Baldur's Gate : The Sword Coast Chronicles : NWN2 Persistent World

The Feat Bullheaded currently applies:

Bullheaded
Type of feat: Background
Prerequisite: 1st level background trait
Required for: None
Specifics: Character gains a +2 bonus on resisting Taunts and a +1 bonus on Will saving throws.
Use: Automatic

Which isn't great to begin with, but, is in actuality terrible because we don't have taunt on this server anymore! Suggest it get changed to apply intimidate or something similar.

One can still taunt using the Intimidate skill. It’s just single target now, when in the past it was a nearby radius effect.

But not sure Bullheaded applies to the new mechanic.

Yes, thats what I mean in my suggestion, to change it to +2 to intimidate.

Other Idea:
Instead of +2 against taunt -> +2 against mind-affecting things?

How about +2 to Will Saves and completely Immune to the Demoralize feature

Like the PnP version



Full throttle! and makes it look at least a bit competitive compared to Luck of Heroes

Seems fair, it shall be discussed.

My only input about that is, its one thing if it can only be had at 1st level, but theres an item in the epic stores where you can buy that feat. Next thing you know 80% of the server if not more would be walking around immune to Demoralize lol

@Steve, I apologize, I misread your first response to this thread.

immunity might be strong, but maybe +1 will, +2-4 mind effect saving or fear effect saving throws?

Feat has regional requirements. Just have a lesser item version?

I feel like some item feats should be slightly lesser but that's just me.

There appear to be several versions of it.

Player's Guide to Faerun wrote:Bullheaded [Regional]
The stubbornness and determination of your kind are legendary. You
are exceptionally headstrong and difficult to sway from your course.
Prerequisite: Dwarf (Underdark [Earthroot], Underdark [Northdark], the Great Rift, or the Spine of the World), human (Altumbel,
Damara, the Great Dale, Rashemen, or the Western Heartlands), or
taerUNA (the Icerim Mountains).
Benefit: You receive a +2 bonus on all Will saves. You cannot
become shaken, and you ignore the effects of the shaken condition.
Special: You may select this feat only as a 1st-level character. You
may have only one regional feat.

Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting wrote:Bullheaded [General]
The stubbornness and determination of your kind are legendary. You
are exceptionally headstrong and difficult to sway from your course.
Regions: Damara, Dragon Coast, The Great Dale, Moonshaes, Narfell, Nelanther Isles, Rashemen, Vaasa, Western Heartlands, gold dwarf, gray dwarf, shield dwarf.
Benefit: You receive a +1 bonus on will saves and +2 bonus on intimidate checks.

Which is "shaken"? Is that the debuff from Intimidate or something else?

Multiple sources can apply the "Shaken" condition.

Among them intimidate: https://wiki.bgtscc.net/index.php?title=Intimidate
Some fear based invocations: https://wiki.bgtscc.net/index.php?title ... l_Presence
Doom! : https://wiki.bgtscc.net/index.php?title=Doom

Or the presence of terrifying creatures like dragons and some outsiders.

Effect: Creature receives a -2 modifier to all attack rolls, damage rolls, saving throws, and skill checks.

Bullheaded [General]
The stubbornness and determination of your kind are legendary. You
are exceptionally headstrong and difficult to sway from your course.
Regions: Damara, Dragon Coast, The Great Dale, Moonshaes, Narfell, Nelanther Isles, Rashemen, Vaasa, Western Heartlands, gold dwarf, gray dwarf, shield dwarf.
Benefit: You receive a +1 bonus on will saves and +2 bonus on intimidate checks.

I think this one is closer to the original. And if its going to be on items from the epic store (since bullheaded is set currently as a background feat you only choose at level 1 in never winter nights 2, I believe), I think makes more sense.

That or you make two separate feats - the starter feat makes you immune to shaken but you keep the epic store version as +1 to will and +2 to intimidate. Immune to shaken on an item might be a bit much. The Epic store can already grant items like Power Attack or Combat Expertise to characters that dont meet the strength or int requirements for those two feats so I don't think we need to add more powerful feats to epic store items that bypass natural feat requirements.

Given the Server's general approach over the years of immunity stuff just not being a thing as a rule, I would totally support a bonus vs. Shaken/Fear effects as well as the +1 will save.