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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Frostmarrow" data-source="post: 5748793" data-attributes="member: 1122">It's true that it is just a 5% chance that a certain power will come into play regardless of what your bonus is. A higher level character will have more switch feats (see above) though. Lodging Footwork into 13 makes the Shield Punch available 10% of the time. Inventive design can make switch feats do all sorts of chain/combo stuff![spoiler]4: Bladestorm. Apply the effects of 20, 19 and 13 in order.[/spoiler]The fact that 19s hit more often than 2s is a feature. It allows for powers of different effectiveness. One interesting side-effect is that powers won't need a prerequisite entry. If you have no chance of hitting with a 6 then taking a number 6 power is a bad idea.It is important to only allow for one such list of effects per character. Having one for every weapon would be madness. So if you buy a shield power then you should make sure to carry a shield or the rolls of 14 (see example above) are wasted and will do basic damage instead. Players are used to this from selecting feats.Speaking of which. Offhand effects could include offhand attacks, blocks and parries, and grabs provided you have a free hand. The player needn't worry that offhand effects are set at 13. It's just a design and development constraint.</blockquote>