succubus damage question


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first the link

http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/outsiders/demon/succubus

on here its claws are listed a 2 claws +11 (1d6+1)

now, im confused between the +11 and the +1 as i would assume the +11 is the bonus damage applied, then there is this plus 1...is that magical or something? im not used to reading these monster statistics, is that +11 factored with STR?


+11 is the attack bonus.
+1 is damage bonus.
And the 2 is the number of attacks she has.


+11 = (+8 BAB) + (+3 Dex [weapon finesse])
+1 damage = STR 13


ok thankyou!


w0lfe01 - The bonus listed after the name of the attack (in this case +11) indicates the bonus a creature gets on an attack roll. So when the monster attacks as a full-round action, she gets 2 attacks each with a +11 on the attack roll. If she lands a hit, that attack deals 1d6+1 damage.

As for how this was determined, I'll break it down for you:
-Start with the Succubus having a Base Attack Bonus of +8
-Next, check the strength. A Succubus has a +1 strength. So normally, this creature would have a +9 on the attack roll.
-However, a standard succubus also has the feat Weapon Finesse in her feat list. Weapon Finesse allows you to use your dexterity modifier (in this case, +3) on attack rolls with light weapons and natural attacks in place of your strength modifier. So total the BAB and the Dexterity modifier to get a +11 on the attack.
-Keep in mind that Weapon Finesse does not change damage , so you still use the +1 strength modifier to determine the claw damage, hence the claw attack deals 1d6+1 from having a 13 strength.

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