i really don't understand racial feats. if a feat is in the racial feats, does that mean they get it automatically, or can they only get it, or is it just a feat that a lot of them take?
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Basically it just means that the feat in question has a race as one of its prerequisites. So if the feat has "elf" as a prerequsite and you play a halfling, you're out of luck shorty.
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My group uses racial feats(as well as regional feats) for tieing a pc to a specific quality. in my fr campaignes my players have to choose a regional or racial feat. this requires a little research on their part, thereby solidifying their character's place in faerun. this is useful for everyone at the table.
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