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<blockquote data-quote="Mike Sullivan" data-source="post: 975554" data-attributes="member: 9824">The &quot;+1 crit damage multiplier&quot; thing deserves its own feat, in my opinion.&nbsp; In many ways, it's better than the Improved Critical feat:Rapier with, say, a total of +3 damage, no add'l feats:1d6 + 3 = 3.5 + 3 = 6.5, 18-20/x2 = 7.475 damage expected per hit.Same rapier with imp. critical feat:1d6 + 3 = 3.5 + 3 = 6.5, 15-20/x2 = 8.45 damage expected per hit.Same rapier with &quot;+1 crit multipler&quot; feat:1d6 + 3 = 3.5 + 3 = 6.5, 18-20/x3 = 8.45 damage expected per hit.And now, the biggie:Same rapier with both imp. critical and &quot;+1 crit multiplier&quot;:1d6 + 3 = 3.5 + 3 = 6.5, 15-20/x3 = 10.4 damage expected per hit.It gets even more relevent if the damage bonus to the rapier is higher (which is not unreasonable).So, yeah, the feat's overpowered with the +1 crit multiplier.&nbsp; I think it might be a little weak if it were just the &quot;allows you to use power attack with light weapon.&quot;&nbsp; (I assume you mean &quot;allows you to use power attack with a light weapon and get a 1:1 tradeoff between to hit and damage,&quot; since you can technically use a light weapon with PA right now -- there's just never any advantage to it).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mike Sullivan, post: 975554, member: 9824"] The "+1 crit damage multiplier" thing deserves its own feat, in my opinion. In many ways, it's better than the Improved Critical feat: Rapier with, say, a total of +3 damage, no add'l feats: 1d6 + 3 = 3.5 + 3 = 6.5, 18-20/x2 = 7.475 damage expected per hit. Same rapier with imp. critical feat: 1d6 + 3 = 3.5 + 3 = 6.5, 15-20/x2 = 8.45 damage expected per hit. Same rapier with "+1 crit multipler" feat: 1d6 + 3 = 3.5 + 3 = 6.5, 18-20/x3 = 8.45 damage expected per hit. And now, the biggie: Same rapier with both imp. critical and "+1 crit multiplier": 1d6 + 3 = 3.5 + 3 = 6.5, 15-20/x3 = 10.4 damage expected per hit. It gets even more relevent if the damage bonus to the rapier is higher (which is not unreasonable). So, yeah, the feat's overpowered with the +1 crit multiplier. I think it might be a little weak if it were just the "allows you to use power attack with light weapon." (I assume you mean "allows you to use power attack with a light weapon and get a 1:1 tradeoff between to hit and damage," since you can technically use a light weapon with PA right now -- there's just never any advantage to it). [/QUOTE]

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