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<blockquote data-quote="Jens" data-source="post: 574924" data-attributes="member: 605">Some time ago there was a similar thread about PA. &quot;Someone&quot; posted a neat formula/rule for determining hor much to PA for. Sadly, I have lost the link so I can't give it here. But the basic idea is (as SpikeyFreak says) to make expected damage and hit-chance (counted in sides on the d20 that will hit) equal. (Because the largest rectangle of a given circumference is a square.) If you have iterative attacks, you should simply use the *average* hit-chance.(oddly, this means that PA is more beneficial when using a one-handed weapon, especially if using Weapon Finesse...)Sadly, this 'formula' breaks down in the 'edge' cases when one or more attacks either only hit on 20 (PA costs nothing) or only miss on 1 (again, PA costs nothing), and there are special situations as mentioned in previous posts where PA shoudl be used/not used.Does anyone have a link to the post I remember?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jens, post: 574924, member: 605"] Some time ago there was a similar thread about PA. "Someone" posted a neat formula/rule for determining hor much to PA for. Sadly, I have lost the link so I can't give it here. But the basic idea is (as SpikeyFreak says) to [b]make expected damage and hit-chance (counted in sides on the d20 that will hit) equal.[/b] (Because the largest rectangle of a given circumference is a square.) If you have iterative attacks, you should simply use the *average* hit-chance. (oddly, this means that PA is more beneficial when using a one-handed weapon, especially if using Weapon Finesse...) Sadly, this 'formula' breaks down in the 'edge' cases when one or more attacks either only hit on 20 (PA costs nothing) or only miss on 1 (again, PA costs nothing), and there are special situations as mentioned in previous posts where PA shoudl be used/not used. Does anyone have a link to the post I remember? [/QUOTE]

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