Feats

Feats are powerful passive or active features a character can select at certain levels during the level up process.

Feat Selection Levels

At levels 4, 8, 12, 16, and 20, characters must choose to take either a Feat or two points of Ability Score Improvement. Some Feats also include a single point of Ability Score Improvement.

Fighters uniquely receive more Feats/Ability Score Improvements than other classes, at levels 4, 6, 8, 12, 14, 16, and 20.

Available Feats

Ability Improvement

Note: While technically not a Feat, Ability Improvement is offered within the Feat Selection menu.

• Increase one Ability Score by 2, or two Ability Scores by 1.
• You can't increase an Ability Score above 20 using this feature.

Athlete

• Increase Strength or Dexterity by 1, to a maximum of 20.
• When you are Prone, standing up uses less movement.

Defensive Duellist

• When attacked with a melee attack, use your Reaction to increase your  Armour Class by 2, potentially causing the attack to miss.
• Prerequisite: you must be wielding a Finesse Weapon with which you are Proficient.

Dual Wielder

• Gain a +1 bonus to  Armour Class while wielding a melee weapon in each hand.
• You can use two-weapon fighting even if your weapons aren't Light.

Great Weapon Master

• When an attack with a Melee Weapon lands a Critical Hit or kills a creature, you can make another Melee Weapon Attack as a Bonus Action that turn.
• When attacking with Heavy Melee Weapons you are Proficient with, Attack Rolls take a -5 penalty, but their damage increases by 10.
  • (This is a Toggleable Passive Effect; see Great Weapon Master: All In for more information.)

Heavily Armoured

(Requires Medium Armour Proficiency)

• Increase your Strength by 1, to a maximum of 20.
• Gain Proficiency with Heavy armour.

Moderately Armoured

(Requires Light Armour Proficiency)

• Increase your Strength or Dexterity by 1, to a maximum of 20.
• Gain Proficiency with Medium armour and Shields.

Lightly Armoured

• Increase your Strength or Dexterity by 1, to a maximum of 20.
• Gain Proficiency with Light armour.

Magic Initiate: Bard

• Learn 2 Cantrips and a 1st-level Spell from the Bard spell list.
• You can cast the 1st-level Spell once per Long Rest. Your Spellcasting Modifier for all three spells is Charisma.

Magic Initiate: Cleric

• Learn 2 Cantrips and a 1st-level Spell from the Cleric spell list.
• You can cast the 1st-level Spell once per Long Rest. Your Spellcasting Modifier for all three spells is Wisdom.

Magic Initiate: Druid

• Learn 2 Cantrips and a 1st-level Spell from the Druid spell list.
• You can cast the 1st-level Spell once per Long Rest. Your Spellcasting Modifier for all three spells is Wisdom.

Magic Initiate: Sorcerer

• Learn 2 Cantrips and a 1st-level Spell from the Sorcerer spell list.
• You can cast the 1st-level Spell once per Long Rest. Your Spellcasting Modifier for all three spells is Charisma.

Magic Initiate: Warlock

• Learn 2 Cantrips and a 1st-level Spell from the Warlock spell list.
• You can cast the 1st-level Spell once per Long Rest. Your Spellcasting Modifier for all three spells is Charisma.

Magic Initiate: Wizard

• Learn 2 Cantrips and a 1st-level Spell from the Wizard spell list.
• You can cast the 1st-level Spell once per Long Rest. Your Spellcasting Modifier for all three spells is Intelligence.

Martial Adept

• Learn two manoeuvres from the Battle Master archetype and receive 1 (additional) Superiority Die to fuel them.
• You regain expended Superiority Dice after a Short or Long Rest.

Mobile

• Your Movement Speed increases by 3m / 10ft.
• When you use the Dash action, difficult terrain doesn't slow you down.
• If you move after making a melee attack, you don't provoke an Opportunity Attack from that target.

Performer

• Increase your Charisma by 1, to a maximum of 20.
• Gain Musical Instrument Proficiency.

Shield Master

• Gain a +2 bonus to Dexterity Saving Throws when wielding a Shield.
• If a spell forces you to make a Dexterity Saving Throw, you can use your Reaction to shield yourself and diminish the effect's damage.
  • On a failed save, you only take half damage.
  • On a successful save, you don't take any damage, even if you normally would.

Skilled

• You gain Proficiency in 3 Skills of your choice.

Tough

• Hit Point maximum increased by 2 for each level.

Weapon Master

• Increase your Strength or Dexterity by 1, to a maximum of 20.
• Gain Proficiency with four Weapon types of your choice.