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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Celtavian" data-source="post: 961370" data-attributes="member: 5834">reI think some of the guys who run analysis should also take into account alot of other ways the new Power Attack is going to be seriously abused so that it is nightmarish. Such as:Cleric/Fighter combo using Divine Favor, Righteous Might, Prayer and [/i]Bless[/i]. I thinks this is a fairly common class set up personally.Barbarian raging with Bless and Prayer. Lost two points of attack that you didn't have in the first place for 4 points of damage.Fighter/Wizard combo using Tenser's Transformation. This could bet ugly.Druid using Wildshape at higher levels into a huge bear or something of the kind. The new Power Attack will be the "must have" feat for power gamers and a new nightmare for many DM's who have these kinds of players.Personally, I think in time people will adapt. Initially, I think the following will happen:Players will hate the new feat because power attacking monsters like dragons and giants will now be dishing substantially more damage.Certain min/max players will create some pretty awe inspiring combinations that take serious advantage of the new Power Attack.The main gyst of this for experienced DM's is that it will be a problematic change because Power Attack is more abusable by min/max players and it is more useful to certain powerful, high strength monsters that are already very tough. (Dragons especially.)I just feel the design team was looking at Power Attack from a very narrow angle when they made this change. It would have been better to limit Power Attack damage to the primary weapon for a two-weapon wielder using the simple premiss that a two-weapon fighter cannot generate the powerful body movement necessary to take advantae of power attack with both weapons. I completely agree that Power Attack would be more useful for a two-weapon fighter than a two-hander fighter at higher levels and given certain feat combinations, especially considering that energy/special damage (Bane, holy) are already more beneficial to two-weapon wielders. Power Attack could use a change, but I don't think this was the best way to change it.</blockquote>

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