4e:Metric System

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The Metric System is an overhaul of the feat system, completely replacing all existing feats and changing the level progression advancement structure. When a character would gain a feat under the previous system, it now alternates between feats and talents. Feats are primarily combat-orientated, talents are primarily skill-orientated.

Every level 1 character begins with 1 feat and 1 talent.

Revised Character Advancement

Total XP	Level	Ability Scores	Powers and Features	Feats Known	Talents Known	Total Powers Known (A/E/D/U)
0	1st	see race	class features; racial traits; gain 1 feat; gain 1 talent; train starting skills; gain 2 at-will attack powers; gain 1 encounter attack power; gain 1 daily attack power	1	1	2/1/1/0
1,000	2nd	–	gain 1 utility power; gain 1 feat	2	1	2/1/1/1
2,250	3rd	–	gain 1 encounter attack power	2	1	2/2/1/1
3,750	4th	+1 to two	gain 1 talent	2	2	2/2/1/1
5,500	5th	–	gain 1 daily attack power	2	2	2/2/2/1
7,500	6th	–	gain 1 utility power; gain 1 feat	3	2	2/2/2/2
10,000	7th	–	gain 1 encounter attack power	3	2	2/3/2/2
13,000	8th	+1 to two	gain 1 talent	3	3	2/3/2/2
16,500	9th	–	gain 1 daily attack power	3	3	2/3/3/2
20,500	10th	–	gain 1 utility power; gain 1 feat	4	3	2/3/3/3
26,000	11th	+1 to all	paragon path features; gain 1 paragon path encounter attack power; gain 1 talent	4	4	2/4/3/3
32,000	12th	–	gain 1 paragon path utility power; gain 1 feat	5	4	2/4/3/4
39,000	13th	–	replace 1 encounter attack power	5	4	2/4*/3/4
47,000	14th	+1 to two	gain 1 talent	5	5	2/4/3/4
57,000	15th	–	replace 1 daily attack power	5	5	2/4/3*/4
69,000	16th	–	paragon path feature; gain 1 utility power; gain 1 feat	6	5	2/4/3/5
83,000	17th	–	replace 1 encounter attack power	6	5	2/4*/3/5
99,000	18th	+1 to two	gain 1 talent	6	6	2/4/3/5
119,000	19th	–	replace 1 daily attack power	6	6	2/4/3*/5
143,000	20th	–	gain 1 paragon path daily attack power; gain 1 feat	7	6	2/4/4/5
175,000	21st	+1 to all	epic destiny feature; gain 1 talent	7	7	2/4/4/5
210,000	22nd	–	gain 1 utility power; gain 1 feat	8	7	2/4/4/6
255,000	23rd	–	replace 1 encounter attack power	8	7	2/4*/4/6
310,000	24th	+1 to two	epic destiny feature; gain 1 talent	8	8	2/4/4/6
375,000	25th	–	replace 1 daily attack power	8	8	2/4/4*/6
450,000	26th	–	gain 1 epic destiny utility power; gain 1 feat	9	8	2/4/4/7
550,000	27th	–	replace 1 encounter attack power	9	8	2/4*/4/7
675,000	28th	+1 to two	gain 1 talent	9	9	2/4/4/7
825,000	29th	–	replace 1 daily attack power	9	9	2/4/4*/7
1,000,000	30th	–	epic destiny feature; gain 1 feat; gain 1 talent	10	10	2/4/4*/7

Feats

Toughness

Benefit: When you take this feat, you gain additional hit points. You gain an additional 5 hit points at each tier of play (at 1st, 11th, and 21st level). Additionally, increase your number of healing surges by two.

Underfoot

Heroic Tier: You can shift 1 square as a minor action provided you begin and end the movement adjacent to two enemies two or more sizes larger than you.
Paragon Tier: You can move through the space of a creature two or more sizes larger than you without provoking opportunity attacks from that creature. You don't provoke when you leave an adjacent square to enter the target creature's space, or when you leave the target creature's space to enter an adjacent square. You still provoke attacks from other creatures. You can't end your move in another creature's space.

Talents