Based on the powers granted by all the other 6th-8th level domains, the ability to give yourself a bonus for 1 round per caster level, to a Strength-based skill check (Climb or Swim) or for a Strength check, seems highly under-powered. These checks are generally uncommon to rare.
Since this is only a personal power, why wasn't this just an enhancement bonus to your Strength (which would then affect all related attacks/skills/CMB/CMD)???
In the very least, at least allow the cleric to bestow the bonus to someone else? (However, I think the option I described above would balance it out far better to the other domain powers)
I'm not sure if it is in fact intended to apply to CMB/CMD,
as Jason posted during the playtest that similar bonuses to STR check abilities WERE intended to apply to CMB/CMD (given 3.5 Maneuvers used STR checks). Then again, if he was aware of this issue, why isn't the wording updated to reflect that?
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I'm not sure if it is in fact intended to apply to CMB/CMD,
as Jason posted during the playtest that similar bonuses to STR check abilities WERE intended to apply to CMB/CMD (given 3.5 Maneuvers used STR checks). Then again, if he was aware of this issue, why isn't the wording updated to reflect that?
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In the level Strength Domain power, Strength Surge, it specifically indicates that it affects melee attacks, combat maneuver checks that rely on strength, Strength-based skills, and Strength checks. So for Might of the Gods, I'm unsure if the intent was to affect all those things as well, or just the 2 they listed.
Another curious note though about Strength Surge, I am unsure why they didn't just say that it gives an enhancement bonus to your Strength score, instead of listing everything that relies on Strength.
Yeah, I think that came up in another thread...
It's very wierd in a way, because doing like this let's you STACK it with other STR-boosting magic (usually a discouraged thing), BUT excludes what could only be THE most iconic of Strenth "feats": lifting huge objects, because your actual STR isn't boosted and Encumbrance isn't listed among the specific applications.
Let's just hope this get's errata'd/ updated for next printing...