Demmero
Explorer
green slime said:While the feat may seem balanced in the eyes of a player using it.... how much fun is it for a player facing off against an NPC with this feat?
A raging Orc Barbarian 3, wielding a Greataxe, power attacks (-3 to hit, +6 o damage) declares a Power Critical, and with the confirmation roll, instantly renders most 5th level PCs to unconsciousness, if not death.
Power Critical's prerequisites require Weapon Focus with the weapon in question, plus a base attack bonus of +4. An orc barbarian wouldn't be able to get such bonuses until 6th level.
Since a greataxe only threatens a crit on a roll of 20, I don't see whereas the +4 bonus from Power Critical will come into play very often.
Of course, when a crit IS confirmed, there's gonna be a ton of damage, but that's pretty much the case with or without the Power Critical feat being thrown into the mix.