Requirement: genasi
Upon taking this feat a genasi is able to choose an additional element which it is attuned with and gains the the benefits of that subclass accept for the ability score improvement, e.g. A water genasi attaining the fire element will not receive a plus 1 to intelligence but still receive the resistance to fire and the reach into flame ability.
the requirement for this feat is the character in question has a significant connection to this new element e.g. Wind genasi living it's lif in an underground cave may develop earth genasi abilities or a fire genasi has a near drowning experience and develops water genasi abilities.
the change is both psychological and physical. the character will have to show at aleast one peice on the body that is of the new element and show a slight character change to express the new element
A genasi can take this feat multiple times
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Posted Sep 14, 2018Certainly an interesting idea. I want to see more racial feats outside of Xanathar's Guide to Everything. And a Feat which allows Genasi to have aspects of a second element sounds awesome. The issue I take with this is that it is mechanically inconsistent.
I mean this as constructive criticism. If I were playing an Earth Genasi but I wanted the flavor of having aspects of a Fire, Water, and Air as well I could take the Magic Initiate feat and take Thunderwave as a 1st level spell and take the two cantrips Fire Bolt and Frostbite. With an already existing feat I have aspects of all 4 Genasi types in a character who may not be a primary caster. I could even focus specifically on fire and gain firebolt, control flames, and Burning Hands. That gives me essentially everything a fire genasi has except ability score increases and resistance to fire.
In the description of this feat you used the phrases "attune" and "subclass" in ways I found confusing. A race or subrace is not a subclass. And attuning is specific to some magic items. Another approach for a racial feat for Genasi which wouldn't be rendered obsolete by magic initiate is to focus on the specific advantages genasi types have, and spells higher than first level.
Based on those 4 bullet points, I propose a fix for the feat;
Djinn Elementalist
Prerequisite: Genasi
As a mortal with ties to the elemental planes, you have deepened your understanding of the tempestuous Djinn. This has led to the emergence of new abilities. When you choose this feat regardless of your subrace you make 3 choices for resistance, 3rd level spell, and . These choices are independent of subrace and each other;
After this feat is taken the genasi may change one aspect of each upon leveling up.