tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post8700296116342318561..comments2024-03-23T08:21:07.075-07:00Comments on Points of Light: Rule-of-Three 09/12/2011David Guyllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299128722345607123noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-1424671800049413832011-09-13T06:01:35.930-07:002011-09-13T06:01:35.930-07:00It's funny that they mention the Feat Tax issu...It's funny that they mention the Feat Tax issue. Nearly everyone in my group picks up Expertise and Improved Defenses, and no one bitches about feat tax. The concept of "Feat Tax" stems from an entitlement mentality. People gripe that "I only get X feats, and I have to waste two of them." It's a lot of crap. Imagine if people said that Toughness was a feat tax and that every class should just start with 5 more hit points. It's exactly the same argument. Then you'd have a lot of armchair game designers getting angry on the forums, and spouting out a lot of derivative math they've come up with to justify why they're being robbed of 5hp every time they make a new character.<br /><br />Regarding the feats in question, you probably ought to take them, but you get to choose when and where you want to take them along your path. Maybe you've balanced your stats, and you don't need Improved Defenses until Paragon. Hell, maybe your character concept says "I'm willing to take some hits", and you never plan on taking it. The point is, you get to choose, and that's what feats were designed for in the first place. Stuff you want, but that you're able to control when you get it.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02001763786534985344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-80811990824989510232011-09-12T23:20:12.618-07:002011-09-12T23:20:12.618-07:00one way i saw another DM handle it was by allowing...one way i saw another DM handle it was by allowing his players to pick 3 craft jobs and whenever they used the standard skills and it was related to one of those craft job fields , they would get a +2 bonus to skill checks.Victor Hurtadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12254075841373767921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-86248947844505369922011-09-12T22:19:16.917-07:002011-09-12T22:19:16.917-07:00I like the way you think. My perspective on Mearls...I like the way you think. My perspective on Mearls' articles is very much in line with yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com