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1) I see no reason why not.
2) I would consider that a kick would be an unarmed attack. Unless he has monk levels or Improved Unarmed Strike, he would suffer an attack of opportunity if he tried to kick. The feat implies that an unarmed strike is not a natural weapon but an armed attack, and as such, without monk levels or the feat, you would take -4 to hit with the kick and it would be your primary attack, and the kick would only do non-lethal damage. Then your claws would take a -5 to hit as secondary attacks. In general, the whole thing sounds very sub-optimal.
Hey 2 questions
1) can a draconic or abyssal sorcerer take weapon focus claws?
Yes.
2) can same sorcerer take unarmed strike and make 3 attacks 1 with a kick then 2 secondary attacks with claws (realizing the -2 with primary and -5 with secondary)?
Yes. See below.
Creatures with natural attacks and attacks made with
weapons can use both as part of a full attack action
(although often a creature must forgo one natural
attack for each weapon clutched in that limb, be it a
claw, tentacle, or slam). Such creatures attack with their
weapons normally but treat all of their natural attacks
as secondary attacks during that attack, regardless of the
attack’s original type.
However, since unarmed attacks are considered as the actual weapon you make the kick at -2 and the claw attacks at -5 on attack rolls.
Generally this is a boor tacktick against all but the most easy to hit enemies (for a sorcerer in particular).
2) I would consider that a kick would be an unarmed attack. Unless he has monk levels or Improved Unarmed Strike, he would suffer an attack of opportunity if he tried to kick. The feat implies that an unarmed strike is not a natural weapon but an armed attack, and as such, without monk levels or the feat, you would take -4 to hit with the kick and it would be your primary attack, and the kick would only do non-lethal damage. Then your claws would take a -5 to hit as secondary attacks. In general, the whole thing sounds very sub-optimal.
I believe the OP stated the intent of taking the Improved Unarmed Strike feat (if not in those exact words).
Natural attacks are always secondary attacks when combined with traditional weapon attacks.
2) can same sorcerer take unarmed strike and make 3 attacks 1 with a kick then 2 secondary attacks with claws (realizing the -2 with primary and -5 with secondary)?Yes. See below.
Creatures with natural attacks and attacks made with
weapons can use both as part of a full attack action
(although often a creature must forgo one natural
attack for each weapon clutched in that limb, be it a
claw, tentacle, or slam). Such creatures attack with their
weapons normally but treat all of their natural attacks
as secondary attacks during that attack, regardless of the
attack’s original type.
However, since unarmed attacks are considered as the actual weapon you make the kick at -2 and the claw attacks at -5 on attack rolls.
Generally this is a boor tacktick against all but the most easy to hit enemies (for a sorcerer in particular).
Please note that the primary attack does not suffer from any penalty when mixing Natural Attacks together. It's true that the rules on the Core book say that:
"You can make attacks with natural weapons in combination with attacks made with a melee weapon and unarmed strikes. (...) In addition, all of your attacks made with melee weapons and unarmed strikes are made as if you were two-weapon fighting."(PRD -> Combat -> Actions in Combat -> Standard Actions -> Attack -> Natural Attacks)
However, in a recent thread, James Jacobs confirmed that this is not the case.
Ah.
Part of the problem, alas, is that this is a rules mechanic that Jason was wrestling with up to the very last second.
The Bestiary rules are correct. The part in the core rules that contradicts this is a fragment, alas, that stuck in there. It should be cleaned up, I agree. It's unfortunate that the confusion is in there, but again, as far as I understand the game and as far as I've been using the rules for the last several volumes of Pathfinder, the rules from the Bestiary are the correct ones.
You can see the original thread starting here.
Please note that the primary attack does not suffer from any penalty when mixing Natural Attacks together. It's true that the rules on the Core book say that:
"You can make attacks with natural weapons in combination with attacks made with a melee weapon and unarmed strikes. (...) In addition, all of your attacks made with melee weapons and unarmed strikes are made as if you were two-weapon fighting."
(PRD -> Combat -> Actions in Combat -> Standard Actions -> Attack -> Natural Attacks)
However, in a recent thread, James Jacobs confirmed that this is not the case.Ah.
Part of the problem, alas, is that this is a rules mechanic that Jason was wrestling with up to the very last second.
Thanks Wraith.
Yes my intent was to take Improved Unarmed strike...
So then its Primary (Kick), then secondary claw (-5), secondary claw (-5)
Just to clarify, the kick is an unarmed strike. Unarmed strikes do not count as natural weapons. It's your regular BAB-based iterative attack. (When your BAB reaches 6, you could kick (BAB), kick (BAB-5), 2 claws (Secondary Nat attacks: BAB-5, 1/2Str).
Multiattack will not happen unless you have three natural attacks.