Vicious Swing Analysis - How to use SPIKE DAMAGE in Pathfinder 2E

Vicious Swing is often dismissed as being bad damage. But is it really? Or does DPR just make some strange assumptions about how the game plays. Watch this video, and you'll find out just how good power attacks can be in Pathfinder 2E! Spoiler alert: we are so used to them being BROKEN in games like D&D 5E and Pathfinder 1E, that being normal and worthwhile makes us underestimate them. But when used judiciously, Vicious Swing is actually a pretty good Feat! And learning about Vicious Swing unlocks a larger point about how spike damage in general behaves! Something that I will address on many future videos. Michael Sayre's post on DPR:   / michael_sayre_paizo_design_manager_says_th...   Arcane Mark's video on Vicious Swing:    • Arcane Math: Power Attack and Other Big Hits   Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @mathfinder-aaa   Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:34 Hypothetical Idealized Damage 5:06 Idealized Damage Chart 7:37 Idealized Damage Lessons 15:38 Vicious Swing Specifics 18:42 Math Setup 31:04 Vicious Swing Level 1 to 20 Damage 36:21 “Realized” DPR 38:34 Vicious Swing Level 11 Snapshot 43:22 Analysis and Discussion 51:32 Other Spike Damage 55:28 Outro