Races with Bonus Feats Cheat Sheet

[pabelfly]

I couldn't find a proper list of races or templates that gave bonus feats, so I've made this up. Additions or suggestions are always welcome. I'd be particularly interested if there are any low–level templates that give bonus feats, like Aberrant Limbs.

The lists I've made up go up to ECL 3. If people think it's necessary, I can make lists for races and templates with higher ECLs, but I don't really see it as worthwhile.

ECL 1 Races

Races with Selectable Feats

Any feat – Human (Player’s Handbook), Strongheart Halfling (Forgotten Realms), Silverbrow Human (Dragon Magic), Exiled Dwarf (Dragon Magazine #320, p85)
Any feat (Except Fighter Bonus Feats) – Damjatt (Dragonlance, Races of Ansalon)
Any feat (related to class) – Aelfborn (Dragon Magazine #307, p67). The examples the article gives are a fighter must take a Fighter bonus feat, a spellcaster must take a metamagic, spell–related feat, or item creation feat, or a barbarian must take a rage feat, etc. Also gain free Skill Focus every fifth level.
Any Metamagic, Item Creation, or Skill Bonus feat – Keena (Dragonlance, Races of Ansalon)
Devil–Touched feat – Hellbred (Fiendish Codex II) Body–Type Scourging get extra Devil–Touched feats at 4HD and 14HD
Fighter Bonus Feat – Tarmak (Dragonlance, Races of Ansalon)
Skill Focus (Any) – Aelfborn (Dragon Magazine #307, p67). Free Skill Focus feat every fifth level, must have at least one rank in the skill. Also get a free class–related feat at first level.
Vile feat – Varsharan (Book of Vile Darkness)
Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes or Great Fortitude – Unsheltered Halfling (given at 3rd level) (Also get Dodge at 1st level) (Dragon Magazine #320, Warcraft Race)
Weapon Focus (any melee weapon) – Declining Elf (Dragon Magazine) (also adds Weapon Focus for one ranged weapon)
Weapon Focus (any ranged weapon) – Declining Elf (Dragon Magazine) (also adds Weapon focus for one melee weapon)

Races with Specific Feats

Anthropromorphic Lizard (Savage Species) – Weapon Finesse
Anthropromorphic Monkey (Savage Species) – Weapon Finesse
Anthropromorphic Rat (Savage Species) – Weapon Finesse
Anthropromorphic Raven (Savage Species) – Weapon Finesse
Anthropromorphic Weasel (Savage Species) – Weapon Finesse
Asherati (Sandstorm) – Heat Endurance
Aquatic Elf (Stormwrack p. 39) – virtual feats for Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Net), Martial Weapon Proficiency (Trident) and Simple Weapon Proficiency (Longspear)
Bhuka – Heat Endurance
Daelkyr Half–Blood (Magic of Eberron) – Symbiont Mastery
Desert Elf (Unearthed Arcana) – Scimitar, Rapier, Shortbow Martial Weapon Proficiency feats
Desert Half–Orc (Unearthed Arcana) – Run
Deepworm Half–Drow (Dragon Magic) – Dragonblood subtype (can be used to qualify for feats requiring Dragontouched)
Dragonborn (Template) (Dragon Magic) – Dragonblood subtype (can be used to qualify for feats requiring Dragontouched)
Dwarf, Badlands (Sandstorm) – Heat Endurance
Dwarf, Glacier (Frostburn) – Cold Endurance (virtual feat)
Elf (Player’s Handbook) – Longsword, Rapier, Longbow, and Shortbow Martial Weapon Proficiency feats
Fireblood Dwarf (Dragon Magic) – Dragonblood subtype (can be used to qualify for feats requiring Dragontouched)
Frostblood Half–Orc (Dragon Magic) – Endurance (get a free feat if you get Endurance through class levels), Dragonblood subtype (can substitute for the Dragontouched feat)
Glimmerskin Halfling (Dragon Magic) – Dragonblood subtype (can be used to qualify for feats requiring Dragontouched)
Grippli (Dragon 324, p84) – Wild Talent (alternate racial option)
Hadozee (Stormwrack) – Dodge (clipped from page 41, check page 151)
Half–Elf (Player’s Handbook) – Longsword, Rapier, Longbow, and Shortbow martial weapon proficiency feats
Half–Human (Dungeon Master's Guide p171) – Longsword, Rapier, Longbow, and Shortbow martial weapon proficiency feats
Hellbred (Fiendish Codex II) – Devil's Favor, two bonus devil–touched feats (4HD, 14HD)
Kagonesti (Dragonlance Campaign Setting) – Shortsword, Longbow, Shortbow martial weapon proficiency feats, Longspear Simple Weapon Proficiency feat
Kobold (Monster Manual) – Martial Weapon Proficiency (Heavy Pick), Martial Weapon Proficiency (Light Pick), Dragonblood subtype (can substitute for the Dragontouched feat)
Laika (Savage Species Web Enhancement) – Track
Lesser Drow (Player's Guide to Faerun) – Martial Weapon Proficiency (Rapier), Martial Weapon Proficiency (Short Sword), Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Hand Crossbow)
Muckdweller (Serpent Kingdoms) – Weapon Finesse
Neanderthal (Frostburn) – Cold Endurance (virtual feat)
Orc, Desert (Unearthed Arcana) – Endurance
Orc, Frostblood (Dragon Magic) – Endurance (get a free feat if you get Endurance through class levels)
Scablands Half–Orc (Sandstorm) – Heat Endurance
Sea Elf (Dragonlance Campaign Setting) – Net, Trident Martial Weapon Proficiency feats, Longspear Simple Weapon Proficiency feat
Silverbrow Human (Dragon Magic) – Dragonblood subtype (can substitute for the Dragontouched feat) (also gets a free feat at level 1)
Spellscale (Races of the Dragon) – One of the following each day. (temporary, may have limited uses, does not count for meeting any requirements or prerequisites) Empower Spell, Eschew Materials, Heighten Spell, Improved Counterspell, Silent Spell, Still Spell, Widen. Dragonblood subtype (can substitute for the Dragontouched feat)
Spiker (Planar Handbook) – Martial Weapon Proficiency (Armor Spikes)
Techno Gnome (Dragon Magazine) – Alertness
Tortle (Dragon Magazine #315) – Endurance
Unsheltered Halfling (Dragon Magazine #320, Warcraft Race) – Dodge (Also get to select one of Iron Will, Great Fortitude or Lightning Reflexes at Level 3 as a bonus feat)

