Fey Heritage Feat? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Fey Heritage Feat? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Straploknight
03-27-08, 09:43 PM I'm sure I know the answer, but I thought I might back it up with some expertise.

+3 bonus vs enchantments, does it stack or does it replace an exsisting racial ability (say the current race already has a +2 bonus vs enchantments)

Seems to me the fey heritage feat would replace rather than stack?
Lord Karsus
03-27-08, 11:20 PM -Where is this Feat from?
Straploknight
03-27-08, 11:30 PM Complete Mage, I happened to be thumbing through the book and I came across the fey heritage feats which grant a few extra spell-like abilites and for giggles I decided to bang out a Szarkai (albino drow) elf and see what the spell-like ability count ended up with all the fey heritage feats and various drow feats that grant additional spell-like abilites (which works out to 20 btw), anyways the entry feat Fey Heritage grants a +3 Will bonus vs enchantment effects. So in the case of the Szarkai does it overide the racial +2 bonus vs enchantments or does it stack with it.
Lord Karsus
03-27-08, 11:33 PM -I was thinking of rebuilding the stats of the Star Elves, and this is a feat that would certainly apply to them, at first glance.
18DELTA
03-27-08, 11:42 PM -Are they different bonuses. It looks like one is a racial bonus and one is a will bonus. SO...I would say they stack. "Complete Mage" is a very, very good book IMHO. :D

18DELTA:cool:
Straploknight
03-27-08, 11:47 PM -I was thinking of rebuilding the stats of the Star Elves, and this is a feat that would certainly apply to them, at first glance.

I'd say if you wanted to play up the fey aspect they might work pretty good, you start with the vs. enchantment bonus, add some spell-like abilites and end up with some damage resistance, if you take the whole feat tree it predisposes the creature in question to enchantment specialization and/or being a warlock.
Straploknight
03-27-08, 11:48 PM -Are they different bonuses. It looks like one is a racial bonus and one is a will bonus. SO...I would say they stack. "Complete Mage" is a very, very good book IMHO. :D

18DELTA:cool:

Yeah its been a pretty interesting read, I picked it up today on a whim when I was looking for complete scoundrel and the spell copendium.
Lord Karsus
03-27-08, 11:49 PM I'd say if you wanted to play up the fey aspect they might work pretty good...

-Exactly. I believe this was attempted, with their Twilight Touch ability, but I don't think it succeeded.
Straploknight
03-27-08, 11:59 PM I think I'm gonna go with it overides (although a +5 bonus to Will saves against enchantments would be peachy) in the feat description it says your naturally resistant to most of the common effects produced by your ancestors. I'd take that as meaning it doesn't add to the resistance that a creature already has, it simply replaces it.

If it had been worded "it increases your resistance" I'd say it stacks.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Straploknight 03-27-08, 09:43 PM	I'm sure I know the answer, but I thought I might back it up with some expertise. +3 bonus vs enchantments, does it stack or does it replace an exsisting racial ability (say the current race already has a +2 bonus vs enchantments) Seems to me the fey heritage feat would replace rather than stack?
Lord Karsus 03-27-08, 11:20 PM	-Where is this Feat from?
Straploknight 03-27-08, 11:30 PM	Complete Mage, I happened to be thumbing through the book and I came across the fey heritage feats which grant a few extra spell-like abilites and for giggles I decided to bang out a Szarkai (albino drow) elf and see what the spell-like ability count ended up with all the fey heritage feats and various drow feats that grant additional spell-like abilites (which works out to 20 btw), anyways the entry feat Fey Heritage grants a +3 Will bonus vs enchantment effects. So in the case of the Szarkai does it overide the racial +2 bonus vs enchantments or does it stack with it.
Lord Karsus 03-27-08, 11:33 PM	-I was thinking of rebuilding the stats of the Star Elves, and this is a feat that would certainly apply to them, at first glance.
18DELTA 03-27-08, 11:42 PM	-Are they different bonuses. It looks like one is a racial bonus and one is a will bonus. SO...I would say they stack. "Complete Mage" is a very, very good book IMHO. :D 18DELTA:cool:
Straploknight 03-27-08, 11:47 PM	-I was thinking of rebuilding the stats of the Star Elves, and this is a feat that would certainly apply to them, at first glance. I'd say if you wanted to play up the fey aspect they might work pretty good, you start with the vs. enchantment bonus, add some spell-like abilites and end up with some damage resistance, if you take the whole feat tree it predisposes the creature in question to enchantment specialization and/or being a warlock.
Straploknight 03-27-08, 11:48 PM	-Are they different bonuses. It looks like one is a racial bonus and one is a will bonus. SO...I would say they stack. "Complete Mage" is a very, very good book IMHO. :D 18DELTA:cool: Yeah its been a pretty interesting read, I picked it up today on a whim when I was looking for complete scoundrel and the spell copendium.
Lord Karsus 03-27-08, 11:49 PM	I'd say if you wanted to play up the fey aspect they might work pretty good... -Exactly. I believe this was attempted, with their Twilight Touch ability, but I don't think it succeeded.
Straploknight 03-27-08, 11:59 PM	I think I'm gonna go with it overides (although a +5 bonus to Will saves against enchantments would be peachy) in the feat description it says your naturally resistant to most of the common effects produced by your ancestors. I'd take that as meaning it doesn't add to the resistance that a creature already has, it simply replaces it. If it had been worded "it increases your resistance" I'd say it stacks.