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<blockquote data-quote="Kurotowa" data-source="post: 2208081" data-attributes="member: 27957">Power Attack is the main feat for my battle cleric. Since my DM uses a small number of big foes more than large mobs, I can count on one hand the number of times Cleave has come into play (and I've had it from 6th to 11th level now). OTOH, when I slap on a few combat buffs for the big fight I can usually PA for most or even all of my BAB. And a good thing that I can, if I wasn't using it to boost myattack damage to the 30-50 point range, my only purpose would be to play offensive lineman and run blocking while the sorcerer and druid blasted away.Power Attack may not fit with all characters or games. If my DM used more high AC/low HP foes instead of the other way around (ie more humanoids and fewer frost worms), it would certain be far less vital than it has been. But even so, I agree that Power Attack is nearly required for a good fighter. I'm just not sure that's a bad thing. Every class gets a way for their damage output to scale up at higher levels. Casters have their damage spells increase with level and rogues get more sneak attack dice. Fighters get some milage out of more attacks from their better BAB, but their main class feature is lots of feats. So even if it isn't automatic like sneak attack is, built into the fighter class is the assumtion that you'll be taking combat feat trees to keep your combat viability going. And Power Attack is not just one of those feats, but the root feat for one of the main combat trees.&nbsp; So maybe it IS assumed that most serious fighters will be taking Power Attack, with justification.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kurotowa, post: 2208081, member: 27957"] Power Attack is the main feat for my battle cleric. Since my DM uses a small number of big foes more than large mobs, I can count on one hand the number of times Cleave has come into play (and I've had it from 6th to 11th level now). OTOH, when I slap on a few combat buffs for the big fight I can usually PA for most or even all of my BAB. And a good thing that I can, if I wasn't using it to boost myattack damage to the 30-50 point range, my only purpose would be to play offensive lineman and run blocking while the sorcerer and druid blasted away. Power Attack may not fit with all characters or games. If my DM used more high AC/low HP foes instead of the other way around (ie more humanoids and fewer frost worms), it would certain be far less vital than it has been. But even so, I agree that Power Attack is nearly required for a good fighter. I'm just not sure that's a bad thing. Every class gets a way for their damage output to scale up at higher levels. Casters have their damage spells increase with level and rogues get more sneak attack dice. Fighters get some milage out of more attacks from their better BAB, but their main class feature is lots of feats. So even if it isn't automatic like sneak attack is, built into the fighter class is the assumtion that you'll be taking combat feat trees to keep your combat viability going. And Power Attack is not just one of those feats, but the root feat for one of the main combat trees. So maybe it IS assumed that most serious fighters will be taking Power Attack, with justification. [/QUOTE]

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