Power Attack + Combat Expertise = ?

[Waffle_Neutral]

Can you combine Power Attack and Combat Expertise when you're attacking so that you would gain a larger attack penalty for an increase to both damage and AC?

[LazarX]

Yes you can. the penalties on the "to hit" roll stack. However most fighters who are Power Attack monsters tend to not have the Int to qualify for Combat Expertise.

[TheDrone]

Waffle_Neutral wrote:

Can you combine Power Attack and Combat Expertise when you're attacking so that you would gain a larger attack penalty for an increase to both damage and AC?

Though it seems a little counter-intuitive, I don't see why not. Each declaration doesn't use an action so they look compatitible.