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1. A feat as per MSH had more in common with a
skill check than a D20 feat if I remember correctly.
2. What makes something a 'feat' is very context
oriented. A D20 feat is a D20 feat because the word 'feat' is used to describe a
specific set of circumstances and data. Yes, White wolf's "Merit" (to take an
example off the top of my head) is very similar to a "d20 Feat" but it is called
a Merit and has different fields to describe what it does. The concept is almost
identical, but context changes it.
Similarly.. how many games have spells in them? A
whole ton. Most of them have ranges, levels, area of effect.. but only the D20
version has that particular set of fields in that particular order and calls
them 'spells'. If I were to create a new game that gave PCs access to 'spells' I
could.. I could even have most of the same fields.. it is just about the
presentation and uniqueness. I probably would have Close(25+5/level) as a range
for instance.
Strangely though, since TSR did MSH (did they get the copyright or Marvel?), and since WotC bought out Marvel, WotC may have de facto originated the usage in mainstream gaming if MSH is the only usage we can find for it. I doubt that it is, because I imagine somebody has used the phrase "feats of daring do" or somesuch in the industry. I don't know that this has any bearing on the OGL at all. I just thought it was noteworthy. Lee
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