Tome Skill Feats

Back to Main Page → 3.5e Homebrew → Tome Material

Add your own skill feat to Dungeons & Dragons Wiki by clicking the link and following the instructions.

Tome Skill Feats

These feats were introduced in Races of War and scale with your ranks in a given skill.

Skill Feats

Name	Prerequisite(s)	Skill	Summary
Acquirer's Eye	None	Appraise	You know what you want, even if other people have it right now.
Acrobatic	None	Tumble	You can totally flip out and kill someone with your gymnastic prowess.
Alchemical Experimentation	None	Craft (Alchemy)	You brew strange serums and use yourself as a test subject, either in the cause of Science or for darker ends.
Alertness	None	Listen	Your ears are so sharp you probably wouldn't miss your eyes.
Animal Affinity	None	Handle Animal	You're one of those people animals just won't leave alone for no apparent reason.
Apprentice of the Sublime Way	None or Sublime Inspired	Martial Lore	Master the sublime way.
Army of Demons	None	Knowledge (The Planes)	You have an army of planar crazy crap.
Art Major	None	Profession (Painter)	By dabbling in the skilled art of painting you gain some of the powers of the mighty Painter.
Aura of Menace	None	Intimidate	"Hand me my wallet. It's the one that says "Badass motherfucker" on it"
Battlefield Surgeon	None	Heal	You like to cut people open with a saw. But it's good for them. Seriously.
Bearer of Terror	None	Intimidate	Remember kids! Every man knows when to... RUN LIKE A LITTLE BITCH!"
Beastmaster, Red Rob Version	None	Handle Animal	You have a loyal animal companion that shares your adventures.
Bio-Engineer	None	Knowledge (Nature)	You can create life and various biological components with both mastery and ease.
Brutal Strike	None	Hide	Your precision strikes target the enemies’ weak points for massive damage.
Bureaucrat	None	Appraise	You have a functioning guild that makes stuff for you and gives you money.
Clockwork Centurion	None	Craft	You are served by an array of mechanical and magically-animated servants.
Combat Casting	None	Concentration	Having a sword sticking out of your chest doesn't noticeably impede your ability to do... well, just about anything.
Combat Casting, Red Rob Version	None	Concentration	You have managed to overcome your crippling personal space issues.
Computer Wizard	None	Program	You are a master at working with codes, hacking and other cybernonsense.
Con Artist	None	Bluff	You can fool some of the people, all of the time.
Con Man	None	Bluff	Con men are experts at being the "face" of an operation, distracting others or getting places unnoticed.
Connected	None	Diplomacy	You have friends in high place, low places too. In fact, it’s surprising anyone dislikes you.
Cryptographer	None	Decipher Script	You're good at reading things no one intended you to.
Darkstalker	None	Hide	You are one of the creatures creeping and stalking in the night.
Dashing Swordsman	None	Tumble	Suits of armour and greatswords are for wimps. Real men wear silk.
Deft Fingers	None	Sleight of Hand	Your amazing manual dexterity is the talk of princes and princesses.
Demolition Expert	None	Knowledge (Engineering)	Thing 'Go Boom!' when you are around, you are a master at explosion and making thing crumble.
Desert Dweller, Tome	Must have spent at least 1 year in the desert.	Survival	You are a desert dude, born and raised. Because of this, you are adept at surviving in harsh conditions.
Detective	None	Gather Information	You're good at finding things out just by conversing with townsfolk.
Disabling Strike	None	Disable Device	You are an expert at breaking things.
Dominate Vestige	None	Knowledge (The Planes)	Your mastery of soul binding allow you to make vestiges subservient to you, of course if they do gain control it often mean trouble.
Doorman	None	Open Lock	You have complete mastery of portals.
Dreadful Demeanor	None	Intimidate	People know you're a badass motherfvcker the instant you enter the room.
Expert Counterfeiter	None	Forgery	You aren't a common forger, you're an artiste.
Extraordinary Spell Aim	None	Spellcraft	You can sling spells better than the rest.
Fiendbinder	None	Knowledge (The Planes)	You are both extremely capable of binding fiend at your service and fighting them off, both come in handy in your life.
Fire Dancer	None	Perform (Dance)	Dance around your enemies and watch them burn. Inspired by Ignan Soul.
Focused Psionic	Able to manifest 1st level powers, power pool	Autohypnosis	Gain scaling bonuses to becoming psionically focused.
Forked Tongue	None	Bluff	You have a forked tongue, which allow to provoke and piss off people off like no others.
Friendenstein	Puppet the Dead class feature	Knowledge(Arcana)	You get very attached to the results of your experiments.
Ghost Step	None	Move Silently	You might as well be incorporeal for all the noise you make.
Hedge Witch	No Levels in the Codex Witch class.	Spellcraft	You may not be a full hexer, but you certainly picked a trick or two when someone wandered in your abodes.
Herb Mixer	Survival 4 Ranks, Craft (Alchemy) 4 Ranks	Heal	With a lot of green herbs and a slight bit of red herb you can make those sword wounds go like it was nothing.
Initiate of the Magnum Opus	Int 15+	Craft (Alchemy)	You receive an increased learning of alchemy through a complete work which will make you an outstanding alchemist.
Innate Invisibility	Must have the [Air] subtype	Hide	You can conceal yourself from the world.
Inquisitor	None	Sense Motive	You are an adept at reading the thoughts of those around you, learning the truth and generally snooping around in the brain of people.
Investigator	None	Search	You have an eye for detail and so much patience that going through a 100' by 100' room inch-by-inch doesn't even try it.
Invigorating Dance	Bardic music, bardic dance, or virtuous performance	Perform (dance)	Grant an ally an extra turn through the power of dance.
Item Master	None	Use Magic Device	You make magic items do things you want.
