My favorite 3.5 feat....

[WorstDMEver]

SNEAK ATTACK OF OPPORTUNITY [EPIC]
Prerequisites: Sneak attack +8d6, opportunist class feature.
Benefit: Any attack of opportunity the character makes is considered a sneak attack.

from the SRD. I just think it sounds fun.

[WoodenSword]

My faves are Otherworldly and Maximize Spell.

I mean, FREE outsider type and a +2 diplomacy for your 1st level feat?!

and maximize spell, the spellcaster staple metamagic. Because who wants to roll 500d12?

[Divide by Zero]

I much prefer Spell Opportunity for that purpose, personally.

Edit:

Because who wants to roll 500d12?

Who doesn't?

[Greenish]

Animal Devotion is perhaps my favourite feat. "Fly if you want, I'll just grow wings and come after you!"

As for funny descriptions, I love the one on Poor Reflexes flaw: "You often zig when you should have zagged".

[WoodenSword]

Who doesn't?

I'd rather just max damage personally. I had to roll that out....It was a pain in the bottom

an Sea Spiritfolk Fire Domain Wizard who had every "increase Effective Spellcaster Level" feats so by 10, my spells were treated as Epic. I was 25th level. Disintegrate against Tiamat. I had to roll all of that out and count it.

[gbprime]

Well Epic feats are just that... epic. Perhaps rephrase the thread to favorite NON-Epic feat?

That in mind, my favorite feat is Minor Shapeshift. I mean, free action temporary hit points (equal to HD, not caster level) for your arcane caster whenever you want? Win.

[Ormagoden]

I think versatile spellcaster is my favorite.

[Mongoose87]

I think versatile spellcaster is my favorite.

Early entry FTW!

[Ormagoden]

Early entry FTW!

For me it's less that, and more the Versatility.

[Critical]

Improved Initiative, just because you can add it, basically, to anything and you won't go wrong.

[WorstDMEver]

I'd rather just max damage personally. I had to roll that out....It was a pain in the bottom

Well, you should keep a laptop handy with E-Tools or a home-made dice-roller program handy. Not as viscerally satisfying as rolling the die, but far more practical when you need 500 of them.

If anyone is interested in a free die-roller for Windows let me know - only take a minute to whip one up.

[WoodenSword]

Well, you should keep a laptop handy with E-Tools or a home-made dice-roller program handy. Not as viscerally satisfying as rolling the die, but far more practical when you need 500 of them.

If anyone is interested in a free die-roller for Windows let me know - only take a minute to whip one up.

we were at a game shop. DM was the owner who banned electronics

[Il_Vec]

Power Attack.
Really.
And try picturing your barbarian trying to calculate how much he should focus on hitting and how much in hurting.

[The Cat Goddess]

we were at a game shop. DM was the owner who banned electronics

He did this to basically force you to buy the books (or use his) and force you to buy dice (or use his).

Not what I'd call a cool game shop owner.

If he'd said "guys, I'd prefer if you bought your books & dice here and, like many game shop owners I've known, offered a 5-10% discount for pre-ordering books/dice/minis... then it'd be okay.

[WorstDMEver]

we were at a game shop. DM was the owner who banned electronics

I never do that. We meet at one of our group members' houses - whose depends on a number of factors. We meet at Brian's house most of the time, since he's allergic to dogs. We met at my house until I got a dog - didn't know he was allergic....

[Skaven]

Improved Initiative, just because you can add it, basically, to anything and you won't go wrong.

This.

There's like, NOBODY who can't add this feat and regret taking it.

[Dusk Eclipse]

... TWF FTW!!!! and possibly EWP (Eagle claw, valenar double scimitar or spiked chain)

[gbprime]

He did this to basically force you to buy the books (or use his) and force you to buy dice (or use his).

Not what I'd call a cool game shop owner.

If he'd said "guys, I'd prefer if you bought your books & dice here and, like many game shop owners I've known, offered a 5-10% discount for pre-ordering books/dice/minis... then it'd be okay.

I disagree. I'd call him a COOL shop owner. Why? Because he gives you a place to hang out and to play.

Are you going to repay him by downloading pirated rule PDF's and getting all your other stuff 50% off from online stores? Where's the store-owner's incentive here?

SHOP WHERE YOU PLAY. It's only fair.

In fact, I'm adding that to my SIG.

[lsfreak]

Linked Power
Shock Trooper
Stormguard Warrior
Gloom Razor

[WorstDMEver]

I disagree. I'd call him a COOL shop owner. Why? Because he gives you a place to hang out and to play.
....
SHOP WHERE YOU PLAY. It's only fair.

Is he banning electronics because he's the DM or because he doesn't want you using PDF books? There are piles of utilities and documents that are available for your computer that your cool shop owner doesn't even sell - no competition there. My dice-rolling program included (no one sells it - I wrote it, and I give it away for FREE). Not to mention that I type faster than I write - game journal anyone?

Petty restriction is petty.....

[Curmudgeon]

Craven and Savvy Rogue. Both give a good return on your investment for the feat-starved Rogue class, because they provide improved benefits as you gain either character levels (Craven) or Rogue special features (Savvy Rogue).

[Eldariel]

Knowledge Devotion, because it's the perfect marriage between function/fairness and investment/return. It's also useful for martials especially (though unfortunately especially gishes), and works great with archery (few things do).

[WorstDMEver]

Craven and Savvy Rogue. Both give a good return on your investment for the feat-starved Rogue class, because they provide improved benefits as you gain either character levels (Craven) or Rogue special features (Savvy Rogue).

Where you find those?

[Eldariel]

Where you find those?

Craven is in Champions of Ruin, Savvy Rogue is in Complete Scoundrel.

[The Cat Goddess]

I agree with Knowledge Devotion...

You know a feat is practically broken when every character with an Int over 11 is getting it, no matter what their class is.

[gbprime]

Craven is in Champions of Ruin, Savvy Rogue is in Complete Scoundrel.

Savvy Rogue is awesome. Man did the DM look at me funny the first time I said I was gonna take 12 on a roll.

[lsfreak]

Craven is Champions of Ruin. Savvy Rogue I'm fairly sure in Complete Scoundrel.

I suppose I should have elaborated on my choices before.

Linked Power just because it's fun. And one of the few ways a martial character can bend the action economy.

Shock Trooper because it's such a staple. Combined with the Stone Dragon manuevers and/or Dungeoncrasher and/or Knockback and/or a few shield tricks, it becomes even more fun.

Stormguard Warrior just because of the interesting things it does. Especially for non-precision TWF, since it's one of the only ways to actually make it work.

Gloom Razor is just fun. It's what a feat should do - it's not a no-brainer/'feat tax' (term used loosely), it gives you more options, it's fun, and it doesn't break something. Which is fairly rare for a feat.

You know a feat is practically broken when every character with an Int over 11 is getting it, no matter what their class is.

Or maybe it says something about how poorly implemented Weapon Focus and the like were.

[industrious]

Font of Inspiration.

[WoodenSword]

Shock Trooper because it's such a staple. Combined with the Stone Dragon manuevers and/or Dungeoncrasher and/or Knockback and/or a few shield tricks, it becomes even more fun.

Captain America Build anyone?!

[Curmudgeon]

A fun combination for combat-focused Rogues is Education (all Knowledges are class skills) + Savvy Rogue + Knowledge Devotion. "Take 12" on all your maxed-out Knowledges so you can be guaranteed +5 to hit and damage everything by about level 16. Or, in other words, you'll out-hit full-BAB melee types.

Add Craven and a keen rapier and (with sneak attack) you'll out-damage them, too.