Races of Wild

CHAPTER 6CHARACTEROPTIONSIllus. by M. Faulkner152You ignore any penalties on your Move Silently checksincurred by noisy or very noisy terrain (see the Move Silentlyskill description, page 79 of the Player’s Handbook).MAGIC OF THE LANDYour intimate understanding of the natural world allowsyou to imbue your spells with life-giving magical powerfrom the land itself.Prerequisites: Concentration 5 ranks, Knowledge (nature)5 ranks, Spellcraft 5 ranks, caster level 1st.Benefit: When in a natural setting, you can draw onthe power of the land to imbue your spells withhealing power. For the purpose of thisfeat, a natural setting is defined asany location not within a communityand not a constructedarea. “Natural setting” includesunworked caverns,but not crafted dungeonsand the like.To use the feat, you mustsucceed on a Knowledge(nature) check (DC 15+ spell level), made as afree action while castinga spell. You can’t take 10on this check. If you succeed,each target of yourspell is healed of 2 pointsof damage per spell level,in addition to the spell’snormal effects. If thespell doesn’t have a targetentry, this feat has no effect.This healing poweris positive energy, so anundead creature insteadtakes 2 points of damageper spell level. An unwillingcreature can attempt aWill save (at the spell’s normalsave DC) to negate this effect. If the skill check fails,the prepared spell or spell slot is lost.You cannot use this feat on any spell with an alignmentdescriptor, nor with any necromancy spell. The natural worldfavors balance in all things, and thus does not support specificalignment-based magic, nor can its life-giving power be usedto enhance the magic of death.PLUNGING SHOTYou can use the force of gravity to make your ranged attacksdeal extra damage if your target is below you.Prerequisites: Dex 13, Point Blank Shot.Benefit: If your target is at least 30 feet lower than you,you deal an extra 1d6 points of damage with a thrown orprojectile weapon.The Underfoot Combat feat allows Lidda to nip at an ettin’s anklesSHARED FURYYour fearsome rage spurs your animal companion togreater heights.Prerequisites: Handle Animal 4 ranks, animal companionclass feature, rage class feature.Benefit: When you rage, your animal companion gainsthe same benefits and penalties from your rage that you do,but only if it is within 5 feet of you. The companion’s rageends when your rage ends, or as soon as you are no longerwithin 5 feet of your companion.UNDERFOOT COMBATYou can enter the space that a foe atleast two size categories bigger thanyou occupies.Prerequisites: Small or smaller,Tumble 10 ranks.Benefit: You can move intoor through a square occupied bya creature at least two size categorieslarger than you. Youdo not provoke attacks ofopportunity for doing so.While you are in a squareoccupied by a creature at leasttwo size categories largerthan you, you gain the benefitof soft cover (+4 bonus to AC)against all attacks, includingthose of the creature whosespace you occupy.Normal: Without this feat,you can move through squaresoccupied by a creature at leastthree size categories largerthan you, or a creature threesize categories smaller than you(or any creature, if you are Tinyor smaller).YONDALLA’S SENSEYou display a shrewd perception of danger. Other halflingssay the blessing of Yondalla is upon you.Prerequisite: Halfling.Benefit: You add your Wisdom bonus on initiativechecks.TACTICAL FEATSFirst introduced in Complete Warrior, tactical feats allowcharacters to use a variety of powerful offensive or defensivemaneuvers in combat.If you’re playing a character who has a tactical feat, it’s yourresponsibility to keep track of the actions you’re performingas you set up the maneuver that the feat enables you to