Good feats for lvl 5 crusader?

[Nifft]

As for your second question, Power Attack is a great feat all on its own. Totally worth having if you're a melee guy, whether you usually use a one- or two-handed weapon.

In contrast, I'll say Power Attack is a bad choice for Crusaders.

Warblades and Swordsages have access to Diamond Mind maneuvers, which make Power Attack a good option (Emerald Razor and Ruby / Diamond Nightmare Blade all benefit greatly from Power Attack).

Crusaders, on the other hand, get access to maneuvers like Divine Surge, which deals enough damage that you won't miss Two-Handed Power Attack; Crusaders also derive benefit from Stone Dragon Strikes (which deal extra damage and penetrate DR, which is much of the point of Power Attack). Thus, IMHO it's smarter to make a sword-and-board Crusader who uses his Strikes for damage, rather than using Power Attack (and risking a miss).

Cheers, -- N

 

[blargney the second]

That's a good assessment as well. With Divine Surge, my axe & shield crusader hasn't missed Power Attack. The thing with strikes is that you usually only get one attack per round, but it's a doozy. If you miss, you get nothing, so anything that penalizes attack gets to be pretty bad.