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<blockquote data-quote="Seeten" data-source="post: 2102676" data-attributes="member: 27186"><p>Important notes:</p><p></p><p>I dont have so much as a masterwork weapon, and I have a +14-+16 BAB. If I had a +2 axe, it'd be +16-+18.</p><p></p><p>Lets assume your cr9 guy with ac 21. I need a 3 to hit. Why SHOULDNT I be blowing 2-5 for power attack per attack?</p><p></p><p>What CR SHOULD my DM be using? Last I looked up the charts, if he goes up any farther, its almost a guaranteed TPK, so if I can easily hit, without a magic weapon, stuff thats virtually a TPK, I dont have any idea where you are coming from.</p><p></p><p>If you are recommending all fights should be %20 survival rate and %150 resource expenditure, I dont recommend gaming with you.</p><p></p><p>I dont have any magic items, or potions whatsoever. If every monster has and uses a potion of mage armor, and uses it solely to fight me, whatever. Sounds like a personal vendetta. Particularly for the Blade Hoods(Big nasty snake), and the Rat Ogre's with int of 5. When the AC's of the creatures start going into the 20's I'll expect my own AC to get into the 20's. since my AC is 14 to 16 depending on rage, I'll be forced to assume thats the expected level of AC in my DM's campaign. If he wanted it, or my bab to go higher, he'd give out magic, or even regular, armor and magic weapons to raise our AC.</p><p></p><p>To close out, BAB always goes up faster than AC, unless you are aiming for TPK level encounters your fighters cannot possibly stand up to. Non-TPK level encounters are easily hittable, and thus easily power attackable. Period.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Seeten, post: 2102676, member: 27186"] Important notes: I dont have so much as a masterwork weapon, and I have a +14-+16 BAB. If I had a +2 axe, it'd be +16-+18. Lets assume your cr9 guy with ac 21. I need a 3 to hit. Why SHOULDNT I be blowing 2-5 for power attack per attack? What CR SHOULD my DM be using? Last I looked up the charts, if he goes up any farther, its almost a guaranteed TPK, so if I can easily hit, without a magic weapon, stuff thats virtually a TPK, I dont have any idea where you are coming from. If you are recommending all fights should be %20 survival rate and %150 resource expenditure, I dont recommend gaming with you. I dont have any magic items, or potions whatsoever. If every monster has and uses a potion of mage armor, and uses it solely to fight me, whatever. Sounds like a personal vendetta. Particularly for the Blade Hoods(Big nasty snake), and the Rat Ogre's with int of 5. When the AC's of the creatures start going into the 20's I'll expect my own AC to get into the 20's. since my AC is 14 to 16 depending on rage, I'll be forced to assume thats the expected level of AC in my DM's campaign. If he wanted it, or my bab to go higher, he'd give out magic, or even regular, armor and magic weapons to raise our AC. To close out, BAB always goes up faster than AC, unless you are aiming for TPK level encounters your fighters cannot possibly stand up to. Non-TPK level encounters are easily hittable, and thus easily power attackable. Period. [/QUOTE]
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