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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Empirate" data-source="post: 5698261" data-attributes="member: 78958">Power Attack is not an 'ability', whatever that is supposed to be - it's not a game term, unlike 'ability score'. Gauntlets of Ogre Power don't grant Power Attack, they grant +2 to Str. If you qualify for Power Attack using those gauntlets, then sell them, that doesn't mean you lose Power Attack. It only means you cannot use it anymore - except to qualify for prestige classes or anything else merely requiring you possess the feat.Blackguard prereqs:Str 13+? Not in evidence. If I somehow manage to just have the feats required, that's enough. Note that in the prerequisites of the Cleave and Improved Sunder feats themselves, Str 13 is a separate requirement on top of Power Attack. For Blackguard, it isn't. What does that tell you?Another thing: Some feats can be taken if you don't fulfill the prerequisites. Monks can explicitly take Stunning Fist at first level even though their BAB probably isn't +8, Rangers can take Two-Weapon Fighting even if they have Dex 6.Does a Ranger/Tempest with the two-weapon combat style (and wearing light armor) somehow lose the benefits of the Tempest prestige class when his Dex is below 13?BTW, thanks for the Complete Warrior citation - that should defuse the Jester's doubts, at least.</blockquote>