Specific Bonus Feats
Alertness – Techno Gnome (Dragon Magazine)
Cold Endurance – Glacier Dwarf (Frostburn), Neanderthal (Virtual Feat) (Frostburn)
Devil’s Favor – Hellbred (Fiendish Codex II)
Dodge – Hadozee (clipped from p41, check p151) (Stormwrack), Unsheltered Halfling (Dragon Magazine #320, Warcraft Race)
Dragonblood (subtype) (can be used to qualify for feats requiring Dragontouched) (Dragon Magic) – all Kobolds (Monster Manual), Dragonborn (template) (Races of the Dragon), Fireblood Dwarf (Dragon Magic), Stonehunter Gnome (Dragon Magic), Deepwyrm Half–Drow (Dragon Magic), Frostblood Half–Orc (Dragon Magic), Frostblood Orc (Dragon Magic), Glimmerskin Halfling (Dragon Magic), Silverbrow Human (Dragon Magic), Spellscale (Races of the Dragon)
Endurance – Desert Orc (Sandstorm), Frostblood Orc (Dragon Magic), Frostblood Half–Orc (Dragon Magic), Tortle (Dragon Magazine #315)
Empower Spell – Spellscale (temporary, does not count for purpose of prereqs or requirements) (Races of the Dragon)
Eschew Materials – Spellscale (temporary, does not count for purpose of prereqs or requirements) (Races of the Dragon)
Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Hand Crossbow) – Lesser Drow (Player's Guide to Faerun)
Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Net) – Sea Elf (Dragonlance Campaign Setting), Aquatic Elf (Stormwrack)
Great Fortitude – Unsheltered Halfling (chosen between Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, or Great Fortitude) (given for free at 3rd level) (Dragon Magazine #320, Warcraft Race)
Heat Endurance – Asherati (Sandstorm), Badlands Dwarf (Sandstorm), Bhuka (Sandstorm), Scablands Half–Orc (Sandstorm)
Heighten Spell – Spellscale (temporary, does not count for purpose of prereqs or requirements) (Races of the Dragon)
Improved Counterspell – Spellscale (temporary, does not count for purpose of prereqs or requirements) (Races of the Dragon)
Iron Will – Unsheltered Halfling (chosen between Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, or Great Fortitude) (given for free at 3rd level) (Dragon Magazine #320, Warcraft Race)
Lightning Reflexes – Unsheltered Halfling (chosen between Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, or Great Fortitude) (given for free at 3rd level) (Dragon Magazine #320, Warcraft Race)
Martial Weapon Proficiency (Handaxe) – Jungle Elf (Unearthed Arcana), Jungle Halfling (Unearthed Arcana)
Martial Weapon Proficiency (Heavy Pick) – Kobold (Monster Manual)
Martial Weapon Proficiency (Light Pick) – Kobold (Monster Manual)
Martial Weapon Proficiency (Longbow) – Elf (Player’s Handbook), Half–Elf (Player’s Handbook), Kagonesti (Dragonlance Campaign Setting), Half–Human (Dungeon Master's Guide)
Martial Weapon Proficiency (Longsword) – Elf (Player’s Handbook), Half–Elf (Player’s Handbook), Half–Human (Dungeon Master's Guide)
Martial Weapon Proficiency (Rapier) – Elf (Player’s Handbook), Half–Elf (Player’s Handbook), Desert Elf (Unearthed Arcana), Jungle Elf (Unearthed Arcana), Lesser Drow (Player's Guide to Faerun), Half–Human (Dungeon Master's Guide)
Martial Weapon Proficiency (Scimitar) – Desert Elf (Unearthed Arcana)
Martial Weapon Proficiency (Shortbow) – Elf (Player’s Handbook), Half–Elf (Player’s Handbook), Kagonesi (Dragonlance Campaign Setting), Desert Elf (Unearthed Arcana), Jungle Elf (Unearthed Arcana) , Jungle Halfling (Unearthed Arcana), Half–Human (Dungeon Master's Guide)
Martial Weapon Proficiency (Shortsword) – Kagonesti (Dragonlance Campaign Setting), Jungle Elf (Unearthed Arcana), Lesser Drow (Player's Guide to Faerun)
Martial Weapon Proficiency (Spikes) – Spiker (Planar Handbook)
Martial Weapon Proficiency (Throwing Axe) – Jungle Halfling (Unearthed Arcana)
Martial Weapon Proficiency (Trident) – Sea Elf (Dragonlance Campaign Setting), Aquatic Elf (Stormwrack)
Run – Desert Half–Orc (Unearthed Arcana)
Silent Spell – Spellscale (temporary, does not count for purpose of prereqs or requirements) (Races of the Dragon)
Still Spell – Spellscale (temporary, does not count for purpose of prereqs or requirements) (Races of the Dragon)
Simple Weapon Proficiency (Longspear) – Kagonesti (Dragonlance Campaign Setting), Sea Elf (Dragonlance Campaign Setting), Aquatic Elf (Stormwrack)
Symbiont Mastery – Daelkyr Half–Blood (Magic of Eberron)
Track – Laika (Savage Species Web Enhancement)
Widen – Spellscale (temporary, does not count for purpose of prereqs or requirements) (Races of the Dragon)
Wild Talent – Grippli (Dragon 324, p84)
Weapon Finesse – Muckdweller (Serpent Kingdoms), Anthropromorphic Lizard (Savage Species), Anthropromorphic Monkey (Savage Species), Anthropromorphic Rat (Savage Species), Anthropromorphic Raven (Savage Species), Anthropromorphic Weasel (Savage Species)



