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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DracoSuave" data-source="post: 4881130" data-attributes="member: 71571">If you use Power Attack on every attack you ever make with a one handed weapon, Power Attack is bad.You have a brain tho, so you know not to do that.  You use it with Two-handed weapons, because that's when it actually helps you.So, let's say you deal 1d12+6 damage per hit, and you have +9 to hit.  (Level 2 character with a +1 fullblade, 18 in attack stat, and weapon focus)Your chance to hit something is (21+9-AC)/20 and your average damage is 12.5 before power attack and (21+7-AC)/20 and 15.5 average damage after.So, calculate that out to find the sweet spot for that character.(21+7-AC)*15.5/20 > (21+9-AC)*12.5/2015.5(28) - 15.5(AC) > 12.5(30) - 12.5(AC)434 - 15.5(AC) > 375 - 12.5(AC)59 > 3(AC)19.6 > ACSo, in situations where AC is less than 20, Power Attack is good.  For situations that it is greater than 20, Power Attack is bad.So examining that further, you're level 2...White Dragons are good to Power AttackEvery Kobold is good to Power AttackMost Goblins are good to Power AttackRage Drakes are good to Power AttackEvery Zombie in the MM except Brutes and Chillborn are good to go.It's hardly a trap at all, provided you use it intellegently.  Just find your sweet spot number.For the same character with a mordenkrad:(21+6-AC)*16/20 > (21+8-AC)*13/2027(16)-16AC > 29(13)-13AC(432-377)/3 > ACAC < 18.3In this case, there's still not a lot of level 2 monsters that have higher than 18 AC.  And there's a few much higher than that that don't.It's not a bad feat at all if you're willing to do the math work.</blockquote>

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