Feats

Prequesites
Some feats have prerequisites. Your hero must have the indicated ability score, class feature, feat, skill, base attack bonus or other quality designated in rder to select or use that feat. A character can gain a feat at the same level at which he gains the prerequisite. For example, a warrior can take the Weapon specialization feat when he attains 4th level, because Weapon Specialization has a prerequisite of “warrior level 4th.” A  character  cannot  use  a  feat  if  he has  lost  one of  its  prerequisites. For  example,  the  Bash  feat  has a  prerequisite  of  “Str 13.” If  Galnar  the  orc  barbarian takes enough temporary Strength damage to reduce his Strength  to  12  or  lower,  he  cannot  use  Bash  until  he recovers some Strength.

Types of Feats
Some  feats  are  general,  meaning  that  no  special  rules govern them as a group. Others are item creation feats, which allow spellcasters to create magic Items. A metamagic feat lets a spellcaster prepare and cast a spell with greater effect, though the spell takes a higher spell slot.

Feat Descriptions
Feats are presented in the following format.

Prerequisite(s):
A  minimum  ability  score,  another  feat or feats, a minimum base attack bonus, a minimum  number of ranks in one or more skill or a class level that  a character must have in order to acquire this feat. This  entry is absent if a feat has no prerequisite. A feat may  have  more  than  one  prerequisite. Any  numbers  given  here are minimum values; thus, a feat with a prerequisite  of “Str 13” means that a character must a Strength score  of 13 or more to acquire the feat.

Beneﬁt:
What the feat enables the character (“you”  in the feat description) to do. If a character has the same  feat  more  than  once,  its  beneﬁ ts  do  not  stack  unless  indicated otherwise in the description. In general, having  a feat twice is the same as having it once.

Normal:
What a character who does not have this feat  is limited to or restricted from doing. If not having the  feat causes no particular drawback, this entry is absent.

Special: Additional facts about the feat that may be  helpful when you decide whether to acquire the feat.