[OA] Feat: Roundabout Kick

[Garrett]

Anyone else read this feat (Oriental Adventures Pg. 65 right side second feat down. )

For those without the OA here it is.

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Roundabout Kick [Gen]
If you strike a successful critical hit with an unarmed attack, you can immediately make an additional unarmed attack against the same opponent as if you hadn't used you attack for the critical hit.
You use the same bonus that you used for the critical hit.
For example (some guys name) can make three unarmed attacks in a round, at base attack bonuses of +9., +6, and +3.
If she gets a critical on her second attack, she can make an additional attack ising her +6 base attack bonus, She then makes her third attack, (at +3) as normal.
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I there has to be something I'm not seeing in this feat.
Do you forgo your critical damage, to deal another attack that might, or might not miss, but dealing the same damage dice that you would have rolled for the crit anyhow?

If thats the case than the only thing I see in this feat is the bleak chance to score another crit.

Anyhow specifically the "As if you hadn't used your attack to score the critical hit"
is confusing.

 

[Felix]

Poorly worded, but think about it as similar to cleave. Cleave, you kill a guy, you get an extra attack on an adjacent one at the same attack bonus. Roundabout kick, you confirm a crit, you get an extra attack on the same guy at the same attack bonus.

I think it could be a good feat if you could expand the threat range for your unarmed attack since you're going to get lots of attacks at higher levels.

 

[Ranger REG]

IOW, the crit still count, you get another freebie attack.

 

[Zephalon]

Yes, and getting crit in high levels is not so hard either, you have a lot of chances....

With a 20 crit range and 4 attacks chances are about 19%, with 5 attacks 23% per round.

With improved critical you have 35% (4 attacks) and 41% (5 attacks) per round.

Math: 1-((chance for a normal hit)exp(number of attacks per round))

 

[Archer]

I don't see a limit to how many times you can use this feat in a round. If you rolled nothing but natural 20's you would kill anything within your reach.

 

[Ranger REG]

AFAIC, it is similar to Cleave ... not Great Cleave. You are allowed one extra attack per round if you scored a crit on your turn.