Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 2242213" data-attributes="member: 2067">Why does this excellent feat deserve such hate?I mean, at least it's useful to more than one character type. Ditto with Weapon Finesse. These are feats that could be taken by a lot of different character builds and add a lot to them.Power Attack, meanwhile, rides the lightning of being a feat that only one narrowly defined archetype can get use out of. I don't care *how* ubiquitous it is, it forces people to cleave to a stereotype and demands that they become more specialized. Any feat that allows for variety and wide use, IMHO, completely dominates any feat that only one member of the party will ever take.That's part of the reason the archery feats have lasted so long, I think. They're useful to anyone who makes ranged attacks (most of the characters), and especially useful for characters that focus in it (like rangers or spellcasters or rogues). Power attack?! Pheh. Call me when the wizard can use it to as much effect as the fighter. Improved Initiative is much, MUCH more useful to many, MANY more characters.</blockquote>