Feats

All characters have certain abilities that don’t directly stem from their races, classes, or skills. These abilities, called feats, represent specialized talents that can come from a wide range of possible sources. When you select a feat for your character, it can represent advanced training, an arcane ability gained from a strange machine on an abandoned alien planet, a knack picked up during your youth, or nearly anything the GM agrees is reasonable for the campaign.

Prerequisites

Some feats have prerequisites. A character must have each indicated ability score, feat, base attack bonus, skill, class feature, and other listed quality in order to select or use that feat. She can gain a feat at the same level at which she gains its prerequisites. A character can’t use a feat if she loses a prerequisite, but she doesn’t lose the feat itself. If at a later time she regains the lost prerequisite, she immediately regains full use of the feat that prerequisite enables.

Combat Feats

Most feats are general, meaning that no special rules govern them as a group. Others are combat feats, which are feats that can be selected as a bonus feat by a soldier. This designation doesn’t restrict characters of other classes from selecting these feats, assuming that they meet the prerequisites.

Feat Descriptions

The feats presented here are summarized on Table 6–1. In this table, the prerequisites and benefits of the feats are abbreviated for ease of reference. See the specific feat for its full details.

The following format is used for all feat descriptions.

Feat Name: The feat’s name is followed by a basic description of what the feat does. This description is only a explanation of the feat, not the game rules defining how it works.

Prerequisites: A minimum ability score, another feat or feats, a minimum base attack bonus, a minimum number of ranks in one or more skills, or anything else required in order to take the feat. A feat may have more than one prerequisite. This entry is absent if a feat has no prerequisites.

Benefit: What the feat enables the character (“you” in the feat description) to do. A character cannot select a feat more than once unless it specifically says so. If a character somehow has the same feat more than once, the benefits of these feats do not stack unless indicated otherwise. Unless otherwise noted, the term “level” refers to character level.

Normal: This entry lists the normal rules that apply to a character who does not have the feat. A character with the feat, on the other hand, can overcome these limitations. This information can help players understand why the feat is useful. If not having the feat causes no particular drawback, this entry is absent.

Special: Additional unusual facts about the feat.

Table: Feats (General)