ECL +0 Templates

Horrid (Eberron Campaign Setting) – Improved Natural Attack for all of its natural weapons //intended for Dire Animals, but by itself adds no LA – thus +0
Huecuva (Fiend Folio) – Toughness //wasn't given LA in 3.5 update – thus technically +0 (even if DM can disagree)
Magebred (Eberron Campaign Setting) – one of the following feats: Alertness, Athletics, Endurance, Improved Natural Attack, or Multiattack //usually, template is for Animals, but Vadalis Beastkeeper gets it at capstone
Skeleton, Soldier – Combat Reflexes and Weapon Focus //intended for Skeletons, but by itself adds no LA – thus +0
Skeleton, Vicious – Improved Critical (claw) //intended for Skeletons, but by itself adds no LA – thus +0
Spellhoarding (Dragon #313) – Eschew Materials and Scribe Scroll //all psychoses are +0 templates
Zombie, Bloodthirsty – Improved Critical (bite) //intended for Zombies, but by itself adds no LA – thus +0
Zombie, Unkillable – Improved Toughness //intended for Zombies, but by itself adds no LA – thus +0



ECL – Templates
Revived Fossil (Libris Mortis) – Combat Reflexes
Scion of Kyuss (Dragon #307)– Alertness and Toughness
Spawn of Kyuss, Favored (Dragon #336) – Improved Unarmed Strike
Skeleton – Improved Initiative
Web Mummy (Monster Manual IV) – Great Fortitude and Toughness



ECL 2 Races and Templates

Athasian Elf (LA 1) (Dragon Magazine) – Endurance, Martial Weapon Proficiency (Falchion), Martial Weapon Proficiency (Rapier), Martial Weapon Proficiency (Scimitar), Martial Weapon Proficiency (Longbow), Martial Weapon Proficiency (Shortbow)
Blooded One (Template) (LA 1) (Unapproachable East) – Combat Reflexes
Celadrin (LA 1) (Dragon Magazine) – Martial Weapon Proficiency (Longsword), Martial Weapon Proficiency (Rapier), Martial Weapon Proficiency (Longbow), Martial Weapon Proficiency (Composite Longbow), Martial Weapon Proficiency (Shortbow), Martial Weapon Proficiency (Composite Shortbow)
Dromite (LA 1) (Expanded Psionics Handbook) – Blind–Fight
Empty Vessel (LA 1) (Eberron Campaign Setting) – Any
Eneko (LA 1) (Secrets of Sarlona) – Martial Weapon Proficiency (Longbow)
Fleshvigor (Template) (LA 1) (Dragon 315) – Weapon Focus (Bite) (NB Undead only)
Gheden (LA 1) (Dragon 313) – Endurance, Die–Hard, and Toughness
Ghost Elf (LA 1) (Dragon Magazine) – Martial Weapon Proficiency (Scimitar), Martial Weapon Proficiency (Short Sword)
Golmoid (LA 1) (Dragon Magazine) – Endurance
Half–Minotaur (Template) (LA 1) (Dragon #313) – Track
Sunscorch Hobgoblin (LA 1) (Dragon Magic) – Dragonblood subtype (can substitute for the Dragontouched feat)
Umbragen (LA 1) (Dragon Magazine) – Martial Weapon Proficiency (Longbow), Martial Weapon Proficiency (Shortbow), Martial Weapon Proficiency (Longsword), Martial Weapon Proficiency (Rapier)

