Quote Originally Posted by Inevitability View Post
As far as I know, there's no direct ruling about meeting prerequisites for bonus feats that don't mention them either way? There's bonus feats that specifically say you need to meet the prereqs, and feats that specifically say you don't need to meet them, but I don't remember seeing a rule that says everything defaults one way or another.
Quote Originally Posted by Troacctid View Post
The default rule for feats is that you have to meet their prerequisites.
The general rule for Bonus Feats is in the Monster Manual - Reading The Monster Entries:
Feats
The line gives the creature’s feats. A monster gains feats just as a character does. Sometimes a creature has one or more bonus feats, marked with a superscript B (B). Creatures often do not have the prerequisites for a bonus feat. If this is so, the creature can still use the feat. If you wish to customize the creature with new feats, you can reassign its other feats, but not its bonus feats. A creature cannot have a feat that is not a bonus feat unless it has the feat’s prerequisites.
All the requirements to have the prerequisites - like in the case of Fighter's Bonus Feats - are exceptions from this rule