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<blockquote data-quote="two" data-source="post: 2201606" data-attributes="member: 9002">It used to be said that if a feat was a no-brainer; if it was always taken regardless of build; if no serious fighter ever failed to have it -- then the feat was probably too good/overpowered.Could this be said of Power Attack?No serious or half-serious melee type fails to get this.&nbsp; 2 handed weapons, 1 handed, using 2 weapons, etc.&nbsp; When you need to do a lot of damage, this gives you the chance (you just have to hit).&nbsp; Plus sometimes you gotta penetrate DR or blast through a wall.Plus it's the prerequisite for other feats, etc.I'm tempted to break power attack into 2 feats; but how?&nbsp; I don't really want to limit the tactical options it allows, but still -- every build (fighter, ranger, barbarian, paladin, fighter-mage, monster-based build) etc. has power attack.&nbsp; They should just write it on the character sheet for non-pure spellcasters -- and even then you get clerics, druids, and occasional true-striking arcane builds taking it.Eh, whatever.&nbsp; Maybe a tempest in a teapot.Does anyone know of any melee build that doesn't include power attack (besides the rogue sneak attack route)?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="two, post: 2201606, member: 9002"] It used to be said that if a feat was a no-brainer; if it was always taken regardless of build; if no serious fighter ever failed to have it -- then the feat was probably too good/overpowered. Could this be said of Power Attack? No serious or half-serious melee type fails to get this. 2 handed weapons, 1 handed, using 2 weapons, etc. When you need to do a lot of damage, this gives you the chance (you just have to hit). Plus sometimes you gotta penetrate DR or blast through a wall. Plus it's the prerequisite for other feats, etc. I'm tempted to break power attack into 2 feats; but how? I don't really want to limit the tactical options it allows, but still -- every build (fighter, ranger, barbarian, paladin, fighter-mage, monster-based build) etc. has power attack. They should just write it on the character sheet for non-pure spellcasters -- and even then you get clerics, druids, and occasional true-striking arcane builds taking it. Eh, whatever. Maybe a tempest in a teapot. Does anyone know of any melee build that doesn't include power attack (besides the rogue sneak attack route)? [/QUOTE]

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