List by Bonus Feats
Any – Empty Vessel (LA 1) (Eberron Campaign Setting)

Blind–Fight – Dromite (LA 1) (Expanded Psionics Handbook)
Combat Reflexes – Blooded One (Template) (Unapproachable East)
Die–Hard – Gheden (Template) (Dragon Magazine #313)
Endurance – Golmoid (LA 1) (Dragon Magazine), Gheden (Template) (Dragon Magazine #313)
Martial Weapon Proficiency (Composite Shortbow) – Celadrin (LA 1) (Dragon Magazine)
Martial Weapon Proficiency (Composite Longbow) – Celadrin (LA 1) (Dragon Magazine)
Martial Weapon Proficiency (Falchion) – Athasian Elf (LA 1) (Dragon Magazine)
Martial Weapon Proficiency (Longbow) – Athasian Elf (LA 1) (Dragon Magazine), Umbragen (LA 1) (Dragon Magazine), Celadrin (LA 1) (Dragon Magazine), Eneko (Secrets of Sarlona)
Martial Weapon Proficiency (Longsword) – Umbragen (LA 1) (Dragon Magazine), Celadrin (LA 1) (Dragon Magazine)
Martial Weapon Proficiency (Rapier) – Athasian Elf (LA 1) (Dragon Magazine), Umbragen (LA 1) (Dragon Magazine), Celadrin (LA 1) (Dragon Magazine)
Martial Weapon Proficiency (Scimitar) – Athasian Elf (LA 1) (Dragon Magazine), Ghost Elf (LA 1) (Dragon Magazine)
Martial Weapon Proficiency (Short Sword) – Ghost Elf (LA 1) (Dragon Magazine)
Martial Weapon Proficiency (Shortbow) – Athasian Elf (LA 1) (Dragon Magazine), Umbragen (LA 1) (Dragon Magazine), Celadrin (LA 1) (Dragon Magazine)
Toughness – Gheden (Template) (Dragon Magazine #313)
Track – Half–Minotaur (Template) (Dragon Magazine #313)
Weapon Focus (Bite) – Fleshvigor (Template) (LA 1) (Dragon #315)




ECL 3 Races, LA 2 Templates

Aberrant Limbs (Template) (LA 2) (Dungeon Master's Guide II)– Multiweapon Fighting
Baaz (2HD, 1LA) (Dragon Compendium) – Run, Dragonblood subtype (substitutes for Dragontouched feat for other feats requiring it)
Drow (LA 2) (Underdark) – Martial Weapon Proficiency (Rapier), Martial Weapon Proficiency (Short Sword), Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Hand Crossbow)
Gloaming (LA 2) (Underdark) – Portal Sensitive
Gravetouched Ghoul (Libris Mortis) – Multiattack
Half–Vampire (Template) (LA 2) (Libris Mortis) – Improved Initiative
Half–Doppelganger (Template) (LA 2) (Dragon #313) – Alertness
Obah–Blessed (Template) (LA 2) (Dungeon Magazine 136, p60) – Multiweapon Fighting (Also has an LA 3 version available)
Thri–Kreen (LA 2) (Complete Psionic) – Deflect Arrows
Tainted One (LA 2) (Serpent Kingdoms) – Alertness
Worghest (LA 2) (Dragon Magazine) – Track

List by Bonus Feats

Alertness – Tainted One (LA 2) (Serpent Kingdoms), Half–Doppelganger (Template) (Dragon #313)
Deflect Arrows – Thri–Kreen (LA 2) (Complete Psionic)
Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Hand Crossbow) – Drow (LA 2) (Monster Manual)
Multiattack – Gravetouched Ghoul (LA 2) (Libris Mortis)
Improved Initiative – Half–Vampire (Template) (LA 2) (Libris Mortis)
Martial Weapon Proficiency (Rapier) – Drow (LA 2) (Monster Manual)
Martial Weapon Proficiency (Short Sword) – Drow (LA 2) (Monster Manual)
Multiweapon Fighting – Aberrant Limbs (Template) (Dungeon Master's Guide II), Obah–Blessed (LA 2) (Template) (Dungeon Magazine 136, p60)
Portal Sensitive – Gloaming (LA 2) (Underdark)
Track – Worghest (LA 2) (Dragon Magazine)



ECL 4 Races, LA 3 Templates

Drowned One (Dungeon #106) – Blind–Fight
Fire–Souled (Template) (LA 3) (Dragon 314) – Leadership
Half–Janni (Template) (LA 3) (Sandstorm) – Improved Initiative
Ka–Tainted (Template) (LA 3) (Dragon 315) – Toughness
Half–Black Dragon Human (LA 3) (Dragons of Faerun) – Any
Obah–Blessed (LA 3) (Template) (Dungeon Magazine 136, p60) – Multiweapon Fighting (Also has an LA 2 version available)
Voidmind (LA 3) (Monster Manual III) – Alertness, Combat Reflexes, and Great Fortitude