Leadership	None	Diplomacy	You convince people that obeying you is a good career move.
Leap of the Heavens	None	Jump	You jump good.
Legendary Wrangler	None	Use Rope	No one can tell where you end and your ropes begin.
Lord of Death	None	Knowledge (Religion)	A whole bunch of skeletons and crap show up to fight under your tattered banner.
Lord of Madness	None	Knowledge (Dungeoneering)	Through research of the dark dreams from beyond, or perhaps you own tainted blood, you have found the way of becoming one of the nightmarish creature itself.
Lorekeeper	None	Knowledge	You are a delving scholar and keeper of knowledge, you acquire ancient lore and unlock the secret of the past.
Mad Corpsecrafter	None	Knowledge (Religion)	You are a master corpsecrafter, much like Doctor Frankeinstein. Any undead you create are tougher, stronger and overall better.
Magical Aptitude	None	Spellcraft	You're crazy good at manipulating magic.
Many-Faced	None	Disguise	You change identities so often even you don't remember what you look like anymore.
Master Craftsman	None	Craft	The items you make are famous around the world for superior craftsmanship.
Master of Masks	None	Perform (Acting or Comedy)	You are a master of masks, you have the ability to summon supernatural masks and gain great powers from them.
Master of Terror	None	Intimidate	You scare people so bad they follow you around hoping you won't hurt them.
Masterwork Smith	None	Craft	You are a master smith, crafting items better and faster than any other man or woman.
Monster Rancher	None	Handle Animal	You can breed and train a large number of crazy beasts.
Motivational Performer	Cha 13, Bardic Music class feature	Perform	Your performances inspire your allies beyond what they thought themselves capable of! You're like that Tony Robbins guy or something.
Mounted Combat	None	Ride	You are at your best when fighting with an ally that you are sitting on.
Music Major	None	Perform	Through your performances you are able to evoke physical manifestations.
Natural Empath	None	Sense Motive	You read people like books.
Occultist	None	Knowledge (Forbidden Lore)	You play with power not meant to be played with, whether to destroy them or use them for your own gains.
Outdoorsman	None	Survival	You are a man who lives in nature, separated from the vices of civilization.
Overland Rush	None	Survival	You've got some distance to cover. Best do it in a montage, it's faster that way.
Pathfinder	None	Survival	You can find your way even when it would be impossible for others.
Perceptive, Falin Version	Spot & Listen must be class skills for you	Perception	Instead of choosing to listen for something or look for it, you can do both
Persuasive	None	Diplomacy	When you tell you people something that contradicts the evidence of their own eyes, they believe you.
Pose Expertise	Cha 13	Perform	You are the master of the dramatic pose, which affects those around you with the power of your fighting spirit.
Professional Luddite	None	Disable Device	You've learned to break machines because you're an antitechnology fanatic -- or maybe you just work for the local protection racket.
Protected by Spirits	None	Knowledge (Religion)	You are watched over and protected by a Guardian spirit.
Psionic Precognition	Must be able to manifest at least one power from the Seer discipline list.	Autohypnosis	Your psionic abilities have granted you significant precognitive powers.
Secret Identity	None	Disguise	You have built up a secret Identity, to help keep your loved ones safe.
Self-Taught Chemist	No Levels in the Chemist class.	Craft (Alchemy)	You may not have graduated from the Alchemist College, but your self-taught skills can make a potion or two.
Sharp-Eyed	None	Spot	Nothing escapes you.
Sidestep, Red Rob Version	None	Tumble	You can avoid attacks using your incredible acrobatics.
Slippery Contortionist	None	Escape Artist	Your childhood nickname was "Greasy the Pig," but now people call you "The Great Hamster."
Spellbound Familiar	None	Spellcraft	You possess the ability to summon a familiar as an extension of your will.
Steady Stance	None	Balance	You can fight just about anywhere.
Stealthy	None	Hide	If someone sees you, you have to kill them.
Stunt Driver	None	Ride	You can perform miracles with a good vehicle or mount.
Sublime Inspired	if a martial discipline is desired that offers psi-like, spell-like, or supernatural maneuvers; then one must have a feat, racial trait, or class feature that already allows tapping into such energies., Cannot already be a martial adept. Also	the key skill of the respective Martial Discipline	This feat is designed to add flavor to any class by exploiting one of their given class skills and further expressing said skill through the sublime arts without having to multiclass as a martial adept.
Super Scaler	None	Climb	You stick to walls like glue. Or something.
Swift Feet	None	Tumble	People are somewhat irritated by your tendency to walk in circles around them.
Swim Like a Fish	None	Swim	You're at least as home in the water as you are on land.
Technologist	None	Knowledge (Engineering)	You are an expert at figuring out what technology does and how to make it work.
Telepathic Collective	None	Psicraft	You have powerful telepathic abilities which you use to organize people and do networking.
Track	None	Survival	You feel at home no matter where you are.
Tricky Grappler	Improved Unarmed Strike	Escape Artist	Being a luchador isn't always about having the biggest muscles.
Tyrant	None	Intimidate	You push people around and get larger and larger groups trapped in the iron gauntlet of your brutal rule.
Virtuoso	None	Perform	You are a virtuoso, your attract the attention of people and can move heart to hope and despair or perhaps do something truly magical.
Vital Strike	None	Move Silently	You can pinpoint an enemy's vitals when their guard is down.
Willing Influence, Scaling	None	Knowledge (The Planes)	You gain access to great power when you surrender yourself to the influence of vestiges.