Feat	Category	Prerequisites	Benefit	Source
Accelerated Recovery	General	Con 13	Recover more quickly during an 8-hour rest	SFCRB
Adaptive Casting	General	Key ability score 19, caster level 7	Select three additional spells known; cast one of them once a day	SFCRB
Adaptive Upgrade	General	Int 19, Engineering 10 ranks	Temporarily create low-level armor upgrades	SFCRB
Agile Casting	General	Key ability score 15, Dex 15, Mobility, caster level 4th	Cast a spell at any point during movement	SFCRB
Antagonize	General	Diplomacy 5 ranks, Intimidate 5 ranks	Anger a foe, causing it to become off-target and take a ?2 penalty to skill checks for 1 round or more	SFCRB
Climbing Master	General	Athletics 5 ranks	Gain a climb speed equal to your base speed	SFCRB
Connection Inkling	General	Wis 15, character level 5th, no mystic levels	Gain the ability to cast minor mystic spells	SFCRB
Cosmic Truth	General	Wis 15, Bluff 5 ranks, Mysticism 5 ranks	Reveal a cosmic truth that makes one target who fails a Will save confused for 1d4 rounds	SFCRB
Deadly Boast	General	Cha 19, Bluff 10 ranks	Make an attack or effect sound so impressive that foes have a harder time defending against it	SFCRB
Diehard	General	—	You can spend Resolve Points to stabilize and to stay in the fight in the same round	SFCRB
Disease Adaptation	General	Con 11	+2 enhancement bonus to saves against disease	SFCRB
Disease Rejection	General	Con 17, Disease Adaptation	Recover from diseases much more swiftly	SFCRB
Dispelling Strike	General	Base attack bonus +10, Mysticism 10 ranks	Spend 1 Resolve Point to make a melee attack act as dispel magic	SFCRB
Diversion	General	—	Use Bluff to create a distraction so that your allies can hide	SFCRB
Divine Blessing	General	Worship a deity of an alignment within one step of your own alignment	Gain a unique power from the deity you worship	SFCRB
Echolocation Attack	General	Perception as a class skill	Use the echo of sonic attacks to better sense your surroundings	SFCRB
Eldritch Lore, Minor	General	Key ability score 15, caster level 4th, 4 levels in a class with a class spell list	Gain an additional 0-level spell known	SFCRB
Eldritch Lore, Lesser	General	Key ability score 17, Minor Eldritch Lore, caster level 7th, 7 levels in a class with a class spell list	Gain an additional 1st-level spell known	SFCRB
Eldritch Lore	General	Key ability score 19, Lesser Eldritch Lore, Minor Eldritch Lore, caster level 10th, 10 levels in a class with a class spell list	Gain an additional 2nd-level spell known	SFCRB
Eldritch Lore, Greater	General	Key ability score 21, Eldritch Lore, Lesser Eldritch Lore, Minor Eldritch Lore, caster level 13th, 13 levels in a class with a class spell list	Gain an additional 3rd-level spell known	SFCRB
Eldritch Lore, Major	General	Key ability score 23, Eldritch Lore, Greater Eldritch Lore, Lesser Eldritch Lore, Minor Eldritch Lore, caster level 16th, 16 levels in a class with a class spell list	Gain an additional 4th-level spell known	SFCRB
Enhanced Resistance	General	Base attack bonus +4	Gain damage reduction or energy resistance	SFCRB
Environmental Adaptation	General	Con 13	Gain immunity to a number of environmental and weather effects	SFCRB
Extra Resolve	General	Character level 5th	Gain 2 additional Resolve Points	SFCRB
Extended Telepathy	General	Limited Telepathy racial trait	Extend the range of telepathy	SFCRB
Fast Talk	General	Bluff 5 ranks	Baffle a potential foe, causing it to be surprised when combat begins	SFCRB
Focused Sense	General	Blindsense	Temporarily gain blindsight with a limited range	SFCRB
Focused Spellcaster	General	Combat Casting, ability to cast 4th-level spells	Spend 1 Resolve Point to ignore the effects of a successful attack or failed save	SFCRB
Frightening Injection	General	Intimidate 3 ranks	Intimidate your foes when you inject them	SFCRB
Frightful Display	General	Cha 15, Intimidate 5 ranks, ability to cast spells	Intimidate a foe as a reaction after they fail a save against your spell	SFCRB
Great Fortitude	General	—	+2 bonus to Fortitude saves	SFCRB
Improved Great Fortitude	General	Great Fortitude, character level 5th	Spend 1 Resolve Point to reroll a Fortitude save	SFCRB
Harm Undead	General	Healing channel connection power, mystic level 1st	Expend a spell slot for healing channel to also damage undead	SFCRB
Hauler	General	Str 13	You can carry much more than usual	SFCRB
Improved Energy Resistance	General	Con 13, character level 10th, energy resistance from a racial trait	Your natural energy resistance is more pronounced	SFCRB
Iron Will	General	—	+2 bonus to Will saves	SFCRB
Improved Iron Will	General	Iron Will, character level 5th	Spend 1 Resolve Point to reroll a Will save	SFCRB
Jet Dash	General	—	Move faster when running, double height and distance when jumping	SFCRB
Lightning Reflexes	General	—	+2 bonus to Reflex saves	SFCRB