ECL 5 Races, LA 4 Templates

Animus (Template) (LA 4) (Dragon Magazine 339, p45) – Alertness, Improved Initiative, and Lightning Reflexes
Chitine (2HD, 2LA) (Underdark) – Multiweapon Fighting
Hooded Pupil (Template) (LA 4) (Libris Mortis) – Alertness, Improved Initiative, Lightning Reflexes
Lumi (2HD, 2LA) (Monster Manual III) – Improved Initiative
Marrulurk (3HD, 1LA) (Sandstorm p171) – Point-Blank Shot, Rapid Shot
Troglodyte (2HD, 2LA) – Multiattack
Windrazor (2HD, 2LA) (Monster Manual IV) – Improved Critical (claw) and Improved Critical (bite)



Varied ECL
Lycanthrope (Monster Manual) – Iron Will. May also grant bonus feats based on animal used as Lycanthrope base
Obah–Blessed (Template) (LA 2 or 3) – Multiweapon Fighting (Dungeon Magazine 136, p60)
Zombie (SRD, Template) – Gains Toughness, although it loses everything else, LA –.

[pabelfly]

Reserved because you always need a spare post for threads like this.

[Saintheart]

This is another great idea, pabelfly!

Is it worth noting that the Frostblood Orc and Half-Orc get to switch out the Endurance for any other feat they qualify for, if they pick up Endurance from another source (e.g. Ranger?)

That aside:

Zombie (SRD, Template) - Gains Toughness, although it loses everything else, LA -.

[pabelfly]

This is another great idea, pabelfly!

Is it worth noting that the Frostblood Orc and Half-Orc get to switch out the Endurance for any other feat they qualify for, if they pick up Endurance from another source (e.g. Ranger?)

That aside:

Zombie (SRD, Template) - Gains Toughness, although it loses everything else, LA -.

Yeah, I'll add the note in for Frostblood Orc and Half-Orc and add Zombie. Thanks for the suggestion.

[Saintheart]

This is actually going to be fun.

Wendigo (Fiend Folio) (Template) - Track, no LA, but CR +2.
Half-Vampire (Template) (LA 2) (Libris Mortis) - Improved Initiative
Half-Minotaur (Template) (LA 1) (Dragon 313) - Track

[Anthrowhale]

Gheden is an LA+1 template which grants Endurance, Die-Hard, and Toughness. Dragon #313.

Edit: Another oddball is Aelfborn from Dragon #307 which acquire a skill focus feat every 5 levels and a class-related feat at first level.

[Gorthawar]

The Blooded One template (+1LA) from Unapproachable East gives combat reflexes.

[loky1109]

Wendigo (Fiend Folio) (Template) - Track, no LA, but CR +2.
Wendigo has LA+4. Look at the sample creature.


Drow (LA 1) (Underdark) – Martial Weapon Proficiency (Rapier), Martial Weapon Proficiency (Short Sword), Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Hand Crossbow)
Drow is from MM1 and has LA +2.

[pabelfly]

Added all the suggestions, tidied up formatting of the OP. Thanks for the suggestions, everyone, they're all much appreciated.

[AnonJr]

Drow is from MM1 and has LA +2.

No books handy at the moment, but isn't there a "lesser Drow" that's only a LA +1 in one of the Forgotten Realms books? I seem to recall it also had the proficiencies, just not some of the SLAs. Same for the Aasimar / Lesser Aasimar?

[pabelfly]

No books handy at the moment, but isn't there a "lesser Drow" that's only a LA +1 in one of the Forgotten Realms books? I seem to recall it also had the proficiencies, just not some of the SLAs. Same for the Aasimar / Lesser Aasimar?

Player's Guide to Faerun. I've added Lesser Drow, but I can't find any feats that an Aasimar or Lesser Aasimar are supposed to have, have I missed something?

[loky1109]

No books handy at the moment, but isn't there a "lesser Drow" that's only a LA +1 in one of the Forgotten Realms books?
Drow is drow, lesser drow is lesser drow. Different things.

[sleepyphoenixx]

Player's Guide to Faerun. I've added Lesser Drow, but I can't find any feats that an Aasimar or Lesser Aasimar are supposed to have, have I missed something?

Aasimar (and other planetouched) are outsiders so they get proficiency with all simple and martial weapons from their type.
Lesser Aasimar are humanoid (planetouched) so they don't.

[Elrak]

I think you should list Silverbrow Human (Dragon Magic p.6) if you are already listing Azurin for Any Feat. Especially as it kind of grants what I would consider the most important aspect of the dragontouched feat (i.e. granting dragonblood subtype allowing access to feats requireing it)

[Saintheart]

Fire-Souled (Template) (LA 3) (Dragon 314) - Leadership
Fleshvigor (Template) (LA 1) (Dragon 315) - Weapon Focus (Bite) (NB Undead only)
Half-Doppelganger (Template) (LA 2) (Dragon 313) - Alertness
Half-Janni (Template) (LA 3) (Sandstorm) - Improved Initiative
Ka-Tainted (Template) (LA 3) (Dragon 315) - Toughness

[pabelfly]

Fire-Souled (Template) (LA 3) (Dragon 314) - Leadership
Fleshvigor (Template) (LA 1) (Dragon 315) - Weapon Focus (Bite) (NB Undead only)
Half-Doppelganger (Template) (LA 2) (Dragon 313) - Alertness
Half-Janni (Template) (LA 3) (Sandstorm) - Improved Initiative
Ka-Tainted (Template) (LA 3) (Dragon 315) - Toughness

Added all of this. Thanks again for your hard work, Saintheart.


