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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hong" data-source="post: 81462" data-attributes="member: 537">Because D&D combat abstracts individual blows into one (or more) attack rolls, it's just as possible to see Power Attack as sacrificing speed or strength for precision. You aim for a precise spot on your target, so as to cause a greater amount of pain and suffering. The downside is that you get less blows in than normal (or only one), and hence have a lesser chance of causing damage. Hence a Power Attack can be considered to trade off either precision for power, or power for precision.Either way, there's nothing stopping you from using it with a CdG. A CdG is simply a situation where you concentrate full-bore on taking down one target, and to heck with anyone else in the room. This can involve either slitting the throat (if you're a rogue), or biting the guy's head off (if you're a dire lion).</blockquote>