Power Attack

Trade attack penalty for damage bonus (up to STR mod) on melee attacks.

The character can put extra force behind their melee attacks at the cost of accuracy. Before making a melee attack, the character may choose to take a penalty on the attack roll (up to their STR modifier) and add the same number as a bonus to damage. The penalty and bonus are declared before the attack roll is made.

Rules Reference

Field	Value
Combat Action / Action Type	free
Combat Action / Duration	1 attack
Combat Action / Frequency	at-will
Combat Action / Uses Per Day
Category	combat
Runtime / Classification	active-encounter
Runtime / Duration	1 attack
Runtime / Effect Kind	atk_bonus
Runtime / Magnitude	-1
Runtime / Trigger
Runtime / Uses	at-will

Notes

Combat Action / Effect Script Id: Power Attack

Special: The penalty is chosen each attack, from 0 up to the character's STR modifier. The same value is added to damage. Must be declared before the attack roll. Only applies to melee attacks. This is a prerequisite for Cleave.

Benefit

condition: up to -STR modifier, declared before the attack roll

Field	Value
condition	up to -STR modifier, declared before the attack roll
modifier	-1
target	attack

condition: equal to the attack penalty taken (up to STR modifier)

Field	Value
condition	equal to the attack penalty taken (up to STR modifier)
modifier	1
target	damage

Prerequisites

type: ability

Field	Value
value	STR 13