Improved Lightning Reflexes	General	Lightning Reflexes, character level 5th	Spend 1 Resolve Point to reroll a Reflex save	SFCRB
Master Crafter	General	Computers, Engineering, Life Science, Mysticism, Physical Science, or Profession 5 ranks	Craft items in half the normal time	SFCRB
Medical Expert	General	Life Science 1 rank, Medicine 1 rank, Physical Science 1 rank	Treat deadly wounds more quickly, and provide long-term care without a medical lab	SFCRB
Psychic Power, Minor	General	Cha 11	Cast a 0-level spell as a Spell-Like ability 3/day	SFCRB
Psychic Power	General	Cha 13, Minor Psychic Power, character level 4th	Cast a 1st-level spell as a Spell-Like ability 1/day	SFCRB
Psychic Power, Major	General	Cha 15, Minor Psychic Power, Psychic Power, character level 7th	Cast a 2nd-level spell as a Spell-Like ability 1/day	SFCRB
Memory Access	General	Construct type, constructed racial trait, exocortex, or head slot augmentation	+2 insight bonus to skill checks to identify creatures and recall knowledge	SFCRB
Oracular Gift	General	Ability to cast augury	Gain +1 to initiative checks, and you can cast an enhanced augury once per day without spending RP	SFCRB
Percussive Maintenance	General	Str 11	Reroll checks for engineer crew actions in starship combat and engineering checks to repair items	SFCRB
Poison Adaptation	General	Con 11	Gain a +2 enhancement bonus to saves against poison and take half damage from initial exposure	SFCRB
Poison Rejection	General	Con 17, Poison Adaptation	Recover from poisons more swiftly	SFCRB
Positive Conduit	General	Con 13	Gain extra Hit Points from magical healing	SFCRB
Protective Fur	General	Skittermander or ysoki	Gain +2 circumstance bonus to saves against heat and cold dangers and +4 circumstance bonus to avoid contracting contact afflictions	SFCRB
Quicker Trickler	General	Medicine 3 ranks	Administer serums as a standard action instead of a full action	SFCRB
Reality Glimmer	General	Cha 15, character level 5th, no levels in witchwarper	Gain the ability to cast minor witchwarper spells	SFCRB
Reject Chains	General	Shirren	+2 insight bonus to saves against charm and compulsion effects, and you can reroll saves against such effects	SFCRB
Soothing Telepathy	General	Limited telepathy or telepathy	+2 insight bonus to saves against mind-affecting effects that you can extend to nearby allies	SFCRB
Spell Feint	General	—	When you successfully feint, your foe takes a –1 penalty to saves against your next spell	SFCRB
Spellguard	General	Mysticism 3 ranks	Grant an ally a +2 insight bonus against a spell as a reaction	SFCRB
Tactful Advisor	General	Cha 11	Provide an additional +1 enhancement bonus when your aid another check result is 20 or higher	SFCRB
Tailored Serum	General	Life Science 5 ranks	Grant additional Hit Points to a particular creature with a customized serum of healing	SFCRB
Telepathic Scream	General	Intimidate 3 ranks; limited telepathy or telepathy	Create a distressing telepathic scream that causes foes to become shaken	SFCRB
Three-Point Stance	General	—	If you have a free hand, you take 1d6 less damage from falling, don’t fall prone from falling, and gain benefits in zero-g maneuvering	SFCRB
Tight Fit	General	Large size or larger	You are not entangled when squeezing	SFCRB
Penetrating Spell	General	Ability to cast 4th-level spells	Reduce enemy’s DR and energy resistance against your spells by 5	SFCRB
Skill Focus	General	—	+3 insight bonus to one skill	SFCRB
Skill Synergy	General	—	Gain two new class skills or a +2 insight bonus to those skills	SFCRB
Sky Jockey	General	Piloting 5 ranks	Make jetpacks, Vehicles, and starships go faster	SFCRB
Spell Focus	General	Ability to cast spells, character level 3rd	DCs of spells you cast increase	SFCRB
Spell Penetration	General	—	+2 bonus to caster level checks to overcome SR	SFCRB
Greater Spell Penetration	General	Spell Penetration	Additional +2 bonus to caster level checks to overcome SR	SFCRB
Spellbane	General	Unable to cast spells or use spell-Like abilities	+2 insight bonus to saving throws against spells and Spell-Like abilities	SFCRB
Minor Stage Magic	General	Cha 11	Cast a 0-level spell as a Spell-Like ability 3/day	SFCRB
Stage Magic	General	Cha 14, Minor Stage Magic, character level 4th	Cast a 1st-level spell as a Spell-Like ability 1/day	SFCRB
Stage Magic (Major)	General	Cha 15, Minor Stage Magic, Stage Magic, character level 7th	Cast a 2nd-level spell as a Spell-Like ability 1/day	SFCRB
Swimming Master	General	Athletics 5 ranks	Gain a swim speed equal to your base speed	SFCRB
Technomantic Dabbler	General	Int 15, character level 5th, no levels in technomancer	Gain the ability to cast minor technomancer spells	SFCRB
Toughness	General	—	+1 Stamina Point per character level and other bonuses	SFCRB
Veiled Threat	General	Cha 15, Intimidate 1 rank	Intimidated foe doesn’t become hostile	SFCRB

