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<blockquote data-quote="trav_laney" data-source="post: 3296992" data-attributes="member: 46508">The Focused Strike ability is balanced like this: a Samurai only gets to use it on a single attack roll against a chosen opponent.&nbsp; This means he cannot use it with the Full Attack option, and Cleave doesn't get the bonus since it does not affect the chosen opponent.Also, since the benefit of the Focused Strike is to the attack roll only (and not to damage), a high-level samurai would be better off using a full-attack option against easier-to-hit opponents.&nbsp; The damage from that one blow would be quite small compared to the damage he could do with three or four attacks.&nbsp; At high levels, Focused Strike would be reserved for opponents with wickedly-high armor classes that otherwise couldn't be damaged.I am kicking around the idea of getting rid of Damage Reduction...you aren't the only one to suggest it.&nbsp; The more I think about it, the less applicable I think it is to this class.Thanks for the feedback!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="trav_laney, post: 3296992, member: 46508"] The Focused Strike ability is balanced like this: a Samurai only gets to use it on a single attack roll against a chosen opponent. This means he cannot use it with the Full Attack option, and Cleave doesn't get the bonus since it does not affect the chosen opponent. Also, since the benefit of the Focused Strike is to the attack roll only (and not to damage), a high-level samurai would be better off using a full-attack option against easier-to-hit opponents. The damage from that one blow would be quite small compared to the damage he could do with three or four attacks. At high levels, Focused Strike would be reserved for opponents with wickedly-high armor classes that otherwise couldn't be damaged. I am kicking around the idea of getting rid of Damage Reduction...you aren't the only one to suggest it. The more I think about it, the less applicable I think it is to this class. Thanks for the feedback! [/QUOTE]

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