More Faction Feats: Sodkillers

Chapter IV of the Planescape Campaign Setting presents 9 faction feats for each faction. The number nine being 3 times 3, it’s in accord with the Rule of Threes, but there’s still room for improvement. What’s better than 3 x 3, you ask? Well, for starters, 3 x 3 x 3, or three to the third degree.Here, then, are nine new feats for the Sodkillers. See end of article for a list of previously published faction feat collections.

Feat Descriptions:

BRUTALITY [General] The manner in which you deal with fallen foes sows doubt in the hearts of survivors. Faction: Sodkillers. Prerequisite: Str 15, Cha 11, Cleave, Kill Count, Killing Blow, Power Attack. Benefit: When you make a successful coup de grace attack against a target of at least ½ your HD total, all opponents that witness the kill must make a Will saving throw (DC 10 +½ your character level +your Charisma modifier) or become shaken for the rest of the encounter. Creatures with higher HD totals than your own are unaffected. This is an extraordinary fear effect. Special: A fighter may select Brutality as one of his fighter bonus feats.

DISILLUSIONED [General] Your resolve and experience girds you against effects that would sway a lesser man. Faction: Sodkillers, Fated. Prerequisite: Cha 13, character level 4th. Benefit: You gain a +4 bonus on Will saves against charm and fear effects.

HARD OF HEART [General, Faction-Dependent] Do what must be done. Do not hesitate. Show no mercy. Faction: Sodkillers, Harmonium. Prerequisite: Iron Will, any non-chaotic, non-good alignment. Benefit: You deal with weak enemies quickly, efficiently, and without remorse. You have a +2 competence bonus on weapon attack an damage rolls against all creatures whose Hit Dice total is equal to or lesser than your own minus 4.

KILL COUNT, IMPROVED [General, Faction-Dependent] Most Sodkillers measure their own worth by their prowess in combat, finding inner power when they defeat a worthy opponent. Faction: Sodkillers. Prerequisite: Str 15, Cha 11, Cleave, Kill Count, Power Attack. Benefit: Whenever you kill an opponent of equal or higher HD in melee combat, you gain a +2 morale bonus on Fortitude and Will saving throws for the rest of the encounter. If you killed this opponent by performing a coup de grace, you gain a +3 bonus instead. This bonus is in addition to the attack and damage bonuses provided by the Kill Count feat. Special: A fighter may select Improved Kill Count as one of his fighter bonus feats.

LOCKING GRASP [General] Let 'em try and wriggle free, it's their own bones they'll be breaking. Faction: Sodkillers. Prerequisite: Armor Proficiency (medium), grapple modifier +5. Benefit: When you make a successful melee attack with a gauntlet or spiked gauntlet against an opponent wearing light or no armor, you can attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity. If you win this grapple check, you pin the foe and can automatically deal gauntlet damage each round you maintain the pin; you can choose to deal nonlethal damage without the usual -4 penalty. Note that most medium and heavy armors (except breastplate) come with gauntlets. Special: A fighter may select Locking Grasp as one of his fighter bonus feats.

QUICK STRIKE [General] Catch 'em off balance, and half the work is done. Faction: Sodkillers. Prerequisite: Bluff 4 ranks, Sleight of Hand 2 ranks, Quick Draw. Benefit: Once per encounter, if you draw a weapon and attack with it in the same round without moving more than 5 feet, your target is denied its Dexterity bonus to AC. Special: A fighter may select Quick Strike as one of his fighter bonus feats.

QUICK SPELL STRIKE [General] You are well aware of the fact that when it comes to spell-slinging, the one who draws first usually has the upper hand. Faction: Sodkillers. Prerequisite: Bluff 4 ranks, Sleight of Hand 2 ranks, Quicken Spell. Benefit: When casting a quickened spell, you can apply one of the following bonuses to it. A +1 bonus on your effective caster level, a +2 bonus on the saving throw DC, a +2 bonus on the caster level check to bypass spell resistance, or a +4 bonus on the melee or ranged touch attack roll. You choose which benefit to use each time you cast a quickened spell.

RETALIATORY STRIKE [Style] I let each sod cut me once before I take him down. Count the scars to see how many have died. Faction: Sodkillers. Prerequisite: Dex 13, Bluff 4 ranks, Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Improved Initiative. Benefit: While fighting defensively or using Combat Expertise, you gain an attack of opportunity against every foe that deals damage to you in melee. Only the foe's first successful attack in a round provokes this attack of opportunity; subsequent hits in the same round do not. Special: A fighter may select Retaliatory Strike as one of his fighter bonus feats.

TARGET FOCUS [General] As a determined investigator, your full attention is on the unfortunate berk's you're after. Faction: Sodkillers, Harmonium. Prerequisite: Gather Information 4 ranks, Sense Motive 4 ranks. Benefit: You gain a +4 competence bonus on Gather Information, Listen, Search, Sense Motive, and Spot checks against a creature currently designated as your target. To be designated as a target, a creature must be known to you (either first- or second-hand), and you must have either been issued an order to apprehend it, or personally witnessed it commit a punishable offense within your zone of authority. (These criteria are purposefully left open for DM and player interpretation.) You can apply this bonus to more than one target at the same time, but only if they are both wanted for the same crime.

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