Tome of Prowess Skill Feats

These feats follow the same format and style, but assume you are using the Tome of Prowess. Feats in this section may be used in games that do not use that work, but will need to be adapted to SRD skills and may need minor power changes as well.

Tome of Prowess Skill Feats

Name	Prerequisite(s)	ToP Skill	Summary
Battlefield Apothecary	None	Healing	As the man with the meds on the front lines, everyone pretty much loves you.
Beastmaster	None	Creature Handling	Creatures of all types have a thing for you.
Blood Magister	None	Healing	You know of blood, and derive great power from it.
Dilettante Necromancer	None	Arcana	You think the undead pretty neat, but might not be interested in all of that specialist spellcasting stuff.
Dimensional Wrangler	None	Survival	You could wrangle a blink dog or a pocket dimension with the right knot.
Dread Chill	None	Intimidation	The horror of your presence is so great that the air grows cold.
Earth Diver	None	Athletics	You can treat earth as if it were a liquid, gaining assorted defensive and mobility benefits.
Enduring Physiology	None	Endurance	If things got really bad, you could always just hide under a rock for a century or two until they improved.
Master of Minds	None	Concentration	By mastering your own mind, you gain power over the minds of others.
Metaphysical Escapist	None	Escape Artistry	You can temporarily free yourself from gravity, the prime material plane, and (eventually) your physical form.
Shaman of the Land	None	Geomancy	The spirits of the animals are your friends.
Skin Like Armour	None	Endurance	You're so tough that you can walk around naked and people still can't hurt you.
Theologist	None	Thaumaturgy	Your learning of divine matters gives you power from a deity.
Touch Me If You Can	None	Acrobatics	Nobody can quite put a finger on you. Or anything else, for that matter.
Traceless Stalker	None	Stealth	You might as well be incorporeal for all the traces you leave behind.
Trendsetting Xenophile	None	Affability	You are gregarious, shockingly popular and humble too!
Unseen Assailant	None	Stealth	You specialize in stabbing your opponent in the face while somehow remaining hidden.