A New Feat for d20 System Games: Last Words!

In NUELOW's classic ROLF!: The Rollplaying of Big Dumb Fighters, there's a skill called Strategic Bleeding. Basically, characters with that ability get one final "screw you" toward whoever or whatever is killing them by bleeding all over them, ruining their clothwa and just making a mess in general.

With the Last Words feat, we bring the same sort of vibe to d20 System games!

LAST WORDS [General]
You can curse your killer with your dying breath.
   Prerequisites: Cha 13
   Benefit: When the character is killed by a creature, his or her last action can be to place a minor death curse on the killer. The curse has a duration of 1d4 weeks and imposes a -2 penalty to all ability scores. The breaking condition is determined by the GM but should be related to making amends for the character's death.
   Special: This feat activates automatically when the character dies, and instantly grants a free standard action. This action can only be spent on dramatically (or melodramatically even!) proclaiming the curse on your killer. This free action cannot be used in any other way.

(This feat is presented under the Open Game License and it may be reproduced in accordance with those terms. Copyright 2026 Steve Miller.)