D&D 3E/3.5 Shocktrooper. (3.5)

[Alexander123]

I have a question about Shocktrooper and it's use for a cleric.

1. Is the reason why shocktrooper is considered a good feat because on a charge you can transfer your penalty to attack bonus to AC?

2. Can a cleric benefit from shocktrooper or are there better uses for the feat slots then the two feats required? (1 prereq and then the actual feat, the cleric is already going to be taking power attack.)

 

[Celebrim]

1. Is the reason why shocktrooper is considered a good feat because on a charge you can transfer your penalty to attack bonus to AC?

Yeah, the basic idea is that a penalty to hit always impacts your effectiveness, but a penalty to AC is highly situational:

a) The target must survive the attack.
b) The target must have an effective melee attack.
c) The target must choose to attack you amongst its available targets.

That and the fact that Shocktrooper isn't capped tends to make it not only good but breakable. (I personally don't allow it at my table.) Whether it is in fact good for a Cleric would depend on the Cleric.

 

[Alexander123]

Don't you all think this topic is interesting? Don't you all want to respond to it?

 

[Pergentile]

If your cleric is built to drop from ridiculous altitudes for a vertical charge attack, then I think you're shock-trooping like a BOSS!

 

[Alexander123]

I think there is more to say about the topic of a cleric or druid taking Shock Trooper.

Seeing as how Shock Trooper requires a useless feat Improved Bullrush I think the appeal of taking Shock Trooper is greater when you can take a couple of flaws to get bonus feats.