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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cadfan" data-source="post: 3907263" data-attributes="member: 40961">Najo- It really is true that DR makes power attack more effective.Think of damage in this sense- how many times do I have to hit this monster before it dies?Lets say I do 20 damage per hit, and the monster has 100 hit points.  That means I have to hit it 5 times.  If I power attack for 5, I do 30 damage per hit, and have to hit the monster 4 times.  I saved one round.Now give the monster DR 10.  Now I do 10 damage per hit, and have to hit the monster 10 times.  But if I power attack for 5, I do 20 damage per hit, and have to hit the monster 5 times.  I saved 5 rounds.Of course, all of this is pretty much moot if you are in the habit of using iterative attacks.  And if you're not, and all you want is bonus damage, you should probably just buy a copy of Tome of Battle.</blockquote>