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<blockquote data-quote="Endur" data-source="post: 1365776" data-attributes="member: 3346">One other comment about power attack.I generally either don't use it, or I use it to the maximum.&nbsp; i.e. transfer all my BAB into extra damage.&nbsp; Especially when you have a barbarian character with a high strength and a magic weapon with a decent bonus to hit, it makes some sense to transfer everything into damage through power attack with a weapon that is swung in two hands.&nbsp; For instance, in one game I have a level 20 Barbarian who wields a non-magic longsword in two hands (str 30 when raging).&nbsp; His normal to hit is +31 and his damage is 1d8 +15.&nbsp; When power-attacking, his to hit is +11 and his damage is 1d8 +55.&nbsp; Against a low ac opponent (or a stationary object), he does a tremendous amount of damage with power attack.&nbsp; Against a high AC opponent such as a Pit Fiend, he better roll 20's if he wants to hit the target.Wulf convinced me that this was a valid strategy with his &quot;All Power Attack, All the Time!&quot; approach, even before 3.5 came out.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Endur, post: 1365776, member: 3346"] One other comment about power attack. I generally either don't use it, or I use it to the maximum. i.e. transfer all my BAB into extra damage. Especially when you have a barbarian character with a high strength and a magic weapon with a decent bonus to hit, it makes some sense to transfer everything into damage through power attack with a weapon that is swung in two hands. For instance, in one game I have a level 20 Barbarian who wields a non-magic longsword in two hands (str 30 when raging). His normal to hit is +31 and his damage is 1d8 +15. When power-attacking, his to hit is +11 and his damage is 1d8 +55. Against a low ac opponent (or a stationary object), he does a tremendous amount of damage with power attack. Against a high AC opponent such as a Pit Fiend, he better roll 20's if he wants to hit the target. Wulf convinced me that this was a valid strategy with his "All Power Attack, All the Time!" approach, even before 3.5 came out. [/QUOTE]

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