Table: Feats (Combat)

Feat	Category	Prerequisites	Benefit	Source
Adaptive Fighting	Combat	Three or more combat feats	Once per day as a move action, gain the benefit of a combat feat you don’t have	SFCRB
Versatile Fighting	Combat	Adaptive Fighting, character level 5	Spend RP to use Adaptive Fighting more often in a day	SFCRB
Add Leverage	Combat	Str 15	Grip your weapon with more hands to move foes farther with combat maneuvers	SFCRB
Advanced Warning	Combat	Cha 15	Shout a warning to your allies, causing them to stop being flat-footed	SFCRB
Ambuscade	Combat	—	When you make an attack in the surprise round against a target that has not yet acted, gain a bonus to attacks and damage	SFCRB
Ambush Awareness	Combat	—	If you fail the Perception check to act in the surprise round, you can still take a full defense action	SFCRB
Amplified Glitch	Combat	Computers 3 ranks, Intimidate 3 ranks	Disrupt devices, causing targets to become shaken for 1 round or more	SFCRB
Armor Proficiency (Light)	Combat	—	No penalty to attack rolls while wearing light armor	SFCRB
Armor Proficiency (Heavy)	Combat	Str 13, Light Armor Proficiency	No penalty to attack rolls while wearing heavy armor	SFCRB
Armor Proficiency (Powered)	Combat	Str 13, Light Armor Proficiency, Heavy Armor Proficiency, base attack bonus +5	No penalty to attack rolls while wearing powered armor	SFCRB
Barricade	Combat	Engineering 1 rank	Create your own fragile cover	SFCRB
Melee Weapon Proficiency (Basic)	Combat	—	No penalty to attacks with basic melee weapons	SFCRB
Melee Weapon Proficiency (Advanced)	Combat	Basic Melee Weapon Proficiency	No penalty to attacks with advanced melee weapons	SFCRB
Weapon Proficiency (Special)	Combat	Basic Melee Weapon Proficiency or Small Arm Proficiency	No penalty to attacks with one special weapon	SFCRB
Blind-Fight	Combat	—	Reroll miss chances from concealment	SFCRB
Blood in Their Eyes	Combat	—	Your critical hits with slashing attacks make foes dazzled	SFCRB
Bodyguard	Combat	—	Add a +2 bonus to an adjacent ally’s AC as a reaction	SFCRB
In Harm’s Way	Combat	Bodyguard	Take the damage of a successful attack against an adjacent ally	SFCRB
Shelter Ally	Combat	Bodyguard, natural reach of 10 feet or more	Use Bodyguard to protect allies within reach and increase the bonus and penalty by 1 when protecting a smaller creature	SFCRB
Cleave	Combat	Str 13, base attack bonus +1	Make an additional melee attack if the first one hits	SFCRB
Great Cleave	Combat	Str 13, Cleave, base attack bonus +4	Make an additional melee attack after each melee attack that hits	SFCRB
Close Combat	Combat	Base attack bonus +1	+2 bonus to AC against attacks from opponents not adjacent	SFCRB
Combat Casting	Combat	Ability to cast 2nd-level spells	+2 bonus to AC and saves against attacks of opportunity when casting spells	SFCRB
Constant Alert	Combat	Wis 11, character level 5th	Reroll your initiative check and automatically win ties	SFCRB
Cook Grenade	Combat	Dex 11, proficiency with grenades	Time your release of a grenade to increase its effectiveness	SFCRB
Coordinated Shot	Combat	Base attack bonus +1	Allies gain a +1 bonus to ranged attacks against foes you threaten	SFCRB
Deadly Aim	Combat	Base attack bonus +1	Take a ?2 penalty to weapon attacks to deal extra damage	SFCRB
Defensive Roll	Combat	Dex 19, Acrobatics 10 ranks	Attempt an Acrobatics check in place of a Reflex save or to dodge an attack	SFCRB
Deflect Projectiles	Combat	Base attack bonus +8	Spend 1 Resolve Point to attempt to avoid a ranged attack	SFCRB
Reflect Projectiles	Combat	Deflect Projectiles, base attack bonus +16	Spend 1 Resolve Point to attempt to redirect a ranged attack	SFCRB
