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N-Sphere wrote:

If the math is correct and power attack vs normal attacks are basically equal but situational, and power attack is something you pay a feat for... then that doesn't seem like a good thing.

Especially when the fighter can just take a raw damage output feat like furious focus.

I'd be interested in seeing the math done out, but Furious Focus is quite situational too. It's a Press attack so it can only be used on your second or third attack, and it only has an effect on subsequent attacks if the attack it's used on misses. The practical upshot is that it only modifies your third attack, so this has to be a turn where you're making three attacks, and only if your second attack misses and the +5 to the third attack would be enough to convert a miss into a hit or a hit into a crit.


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The comparison point is to Sudden Charge from Fighter 1. That's also a two-dot action that lets you Move and Strike, but Sudden Charge lets you move twice your normal speed. Flying Kick letting you Leap is absolutely a trap, because Leap is already a one-dot action and you'd much rather Leap and then Flurry than Leap and then Generic Strike; even if you would use a generic strike after the movement there's no benefit to it compared to just using the actions normally.

Flavor aside, I feel like Sudden Charge would be stronger for Monk than this is. It'd take advantage of the Monk's crazy base speed and it doesn't require straight-line movement. Alternatively, give the Strike after landing some kind of bonus such as making the target flat-footed against the attack.


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This is easily the most polished product I've seen for a homebrew or semi-homebrew class. I'd rank it higher than most of the official Paizo classes, especially some of the more recent ones that could probably have used another few editing passes, so I just wanted to say: well done.

I've mostly just skimmed through the thread, but I've seen a few mentions of a Beguilers of the Inner Sea document with additional Guilds and a few PrCs designed for Beguilers. Is that compiled anywhere online? I haven't been able to find a copy, although it's certainly possible I'm just being blind.