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taltamir
2010-03-13, 10:48 PM
Where can I find a comprehensive list of alternate class features?

some of them are really really nice. the best I think are:
1. Divine Magician (complete mage 33): cleric gives up one of his two domains, gets to choose a wizard/sorc spell (divination, abjuration, or necromancy only) per spell level he has access to. So, replace 9 predetermined spells (which you already have in your general cleric list) with 9 spells of your choice... and lose the domain power. Very good trade.
2. Divine Companion (Complete champion 51) - a sorcerer can replace his familiar with an indestructible divine companion. the divine companion can be charged with spell levels to hold a max charges equal to your arcane caster level. You can spend charges to make a "conjuration (healing)" spell that heals 1d6 per charge spent. or you can make an abjuration shield that grants +X to all saves and +X deflection AC, where X is the amount of charges spent, for CL rounds.
3. Pool of healing (Complete champion 47) - can only be done in level 7. Substitute one 4th level spell slot for a pool of 5 x (1+current CL) healing points (or damage to undead). they replenish when you replenish spells. with a touch you can apply an exact amount of your choice from the pool to a person. no waste, heal 1 point or 50 points with one touch, your choice. (or damage undead with exact amounts). And it gets more powerful as you level. Also using CL boosting tricks adds to your pool.
4. Eidetic Caster (Some dragon magazine) - A wizard loses his familiar and spellbook, instead he uses his own memory as a spellbook. Memorizing a new spell costs 100gp per spell level, but its perfectly safe from meddling DMs. Spells are then prepared from memory as if from a spellbook. You can copy spells from another's spellbook by memorizing them with magic incense costing 100gp per SL.
5. Elven generalist (some book) - you probably should specialize, but if you are already playing a generalist, this "substitution level" gives one extra spell known per level for nothing (you give up the ability to specialize... which you didn't need anyways since you chose to be a generalist)

Anyways, if you know a good list of ACFs please post it. If you have some good ACFs to recommend specifically, please also post it

Tao the Ninja
2010-03-13, 10:50 PM
1. Its in complete mage, abjuration, necromancy, and divination. Called Divine Magician.

taltamir
2010-03-13, 10:51 PM
1. Its in complete mage, abjuration, necromancy, and divination. Called Divine Magician.

thank you, edited that info in.

Djinn_in_Tonic
2010-03-13, 10:54 PM
www.crystalkeep.com has a bunch of alternates in its d20 section.

taltamir
2010-03-13, 10:58 PM
www.crystalkeep.com has a bunch of alternates in its d20 section.

the more convenient link is http://crystalkeep.com/d20/
and it doesn't have alternative class features. It has spells, feats, monsters, PrCs, and other stuff... but not ACFs

Thurbane
2010-03-13, 10:58 PM
Someone posted a comprehensive list a few days back...I think it was a thread at BG?

taltamir
2010-03-13, 11:00 PM
what does BG stand for?

arguskos
2010-03-13, 11:02 PM
what does BG stand for?
Brilliant Gameologists. A heavily trafficked forum for tabletop RPGs, and home of many many great D&D breakthroughs in the realm of char op and handbooks.

Optimystik
2010-03-13, 11:12 PM
Mind's Eye has a ton. There's more support for psionics there than in the actual books!

deuxhero
2010-03-13, 11:13 PM
Gleemax had one, but it got borked in the conception.

Frosty
2010-03-13, 11:14 PM
Someone posted an extensuve list of ACFs on this forum once. It was anywhere from 6 months to one year ago though.

bloodhawk
2010-03-13, 11:54 PM
the more convenient link is http://crystalkeep.com/d20/
and it doesn't have alternative class features. It has spells, feats, monsters, PrCs, and other stuff... but not ACFs


Crystalkeep does have a list of alternative class features (or at least most of them). They're in the base classes pdf, at http://crystalkeep.com/d20/rules/DnD3.5Index-Classes-Base.pdf

Thurbane
2010-03-14, 12:45 AM
FOUND IT!

It wasn't at BG after all:

http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19872054/Alternative_Class_Features_III

Gaiyamato
2010-03-14, 12:57 AM
Gleemax had one, but it got borked in the conception.

Yeah, it was a good list too.

taltamir
2010-03-14, 01:20 AM
found another nice one. A wizard transmutation specialist can replace his bonus feats (level 5,10,15,20) with:


Spell Versatility
You may choose one Wizard spell of a level you can cast (including one from your Prohibited school) and learn it as a Transmutation spell. Once picked,
the spell cannot be changed. For example, if your Prohibited school was Abjuration, at 5th level you could learn Dispel Magic at a Transmutation spell.

Unearthed Arcana 59

Gaiyamato
2010-03-14, 01:25 AM
found another nice one. A wizard transmutation specialist can replace his bonus feats (level 5,10.15.20) with:

Where is that published?

Thurbane
2010-03-14, 01:27 AM
Unearthed Arcana (http://www.systemreferencedocuments.org/resources/systems/pennpaper/dnd35/soveliorsage/unearthedSpecialist.html)

Gaiyamato
2010-03-14, 01:28 AM
Oh yeah.. the Alternate Specialist wizard features form UA. *slaps head*

I so rarely play Transmuters that I forgot that one. lol.

taltamir
2010-03-14, 01:33 AM
Where is that published?

Unearthed Arcana 59

Curmudgeon
2010-03-14, 03:52 AM
FOUND IT!

http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19872054/Alternative_Class_Features_III
That's the primary ACF list, all right. (Shame about the formatting being so screwed up.) It doesn't include Dragon magazine ACFs, though. Anybody got a list of those?

magic9mushroom
2010-03-14, 04:00 AM
Best alternate class feature ever is Spell to Power (Erudite, gives you access to all arcane spells for the puny cost of a bonus feat WTF), with Dominant Ideal (Ardent, give up one mantle, get metapsionic power close to Metaphysical Spellshaper level) not far behind. Surprised they haven't already been mentioned (except indirectly by Optimystik).