Dire Straits	Combat	Con 15	Stabilize when you have no Hit Points or Resolve Points left	SFCRB
Dive for Cover	Combat	Base Reflex save bonus +2	Fall prone in an adjacent square to roll a Reflex save twice	SFCRB
Double Tap	Combat	Weapon Focus (small arms), proficiency with small arms	Expend double the normal ammunition to gain bonuses to attack and damage with a small arm	SFCRB
Drag Down	Combat	—	When you are tripped, you can attempt to trip an adjacent foe	SFCRB
Far Shot	Combat	Base attack bonus +1	Reduce penalty due to range increments	SFCRB
Fleet	Combat	—	Increase your base speed	SFCRB
Fusillade	Combat	Base attack bonus +1, 4 or more arms	Make an automatic-Mode attack with multiple small arms	SFCRB
Grab Attention	Combat	Intimidate 5 ranks	Make a foe you hit in melee off-target when attacking anyone other than you	SFCRB
Grappler Pull	Combat	Str 11	Use a grappler to draw your foes closer to you	SFCRB
Grenade Proficiency	Combat	—	No penalty to attacks made with grenades	SFCRB
Grenade Mastery	Combat	Proficiency with grenades	Increase the saving throw DCs of grenades you use	SFCRB
Ground Fighting	Combat	Str 11	Ignore penalties to unarmed attacks when grappled, pinned, or prone	SFCRB
Improved Combat Maneuver	Combat	Base attack bonus +1	+4 bonus to perform one combat maneuver	SFCRB
Fouling Reposition	Combat	Improved Combat Maneuver (reposition)	Reposition a foe to throw it and another creature off balance	SFCRB
Pull the Pin	Combat	Improved Combat Maneuver (disarm)	Perform a disarm to activate a foe’s grenade	SFCRB
Tripping Rush	Combat	Improved Combat Maneuver (trip), base attack bonus +5	Knock a target prone when you bull rush them into an obstacle	SFCRB
Improved Critical	Combat	Base attack bonus +8	The DC to resist the critical effects of your critical hits increases by 2	SFCRB
Improved Feint	Combat	—	Use Bluff to feint as a move action	SFCRB
Greater Feint	Combat	Improved Feint, base attack bonus +6	Foes you feint against are flat-footed for 1 round	SFCRB
Improved Initiative	Combat	—	+4 bonus to initiative checks	SFCRB
Improved Unarmed Strike	Combat	—	Deal more damage and threaten squares with unarmed strikes	SFCRB
Instant Crater	Combat	Base attack bonus +5	Weapons with the explode special property create difficult terrain	SFCRB
Jet Charge	Combat	Piloting 3 ranks	Boost your charge attacks with jets to move farther	SFCRB
Kasathan Battle Dance	Combat	Dex 13, Mobility or trick attack	Withdrawing with both hands free provokes no attacks of opportunity	SFCRB
Kip Up	Combat	Acrobatics 1 rank	Stand from prone as a swift action	SFCRB
Laugh at Danger	Combat	Con 13	Grant an ally a +2 morale bonus to AC as a reaction when you take Hit Point damage	SFCRB
Living Ladder	Combat	Str 17	Hit an adjacent foe with an unarmed attack to stand and possibly knock them prone	SFCRB
Lung Puncture	Combat	—	Your critical hits with piercing weapons cause foes to be fatigued	SFCRB
Lunge	Combat	Base attack bonus +6	Increase reach of melee attacks by 5 feet until the end of your turn	SFCRB
Melt Defenses	Combat	Base attack bonus +11	On a critical hit, cause further attacks against a foe to target EAC	SFCRB
Mobility	Combat	Dex 13	+4 bonus to AC against attacks of opportunity from movement	SFCRB
Momentous Attack	Combat	Str 11, Athletics 5 ranks	On a melee critical hit, move 5 feet	SFCRB
Pinpoint Hurler	Combat	Str 15	Reduce the distance your thrown weapons travel when they miss	SFCRB
Ricochet Grenade	Combat	Proficiency with grenades, base attack bonus +7	Bounce a grenade off a wall to reach difficult spots	SFCRB
Sacred Strike	Combat	Worship a deity of an alignment within one step of your own	Treat your attacks as having your deity’s alignment	SFCRB
