Strength of Valor - what am I missing?

[Mengu]

I'll quote snippets of relevant text here for discussion:

Virtue of Valor
Once per round, when any ally within 5 squares of you reduces an enemy to 0 hit points or bloodies an enemy, you can grant temporary hit points to that ally as a free action.

Strength of Valor
Benefit: When you grant an ally temporary hit points with your Virtue of Valor, that ally also gains a +2 bonus to the next damage roll he or she makes before the end of your next turn.

So the fighter takes a swing, bloodies an enemy. Bard uses Virtue of Valor to give him temp HP, and +2 bonus to his next damage roll. Fighter is done. Then comes the bard's turn, and the bonus he gave the fighter goes away.

Is this the intended behavior?

If so, it's a pretty limited feat, only useful if the bard's ally has planned on benefitting from virtue of valor, and is sitting on an action point, or a minor action attack to use before the end of his turn. Or the ally hopes to take an opportunity or immediate action before the bard's turn. How often is that going to happen?

Is there something I'm missing, or should Strength of Valor be worded in a way that makes the bonus stick around until the end of the ally's next turn?

 

[KarinsDad]

In the case of the Fighter, it might also work for an Opportunity Attack.

But yes, as written, it's fairly lame.

 

[Eric Finley]

Yup. Well spotted. I suggest treating it as "until the end of their next turn" instead. Dollars to donuts they'll errata this if they ever notice it.

 

[mach1.9pants]

mmmm Donuts..........

Sorry yeah that needs some changes, until the start of the bards next turn I guess.

 

[KarinsDad]

Sorry yeah that needs some changes, until the start of the bards next turn I guess.

You do realize that the start of the bards next turn is even earlier than the end of the bards next turn and restricts the feat even more, right?