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Message: <blockquote data-quote="frisbeet" data-source="post: 1442107" data-attributes="member: 10287">Exactly. Not only is Power Attack not too powerful, it is a necessary feat for fighters everywhere (at least those not wielding light weapons).Necessary for fighter characters whose players debate on forums like this one (and especially the WotC D&D Classes board), trying to make the point that combat feats, especially Power Attack, do scale with leveling (if not as dramatically as some magic user effects) because of the BAB progression.  AC doesn't increase in direct x=y+constant proportion to CR; it's less than this (grossly generalizing).  BAB does increase in direct x=y proportion to leveling (for a fighter-type), and hence CR.  Then it follows that you're more likely to hit appropriately challenging opponents at high levels.  If you're more likely to hit, you're more likely to Do more damage with Power AttackCleaveTripGrappleSunderetc.Therefore, high level fighters haven't become obsolete when compared to their magic using brethren, as is so often explicitly stated: "fighters don't get any powers/feats which scale with leveling."  Bullcrap.  With feats like Power Attack and with their BAB progression, ability, & weapon to-hit modifier increases , they do and should be feared.</blockquote>