Shield Proficiency	Combat	—	Gain proficiency with shields	SFCRB
Shield Block	Combat	Proficiency with shields	Spend 1 Resolve Point as a reaction to reduce damage from area effects	SFCRB
Slam Down	Combat	—	Your critical hits with bludgeoning weapons knock down your foes	SFCRB
Solid Stance	Combat	Con 15	Become harder to move, and use a reaction to avoid being knocked prone	SFCRB
Through the Lines	Combat	Dex 13	You can charge through one ally’s space	SFCRB
Shot on the Run	Combat	Dex 15, Mobility, base attack bonus +4	Make a ranged attack at any point during movement	SFCRB
Parting Shot	Combat	Dex 15, Mobility, Shot on the Run, base attack bonus +6	Make a single ranged attack when withdrawing	SFCRB
Sidestep	Combat	Dex 15, Mobility or trick attack	Take guarded step as a reaction when a foe misses you with melee attack	SFCRB
Improved Sidestep	Combat	Dex 17, Mobility or trick attack class feature, Sidestep	Reduce penalties from Sidestep	SFCRB
Spring Attack	Combat	Dex 15, Mobility, base attack bonus +4	Move before and after a melee attack	SFCRB
Multi-Weapon Fighting	Combat	—	Reduce the penalty for full attacks when using multiple small arms or operative melee weapons	SFCRB
Mystic Strike	Combat	Ability to cast spells	Melee and ranged attacks count as magic	SFCRB
Nimble Moves	Combat	Dex 15	Ignore 20 feet of difficult terrain when you move	SFCRB
Opening Volley	Combat	—	+2 bonus to a melee attack against a target you damaged with a ranged attack	SFCRB
Penetrating Attack	Combat	Base attack bonus +12	Reduce enemy’s DR and energy resistance against your weapons by 5	SFCRB
Quick Draw	Combat	Base attack bonus +1	Draw a weapon as a swift action	SFCRB
Slippery Shooter	Combat	Dex 15, base attack bonus +6	+3 bonus to AC against attacks of opportunity when making ranged attacks	SFCRB
Small Arm Proficiency	Combat	—	No penalty to attacks with small arms	SFCRB
Longarm Proficiency	Combat	Small Arm Proficiency	No penalty to attacks with longarms	SFCRB
Weapon Proficiency (Heavy)	Combat	Str 13, Longarm Proficiency, Small Arm Proficiency	No penalty to attacks with heavy weapons	SFCRB
Special Weapon Proficiency	Combat	Basic Melee Weapon Proficiency or Small Arm Proficiency	No penalty to attacks with one special weapon	SFCRB
Sniper Weapon Proficiency	Combat	—	No penalty to attacks with sniper weapons	SFCRB
Spry Cover	Combat	Base attack bonus +1	Covering fire grants a +4 bonus to an ally’s Acrobatics check to tumble	SFCRB
Stand Still	Combat	—	Make an attack of opportunity to stop a foe’s movement	SFCRB
Improved Stand Still	Combat	Stand Still	+4 bonus to melee attacks with Stand Still	SFCRB
Step Up	Combat	Base attack bonus +1	Take a guarded step as a reaction to an adjacent foe moving	SFCRB
Step Up and Strike	Combat	Dex 13, Step Up, base attack bonus +6	Make an attack of opportunity as part of Step Up	SFCRB
Suppressive Fire	Combat	Base attack bonus +1, proficiency with heavy weapons	Provide covering fire or harrying fire in an area	SFCRB
Strike Back	Combat	Base attack bonus +1	Ready an action to make a melee attack against a foe with reach	SFCRB
Unfriendly Fire	Combat	Bluff 5 ranks	Trick an attacker into shooting at another enemy adjacent to you	SFCRB
Weapon Focus	Combat	Proficiency with selected weapon type	+1 bonus to attack rolls with selected weapon type	SFCRB
Versatile Focus	Combat	Weapon Focus	+1 bonus to attack rolls with all weapon types you are proficient with	SFCRB
Weapon Specialization	Combat	Character level 3rd, proficiency with selected weapon type	Deal extra damage with selected weapon type	SFCRB
Versatile Specialization	Combat	Weapon Specialization, character level 3rd	Deal extra damage with all weapon types you are proficient with	SFCRB