D&D 3.5

[Brista]

Would you as a Gm allow me toget rid of those feats I had chosen before hand that coincide with the ones that are freely given to me and allow me to pick other feats as long as they follow the archer style? Or would you say no?

I would say Yes

As I said earlier I really don't like the effect of these books - they inflate the players but not the monsters

But if my group managed to persuade me to allow a book, then characters should be worked out as if the book had always been there. It is the world system now

Yet another good reason not to use the wretched things of course, but it looks like you and your GM have made your minds up :)

Incidentally did you ever see the Complete Thieves' Handbook for Second Edition. Of all of these books that was the one I liked the most. It emphasised thinking like a thief, different scams, some clever uses for basic gear like a crowbar or a stick of bamboo. The sort of stuff that makes a good player rather than a more powerful character

And the other advantage is that once you'd read it and learned to be cunning and crafty the GM couldn't really stop you from using what you'd read

Wish they'd do more like that instead of just bigger guns every time (so to speak)