<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=289327.msg14288794#msg14288794">Quote from: Envious on 21-07-2018, 22:14:15</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Thank you!<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Additionally, remember that you can use Power Attack (I checked, you've got it). This gives you a -1 to hit (you're focusing on hitting HARD not being subtle/accurate) and a +2 to damage. For a two-handed weapon, this becomes +3 to damage (the damage is multiplied by 1.5, same as your base strength). So with a Strength of 18, on a power attack you will take a -1 to hit, but your damage add will go from +6 to +9 (+4 and +2 = 6, times 1.5 for a 2-handed weapon = 9).<br/><br/>This is how Shaninera has been racking up the big numbers. In my opinion you should always be power attacking unless that -1 makes it impossible to hit. The difference between 'hits on a 20' and 'hits on 19' is not so great, while '1.5 times the bonus damage if I connect at all' is significant.<br/><br/>Some math-wiz probably has a better explanation of when to NOT power attack, but me, I just generally do it if I can.