ProudGrognard
2012-10-30, 04:50 AM
Recently I have been toying with a Thunder and Fang build and I came across this question:
Thunder and fang (http://tinyurl.com/8jxrjbp) says that : "You can use an earth breaker as though it were a one-handed weapon"
Power attack (http://tinyurl.com/7rxuttc) says: "You can choose to take a –1 penalty on all melee attack rolls and combat maneuver checks to gain a +2 bonus on all melee damage rolls. This bonus to damage is increased by half (+50%) if you are making an attack with a two-handed weapon, a one handed weapon using two hands, or a primary natural weapon that adds 1-1/2 times your Strength modifier on damage rolls"
So, when the Earth Breaker is used in thunder and Fang style, does it gain the +50% increased damage or not? It seems to me that since it still is a 2H weapon used as though it is one handed, it should. But I also believe that this is going against the spirit of the rules.
What is your opinion?
Thunder and fang (http://tinyurl.com/8jxrjbp) says that : "You can use an earth breaker as though it were a one-handed weapon"
Power attack (http://tinyurl.com/7rxuttc) says: "You can choose to take a –1 penalty on all melee attack rolls and combat maneuver checks to gain a +2 bonus on all melee damage rolls. This bonus to damage is increased by half (+50%) if you are making an attack with a two-handed weapon, a one handed weapon using two hands, or a primary natural weapon that adds 1-1/2 times your Strength modifier on damage rolls"
So, when the Earth Breaker is used in thunder and Fang style, does it gain the +50% increased damage or not? It seems to me that since it still is a 2H weapon used as though it is one handed, it should. But I also believe that this is going against the spirit of the rules.
What is your opinion?