I think you should list Silverbrow Human (Dragon Magic p.6) if you are already listing Azurin for Any Feat. Especially as it kind of grants what I would consider the most important aspect of the dragontouched feat (i.e. granting dragonblood subtype allowing access to feats requireing it)

I removed Azurin. I don't want to enter every variant of every race, unless it changes what feats that race gets. If I did otherwise, I feel that the list would become overfilled with redundant options and reduces how readable it would be.

Dragonblood is a trait I've been thinking about, since it can substitute for the Dragontouched feat, as you said. I've added all the dragonblooded races in. Are there any creatures with dragon dice that come under ECL 3 besides the Baaz from Dragonlance?

[Saintheart]

Dragonblood is a trait I've been thinking about, since it can substitute for the Dragontouched feat, as you said. I've added all the dragonblooded races in. Are there any creatures with dragon dice that come under ECL 3 besides the Baaz from Dragonlance?

Per Dragon Magic p. 3, True Dragons qualify for pretty much anything that requires the Dragonblood subtype, which is another way to substitute for the Dragontouched feat. Hard to find any under ECL 3 though.

Wyrmlings of the following dragons have 3 HD, though: Fang, Mercury, Mist, Sand, Spinewyrm, Tome, White.

Also, in the ECL 1 category - Sunscorch Hobgoblins from Dragon Magic have the dragonblood subtype too. They're intended as player races, they have LA +1.


Also also, in the racial category, from Dragon 336, in a special on Spelljammer races:

Giff (LA 3) (Dragon #336) - Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Firearms)

And from Monster Manual IV:

Varag (LA 2) (Monster Manual 4) - Run, Spring Attack. (However, this may require a Racial Class to take).

[pabelfly]

Per Dragon Magic p. 3, True Dragons qualify for pretty much anything that requires the Dragonblood subtype, which is another way to substitute for the Dragontouched feat. Hard to find any under ECL 3 though.

Wyrmlings of the following dragons have 3 HD, though: Fang, Mercury, Mist, Sand, Spinewyrm, Tome, White.

Also, in the ECL 1 category - Sunscorch Hobgoblins from Dragon Magic have the dragonblood subtype too. They're intended as player races, they have LA +1.


Also also, in the racial category, from Dragon 336, in a special on Spelljammer races:

Giff (LA 3) (Dragon #336) - Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Firearms)

And from Monster Manual IV:

Varag (LA 2) (Monster Manual 4) - Run, Spring Attack. (However, this may require a Racial Class to take).

I added in Sunscorch Hobgoblin, thanks for the suggestion.

Question, since you're helping me out with the thread - do you think it's worthwhile adding in creatures of higher ECLs to the list? I originally went up to ECL 3 because I thought that was where the most useful information for character building would be. On the one hand, I can see use in having all the information together and complete as reference, even if I think no-one would use it. On the other hand, I wonder who would actually want to know, and find it useful to know that, say, the Janni from Monster Manual, with 6HD and 5 LA has free Improved Initiative?

[Saintheart]

I added in Sunscorch Hobgoblin, thanks for the suggestion.

Question, since you're helping me out with the thread - do you think it's worthwhile adding in creatures of higher ECLs to the list? I originally went up to ECL 3 because I thought that was where the most useful information for character building would be. On the one hand, I can see use in having all the information together and complete as reference, even if I think no-one would use it. On the other hand, I wonder who would actually want to know, and find it useful to know that, say, the Janni from Monster Manual, with 6HD and 5 LA has free Improved Initiative?

Honestly I think your first instinct to hold it down to ECL 3 is the right one, and then build it bigger if you really think it's warranted or you've got the time.

Make the scope too big and believe me, from personal experience on that 'Instant Prestige Class, Just Add Monster' thread, it gets way out of control too fast and the job too massive. Although this is being held down to creatures that can be plausibly made character races (i.e. those with a LA score), there's a lot of monsters out there in a lot of sourcebooks to be looked at which have the MightyB scribbled in certain feat sections. I think it's vanishingly rare that someone would suck up LA +4 just for the sake of a bonus feat - and it is the bonus feats you're focusing on, remember.

Being comprehensive is a good ambition, but unless you've got a lot of free time on your hands I'd hold it down to ECL 3 at least for now. And even if you did go above that, I can't say I've reviewed it but it'll hugely blow out your posts making it unwieldy based on my limited experience with the massive river of statblocks even in the five MMs, let alone hiding everywhere in the Drag Mags.

[pabelfly]

Honestly I think your first instinct to hold it down to ECL 3 is the right one, and then build it bigger if you really think it's warranted or you've got the time.

