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Power Attack 'In Play' toggle displays incorrect

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Wakrob

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I have Power Attack toggled under the In Play.
For this particular character it should be -4/+8 (or -4/+12 for 2-Handed)

The damage is displaying right for 2-Handed Attacks but wrong for single hand attacks or vice versus depending on if you have one or two hands selected.

For example a Longsword is showing as

1st/2nd hand both checked
(Base Attack +12, Str 20 +5)(Power Attack -4/+8)
Main Hand: +13/+8/+3 d8+17
Both Hands: +13/+8/+3 d8+19

The Main Hand line is taking off the extra damage a 2-Hander would get (+50% Str damage), but still is including Power Attack as if it was 2-Handed.
The Main Hand SHOULD READ d8+13.

But then if I just check 1st hand alone
(Str 20 +5)(Power Attack -4/+8)
Main Hand: +13/+8/+3 d8+13
Both Hands: +13/+8/+3 d8+15

Now the Main Hand is correct and the Both Hands isnt giving the extra Power Attack Damage.

On a related note Furious Focus toggled as a In Play adjustment has the same problems.
Benefit: When you are wielding a two-handed weapon or a one-handed weapon with two hands, and using the Power Attack feat, you do not suffer Power Attack’s penalty on melee attack rolls on the first attack you make each turn.

This should only apply to 2-Handed attacks but seems to follow the same logic error in the program. If you check 1st hand only it wont apply to Both Hand and if you check both 1st/2nd hand it is applied for Main Hand by mistake.

Example with Power Attack and Furious Focus both checked on 1st hand only.
Main Hand: +13/+8/+3 d8+13
Both Hands: +13/+8/+3 d8+15

Should read
Main Hand: +13/+8/+3 d8+13
Both Hands: +17/+8/+3 d8+19

Thanks
Wakrob
 
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I just created a 12th Level Fighter, gave him 20 Str, a longsword and the Power Attack feat. Clicking 1 and/or both hands and the Power Attack on/off in In-Play displays damage correctly in all cases for me - in Hero Lab.
If I'm correct, you are actually referring to what shows on a PDF character sheet. In that case I can see the same thing.
I'm sure this has come up before in the forums. In any case, you are better off reporting it as a bug to LW.
 
View attachment Hoshi 12 Abilites.pdf

View attachment Hoshi Kaijitsu 12 (I Ouija Task Mike).por

Correct. It is the PDF that displays incorrectly.
I tried to report this bug a year or two ago last time I was playing Pathfinder. I will do so again.

If you look at the PDF under Nine-Fold-Sword you'll see the incorrect numbers even though if you toggle to 1-Hand in POR it does display correctly there.
For these files Power Attack and Furious Focus are In-Play checked at the weapon is set at 1st/2nd Hand.
 
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I just did a quick search for your forum name in our bug tracking system, and found a case that looks like what you reported. It's still on our to-do list. I'm sorry to say, we have not had a chance to fix this issue yet, because it will require major revisions of how the attack matrix for printing is built.
 
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