 total ranks in Knowledge skill(s).	You have the incredible memory of a preliterate scholar.
Woodscraft

Listen Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Guard Training		You've spend countless days and nights on guard duty and know how to notice when somebody is sneaking around.
Skyclad
Watchman

Move Silently Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary

Open Lock Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Criminal	Any non-lawful alignment	You are practiced in the arts of petty crime.
Improved Lockpicking	Open Lock 4 ranks, Dex 13	You are capable of opening locks rather quickly.
Locksmith		You are adept at making and defeating locks.
Manual Technique

Perform Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Arcane Cantata	Bardic music, Perform 5 ranks	You can boost the power of your spells with the sound of music.
Dancer of Music	Perform (dance) 9 ranks, Dance class ability.	Allows Bard levels to stack with Dancer levels for Bardic Dance.
Dancing Bard	Perform (dance) 6 ranks, Inspire Competence	Allows a Bard to use Perform (dance) for Bardic Music
Lord of the Dance	Must have been exposed to irresistible dance spell	The urge to dance lingers on you.
Mimicry
Minstrel	Cha 13, Perform 4 ranks, bardic music	Your music never fails with the ladies.
Song of Overwhelming Valor	Bardic Music, Perform ranks 5, Knowledge (History) ranks 3	Even when all hope seems lost, facing overwhelming odds, your music can summon the deep wells of pride and valor in your allies, giving them the courage to fight on, and fight harder still.
Ventriloquism
Wizard's Grace

Psicraft Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Third Eye

Profession Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Artisan	Any Craft skill 4 ranks.	Your apprenticeship to an artisan has made you more capable in your craft.
Barber-Surgeon	5 ranks Profession (barber)	Your training as a barber includes various medical techniques.
Great Alchemist		You have a knack for alchemy.
Professional
Sea Dog

Ride Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Improved Mounted Combat	Mounted Combat, Ride 1 rank	You may evade more than one attack to your mount in a round.
Mounted Dodge
Natural Rider
Wild Rider

Search Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Contact Other Plane
Guard Training		You've spend countless days and nights on guard duty and know how to notice when somebody is sneaking around.
Improved Search	Search 4 ranks, Int 13	You are capable of searching an area quickly.
Intuitive		You use intuition where others use logic.
Observant
Scrounging
Trap Mastery
Trapfinder

Sense Motive Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Discerning (D20 Modern Feat)
Perceptive Duelist
Practiced Feint
Smooth Talker

Sleight of Hand Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Criminal	Any non-lawful alignment	You are practiced in the arts of petty crime.
Fake Spell	Sleight of Hand 1 rank	You can mimic the casting of spells
Improved Sleight Of Hand	Sleight of Hand 4 ranks, Dex 13	You are capable of performing sleight of hand tricks more easily than most.
Manual Technique
Wizard's Grace

Speak Language Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Linguistic Savant		You are talented at learning languages.

Spellcraft Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Intuitive		You use intuition where others use logic.
Sense Magic

Spot Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Farsight		Your penalties due to range are halved.
Guard Training		You've spend countless days and nights on guard duty and know how to notice when somebody is sneaking around.
Observant
Skyclad
Trap Mastery
Watchman

Survival Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Mighty Hunter
Survival Instinct	Animal Companion, Survival 12 ranks	Living in the wilderness has sharpened your will to survive.
Woodscraft

Swim Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Aqua Adrenaline, Greater	Gemini Dancer, Greater Gemini Dance, BAB +3, Swim 6 ranks	You live for the deep
Aqua Adrenaline, Improved	Improved Gemini Dance, Gemini Dancer, BAB +3, Swim 6 ranks	You live for the deep
Aqua Adrenaline, Lesser	Gemini Dance, BAB +3, Swim 6 ranks	You live for the deep
Child of the Sea		You have inherited the affinity for the sea of an ancestor (perhaps an aquatic elf).
Natural Swimmer	Swim 10 ranks.	You have achieved such skill at swimming that you could challenge a dolphin.
Skipper		You have gained some experience on the planks of a ship.

Tumble Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Acrobatic Attack	Dex 13, Acrobatic, Tumble 8 ranks.	You can use acrobatic maneuvers to get around an opponent's defenses.
Acrobatic Charge	Dodge, Mobility, Tumble 1 rank, Base attack bonus +3	Your unexpected attacks have great effect.
Acrobatic Strike	Dex 13, Tumble 4 ranks	You may use your acrobatic skill to catch your enemy off guard.
Athletic Drill	Wis 13, Combat Focus	You trained especially athletic maneuvers with your combat forms.
Avoidance	Dex 15, Base attack bonus +6, Tumble 8 ranks, Dodge, Combat Expertise, Mobility, Spring Attack	You do not provoke attacks of opportunity moving past opponents.

Use Magic Device Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Aura Chameleon	Cha 13, Disguise 5 ranks, Bluff 5 ranks, Use Magic Device 5 ranks	You may fool divination spells, or powers, in the same way as you can deceive magic items.
Magic Device Training	Spellcraft 1 rank, Use Magic Device 1 rank	You trigger magic devices with ease.
Push Magic Device

Use Psionic Device Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary

Use Rope Feats

Feat	Prerequisite	Summary
Manual Technique
Sea Dog