Power Attack on Coup de Grace?

[Stalker0]

Can you power attack with a coup de grace?

 

[hong]

Yes, and there is no reason not to.

 

[Hypersmurf]

Yes, and there is no reason not to.

Unless you're expecting to make one or more AoOs before your next turn.

-Hyp.

 

[Infiniti2000]

Can you power attack with a coup de grace?

It depends on the weapon you are using.

 

[Stalker0]

Basically is there anything that states CDG is an attack? It just says you hit and do damage, is that the same thing?

 

[Pyrex]

CDG doesn't have to be an attack.

Power Attack states that you choose a value which is subtracted from all melee attack rolls and that that value is also added to all melee damage rolls.

It never actually says you have to either take an Attack or Full Attack action, just that the stated number is subtracted from *all* melee attack rolls and added to *all* melee damage rolls.

There is nothing mentioned about having to make an attack roll to apply the bonus.

(I thought the same thing until I went back and checked again)

 

[Kurotowa]

Exactly right. You can also do the same thing if you take a full round action to automatically hit an inanimate object once, instead of making your full set of attacks.

 

[GeorgeFields]

Basically is there anything that states CDG is an attack? It just says you hit and do damage, is that the same thing?

Main Entry: coup de grâce
Variant(s): or coup de grace /"kü-d&-'gräs/
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural coups de grâce or coups de grace /"kü-d&-/
Etymology: French coup de grâce, literally, stroke of mercy
1 : a deathblow or death shot administered to end the suffering of one mortally wounded
2 : a decisive finishing blow, act, or event

Melee Attacks: With a normal melee weapon, *you can strike any opponent* within 5 feet. (Opponents within 5 feet are considered adjacent to you.) Some melee weapons have reach, as indicated in their descriptions. With a typical reach weapon, you can strike opponents 10 feet away, but you can’t strike adjacent foes (those within 5 feet).

You have to *strike an opponent* to deliver a coup de grace. Sounds like an attack to me.

 

[Darklone]

Can you power attack with a coup de grace?

Full Power Attack all the time, baby. Where's my greataxe?

 

[Pyrex]

A coup-de-grace should for most purposed be considered an attack; but it is neither an Attack Action nor a Full Attack Action. It also does not require an Attack Roll.

Intriguingly, in the description of coup de grace it is never described as an attack; but a full-round action. Which means that according to the respective descriptions it also doesn't break Invisibility