Skill Powers and Power Creep

[boar]

No, it's not power creep, for the reason mentioned above -- you can only get one skill power through the feat. But even that issue aside, I think that Stirring Speech is the farthest thing from overpowered. You really underestimate the "when they're not bloodied" requirement. If a fight is easy, there's no need for +1 to hit. If a fight is challenging, the benefit will frequently shut off at the most inopportune moments.

 

[Prestidigitalis]

No, it's not power creep, for the reason mentioned above -- you can only get one skill power through the feat. But even that issue aside, I think that Stirring Speech is the farthest thing from overpowered. You really underestimate the "when they're not bloodied" requirement. If a fight is easy, there's no need for +1 to hit. If a fight is challenging, the benefit will frequently shut off at the most inopportune moments.

Well... But the effect might keep the fight from getting out of hand in the first place. If you have knocked out an extra bad guy by the time half the party is bloodied, that could be the margin you need.