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{{OGL Top}} == Spelltouched Feats == In this variant, a character who has been the target of a spell sometimes finds that some of its magic rubs off on him or her permanently, leaving an echo of the original spell. A character who has alter self cast on her many times, for example, may develop the spell-like ability to alter her features into the specific form she's most familiar with. Beneficial spells can linger on a character like magic radiation, bestowing an advantage somehow related to the original spell. In contrast, some PCs have a homeopathic reaction to hostile spells; by suffering the effects of a spell, they develop a countermeasure to it. Such spelltouched characters are a mystery to academic-minded spellcasters, who can't reliably duplicate the process by repeatedly casting the same spell on a subject. Magic interacts with each individual in a subtly different way. Accordingly, the only way to become eligible to select a spelltouched feat is to have been exposed to (that is, targeted by or otherwise affected by) one of the spells associated with the feat. If the spell allows a save, you must have failed a saving throw against it at least once, whether intentionally or not. After meeting the prerequisite, you may select a spelltouched feat when your character would otherwise qualify for a feat. The exposure is the game-world explanation for your new power, and the feat choice is the trade-off that keeps the game balanced. === Metagame Analysis: Spelltouched Feats === Standard feats rarely give your character overtly magical powers. Instead, they represent outstanding natural ability or rigorous training. Some feats such as Spell Focus, Spell Penetration, and metamagic feats make your existing magic better in some respect, but they don't give you magical power you didn't already have. Spelltouched feats break that rule wide open, giving characters abilities previously impossible without the aid of magic. But they're balanced against standard feats, so characters who choose them aren't necessarily more powerful than their nonspelltouched counterparts. If you use this variant, you'll find that magic becomes incrementally more important in your game, and even characters who rely on their martial prowess, such as fighters, sometimes manifest a magical effect. Because these feats are variants, they employ other game mechanics rarely seen in feats, such as a drawback that accompanies the feat or a limited number of uses per day or week. === Feats Table === {| class="zebra d20" |+ Table: Spelltouched Feats |- ! Feat !! Prerequisites !! Benefit |- class="odd" | [[UA:Accurate Jaunt (Feat)|Accurate Jaunt]] | Exposure to ''[[SRD:Greater Teleport|greater teleport]]'', ''[[SRD:Plane Shift|plane shift]]'', ''[[SRD:Teleport|teleport]]'', or ''[[SRD:Shadow Walk|shadow walk]]'' | Better chance of successfully traveling between planes |- | [[UA:Bladeproof Skin (Feat)|Bladeproof Skin]] | Exposure to ''[[SRD:Stoneskin|stoneskin]]'' or ''[[SRD:Iron Body|iron body]]'' | Gain [[SRD:DR|damage reduction]] 3/bludgeoning |- class="odd" | [[UA:Breadth of Knowledge (Feat)|Breadth of Knowledge]] | Exposure to ''[[SRD:Legend Lore|legend lore]]'' or ''[[SRD:Vision|vision]]'' | All your [[SRD:Knowledge (Skill)|Knowledge]] checks treated as trained |- | [[UA:Conductivity (Feat)|Conductivity]] | Exposure to ''[[SRD:Call Lightning|call lightning]]'', ''[[SRD:Lightning Bolt|lightning bolt]]'', or ''[[SRD:Chain Lightning|chain lightning]]'' | After taking electricity damage, send out a line of electricity that affects one target within 30 feet |- class="odd" | [[UA:Controlled Immolation (Feat)|Controlled Immolation]] | Exposure to ''[[SRD:Fireball|fireball]]'' or delayed blast ''[[SRD:Fireball|fireball]]'' | Take no damage from catching on fire; opponents that strike you in melee take 1d6 points of fire damage |- | [[UA:Eyes to the Sky (Feat)|Eyes to the Sky]] | Exposure to ''[[SRD:Scrying|scrying]]'' or ''[[SRD:Greater Scrying|greater scrying]]'' | Automatically spot magical scrying sensor within 40 feet |- class="odd" | [[UA:False Pretenses (Feat)|False Pretenses]] | Exposure to ''charm'' or ''dominate'' spell | Mislead opponent into thinking you are ''charmed'' or ''dominated'' |- | [[UA:Ineluctable Echo (Feat)|Ineluctable Echo]] | Exposure to ''[[SRD:Wail of the Banshee|wail of the banshee]]'' or any ''power word'' spell | Caster who targets you with a ''power word spell'' or ''[[SRD:Wail of the Banshee|wail of the banshee]]'' is also affected by spell |- class="odd" | [[UA:Life Leech (Feat)|Life Leech]] | Exposure to death touch granted power or ''[[SRD:Death Knell|death knell]]'' spell | Each creature within 30 feet that has -1 to -9 hp loses 1 hp, which you gain as temporary hit points |- | [[UA:Live My Nightmare (Feat)|Live My Nightmare]] | Exposure to ''[[SRD:Phantasmal Killer|phantasmal killer]]'' | Send nightmarish vision against creature that targets you with divination effect |- class="odd" | [[UA:Momentary Alteration (Feat)|Momentary Alteration]] | Exposure to ''[[SRD:Alter Self|alter self]]'' | Use ''[[SRD:Alter Self|alter self]]'' as spell-like ability for 1 minute once per day |- | [[UA:Naturalized Denizen (Feat)|Naturalized Denizen]] | Exposure to ''[[SRD:Dimensional Anchor|dimensional anchor]]'' | You are never treated as extraplanar creature |- class="odd" | [[UA:Omniscient Whispers (Feat)|Omniscient Whispers]] | Exposure to ''[[SRD:Commune|commune]]'' or ''[[SRD:Contact Other Plane|contact other plane]]'' |Receive answer to one question per week as if you had cast a ''[[SRD:Commune|commune]]'' spell |- | [[UA:Photosynthetic Skin (Feat)|Photosynthetic Skin]] | Exposure to ''[[SRD:Barkskin|barkskin]]'' | Gain +2 to natural armor when outside during the day |- class="odd" | [[UA:Polar Chill (Feat)|Polar Chill]] | Exposure to ''[[SRD:Cone of Cold|cone of cold]]'' or ''[[SRD:Ice Storm|ice storm]]'' | Create patch of icy ground that hampers movement |- | [[UA:Residual Rebound (Feat)|Residual Rebound]] | Exposure to spell resistance or spell turning | If you roll natural 20 on save against targeted spell, effect of spell turns back on caster |- class="odd" | [[UA:Stench of the Dead (Feat)|Stench of the Dead]] | Exposure to ''[[SRD:Ghoul Touch|ghoul touch]]'' or ''[[SRD:Vampiric Touch|vampiric touch]]'' | Carrion stench causes those adjacent to you to become sickened |} {{UA Building Characters Footer}}
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