General conversation/OOC commentary

Well, I probably wouldn't leverage one optional rule (Feats) to create what is effectively an adaptation of another optional rule (Boons). If I were to create a level-specific power to grant to PCs as a surprise, I would create my own to fit the game rather than choosing from a list of generic published options for them.

Now that I'm describing that, it actually is a bit like what America's DM has done with this Greenwold campaign, except they are granted after each chapter: those special abilities the party has received (described in the campaign tracker) are effectively boons created for this campaign.

Seemed like a good place to jump in.

It was!

I can see that. I will say that the campaign boons are awesome, but the aspect I struggle with is the idea that if I use it, someone else can't. Not really an issue with Stalwart Companions due to its wording and the grapple rules... but VotLR is a different matter. If I use it, I could be denying someone who is flat out better at Nature and Survival and would get much more mileage out of it.

Sort of like video games, where you never use the more rare resources you accumulate because "what if I need them later?" And they just never get used.

Agreed!