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Message: <blockquote data-quote="clearstream" data-source="post: 7247946" data-attributes="member: 71699">Yes, I used it once per turn. The way I did the estimate is I looked at the number of attacks that hit over the 30 round day, and then I used Savage Attacker (once per turn) on the dice connected with that attack. I used randbetween(1,N) to create two damage sets for each attack that hits, and then used max(range) to get the highest number and min(range) to get the lowest number. I subtracted min from max and summed the differences to get the per day value... but now that I think about it, I believe I should have halved the per day value to represent the probability that when you rolled once, you rolled the high value.That's interesting, because I was close to already saying that Savage Attacker should drop the "Once per turn" language. I'll improve the model and come back to this estimate, with a look at dropping "Once per turn".It takes fiat advantage and to-hit bonuses into account. Advantage is extremely powerful with GWM, but if it's not fiat it's basically up to a DM to allow it. (Fiat means something like Shield Master or Feint.)All these comparisons need to focus on spotlight or they lack real play relevance. What matters for a feat is its ability to steal the spotlight for your character, not some theoretical averages.Yes, I do exactly such comparisons. You saw here I said it looks no better than half an ASI right? And buffed it by joining it to another (underpowered) feat.What I like about Savage Attacker (in principle) is that it does more, the more dice you roll with one attack. Adding dice makes it good for any attack, which I dislike. What I'm after is something that works very nicely for single/few-attack classes, is a fair benefit for multiple-attack classes, and plays well with Sneak Attack. In short, a dueling benefit that works really well for dueling, but not so well for fighting styles that are already supported.Adding a die (or two) to an attack per turn is meh: you can do it already with Hunter's Mark and Hex, GFB and Booming. I feel we can do better than that...</blockquote>

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