Make the scope too big and believe me, from personal experience on that 'Instant Prestige Class, Just Add Monster' thread, it gets way out of control too fast and the job too massive. Although this is being held down to creatures that can be plausibly made character races (i.e. those with a LA score), there's a lot of monsters out there in a lot of sourcebooks to be looked at which have the MightyB scribbled in certain feat sections. I think it's vanishingly rare that someone would suck up LA +4 just for the sake of a bonus feat - and it is the bonus feats you're focusing on, remember.

Being comprehensive is a good ambition, but unless you've got a lot of free time on your hands I'd hold it down to ECL 3 at least for now. And even if you did go above that, I can't say I've reviewed it but it'll hugely blow out your posts making it unwieldy based on my limited experience with the massive river of statblocks even in the five MMs, let alone hiding everywhere in the Drag Mags.

Thanks for the response, much appreciated.

[Saintheart]

Virtual feats:

Aquatic Elf (Race) (Stormwrack p. 39) - LA +0 - Replaces standard elf proficiency with longsword, rapier, and bow with trident, net, and longspear. This is a virtual grant of Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Net), Martial Weapon Proficiency (Trident) and Simple Weapon Proficiency (Longspear). (This is different from the Dragonlance Dargonesti/Sea Elves.)


Outright bonus feats:

Half-Human (Race) (DMG p. 171) - LA +0 (Human of elven and human parents, raised in elf community) - Half-elf with no racial bonus on Diplomacy or Gather Information, but gets all the elven Martial Weapon Proficiency feats an elf does (Longsword, Rapier, Shortbow, Longbow).

Bhuka (Race) (Sandstorm p. 39) - LA +0) - Heat Endurance

[pabelfly]

Virtual feats:

Aquatic Elf (Race) (Stormwrack p. 39) - LA +0 - Replaces standard elf proficiency with longsword, rapier, and bow with trident, net, and longspear. This is a virtual grant of Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Net), Martial Weapon Proficiency (Trident) and Simple Weapon Proficiency (Longspear). (This is different from the Dragonlance Dargonesti/Sea Elves.)


Outright bonus feats:

Half-Human (Race) (DMG p. 171) - LA +0 (Human of elven and human parents, raised in elf community) - Half-elf with no racial bonus on Diplomacy or Gather Information, but gets all the elven Martial Weapon Proficiency feats an elf does (Longsword, Rapier, Shortbow, Longbow).

Bhuka (Race) (Sandstorm p. 39) - LA +0) - Heat Endurance

Added all these in. Thanks, Saintheart.

[pabelfly]

Found out I missed some LA 0 Anthropromorphic animals with Weapon Finesse (Lizard, Monkey, Rat, Raven, Weasel) which I've added in. Are there any other anthropromorphic animals with bonus feats, or any other low-level races or templates that have been missed?

[ShurikVch]

ECL 2 Races and Templates
Gravetouched Ghoul (Libris Mortis) - Multiattack

ECL 3 Races and Templates
Drowned One (Dungeon #106) - Blind-Fight
Voidmind (Monster Manual III) - Alertness, Combat Reflexes, and Great Fortitude

+0 Templates
Horrid (Eberron Campaign Setting) - Improved Natural Attack for all of its natural weapons //intended for Dire Animals, but by itself adds no LA - thus +0
Huecuva (Fiend Folio) - Toughness //wasn't given LA in 3.5 update - thus technically +0 (even if DM can disagree)
Magebred (Eberron Campaign Setting) - one of the following feats: Alertness, Athletics, Endurance, Improved Natural Attack, or Multiattack //usually, template is for Animals, but Vadalis Beastkeeper gets it at capstone
Skeleton, Soldier - Combat Reflexes and Weapon Focus //intended for Skeletons, but by itself adds no LA - thus +0
Skeleton, Vicious - Improved Critical (claw) //intended for Skeletons, but by itself adds no LA - thus +0
Spellhoarding (Dragon #313) - Eschew Materials and Scribe Scroll //all psychoses are +0 templates
Zombie, Bloodthirsty - Improved Critical (bite) //intended for Zombies, but by itself adds no LA - thus +0
Zombie, Unkillable - Improved Toughness //intended for Zombies, but by itself adds no LA - thus +0

- Templates (since you mentioned Zombie)
Revived Fossil (Libris Mortis) - Combat Reflexes
Scion of Kyuss (Dragon #307)- Alertness and Toughness
Spawn of Kyuss, Favored (Dragon #336) - Improved Unarmed Strike
Skeleton (https://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/skeleton.htm) - Improved Initiative
Web Mummy (Monster Manual IV) - Great Fortitude and Toughness

Also, how about races with LA +2 and 2 racial HD?

[pabelfly]

ECL 2 Races and Templates
Gravetouched Ghoul (Libris Mortis) - Multiattack

ECL 3 Races and Templates
Drowned One (Dungeon #106) - Blind-Fight
Voidmind (Monster Manual III) - Alertness, Combat Reflexes, and Great Fortitude

+0 Templates
Horrid (Eberron Campaign Setting) - Improved Natural Attack for all of its natural weapons //intended for Dire Animals, but by itself adds no LA - thus +0
Huecuva (Fiend Folio) - Toughness //wasn't given LA in 3.5 update - thus technically +0 (even if DM can disagree)
Magebred (Eberron Campaign Setting) - one of the following feats: Alertness, Athletics, Endurance, Improved Natural Attack, or Multiattack //usually, template is for Animals, but Vadalis Beastkeeper gets it at capstone
Skeleton, Soldier - Combat Reflexes and Weapon Focus //intended for Skeletons, but by itself adds no LA - thus +0
Skeleton, Vicious - Improved Critical (claw) //intended for Skeletons, but by itself adds no LA - thus +0
Spellhoarding (Dragon #313) - Eschew Materials and Scribe Scroll //all psychoses are +0 templates
Zombie, Bloodthirsty - Improved Critical (bite) //intended for Zombies, but by itself adds no LA - thus +0
Zombie, Unkillable - Improved Toughness //intended for Zombies, but by itself adds no LA - thus +0

- Templates (since you mentioned Zombie)
Revived Fossil (Libris Mortis) - Combat Reflexes
Scion of Kyuss (Dragon #307)- Alertness and Toughness
Spawn of Kyuss, Favored (Dragon #336) - Improved Unarmed Strike
Skeleton (https://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/skeleton.htm) - Improved Initiative
Web Mummy (Monster Manual IV) - Great Fortitude and Toughness

Also, how about races with LA +2 and 2 racial HD?

I'll add all those in later, thank you very much.

As for going up to ECL 4, I don't mind doing it if you'll get some use out of it, but I don't see the point myself. I made this thread as a way of sourcing bonus feats on the cheap, especially for making complex feat chains more manageable, and having to spend four ECL or more before class levels starts to negate the point of that. But if you see use in it, I'm happy to work on it with you.

[ShurikVch]

As for going up to ECL 4, I don't mind doing it if you'll get some use out of it, but I don't see the point myself. I made this thread as a way of sourcing bonus feats on the cheap, especially for making complex feat chains more manageable, and having to spend four ECL or more before class levels starts to negate the point of that. But if you see use in it, I'm happy to work on it with you.
Well, firstly - you mentioned Lycanthrope; most Lycanthropes have less thanat least 2 racial HD (unless base animal have fractional HD - like a Cat (https://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/cat.htm)), which - with LA +2 (presuming afflicted) - give us ECL 4+

ECL 4 Races and Templates

Animus (Template) (LA 4) (Dragon Magazine 339, p45) - Alertness, Improved Initiative, and Lightning Reflexes
Chitine (2HD, 2LA) (Underdark) - Multiweapon Fighting
Hooded Pupil (Template) (LA 4) (Libris Mortis) - Alertness, Improved Initiative, Lightning Reflexes
Lumi (2HD, 2LA) (Monster Manual III) - Improved Initiative
Troglodyte (https://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/troglodyte.htm) (2HD, 2LA) - Multiattack
Windrazor (2HD, 2LA) (Monster Manual IV) - Improved Critical (claw) and Improved Critical (bite)

Also, notes:
Dragon #293 gave ECL for the most monsters in the Monster Manual - by extrapolation, Zombie got LA +3 (and Skeleton - +4)
Lycanthropes are got feats of the base animal as bonus feats - say, Carcass Eater base animal (Libris Mortis) gives Track and Weapon Finesse

[pabelfly]

Well, firstly - you mentioned Lycanthrope; most Lycanthropes have less thanat least 2 racial HD (unless base animal have fractional HD - like a Cat (https://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/cat.htm)), which - with LA +2 (presuming afflicted) - give us ECL 4+

ECL 4 Races and Templates

Animus (Template) (LA 4) (Dragon Magazine 339, p45) - Alertness, Improved Initiative, and Lightning Reflexes
Chitine (2HD, 2LA) (Underdark) - Multiweapon Fighting
Hooded Pupil (Template) (LA 4) (Libris Mortis) - Alertness, Improved Initiative, Lightning Reflexes
Lumi (2HD, 2LA) (Monster Manual III) - Improved Initiative
Troglodyte (https://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/troglodyte.htm) (2HD, 2LA) - Multiattack
Windrazor (2HD, 2LA) (Monster Manual IV) - Improved Critical (claw) and Improved Critical (bite)

Also, notes:
Dragon #293 gave ECL for the most monsters in the Monster Manual - by extrapolation, Zombie got LA +3 (and Skeleton - +4)
Lycanthropes are got feats of the base animal as bonus feats - say, Carcass Eater base animal (Libris Mortis) gives Track and Weapon Finesse

Okay, these have all been added in and the OP updated. Thanks for your hard work.

[Metastachydium]

Dragonblood (subtype) (can be used to qualify for feats requiring Dragontouched) (Dragon Magic)

I wonder how and why Forestlord (Half-)Elves (ECL 0) and Viletooth Lizardfolk (ECL 3) didn't make it to the list.


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On an unrelated note, we have the IbixianMM3 (ECL 4) as well, with Martial Weapon Proficiency (greataxe).

[daremetoidareyo]

Azurin?

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