Advice on Feat Interpretation


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Liberty's Edge

Thanks for taking your time to look into this.
I've been all over the bullrush feats and paths in pathfinder lately and have now returned to the feat "Raging Throw".
I can see how the feat works in 2 ways. But can't tell for sure whether either is correct.
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Raging Throw
You expend some of your rage to throw one opponent at another.

Prerequisites: Str 13, Con 13, rage class feature, Improved Bull Rush, Power Attack, base attack bonus +6.
Benefit: While raging, when you attempt a bull rush combat maneuver, you can spend 1 additional round of your rage as a swift action to add your Constitution bonus on your combat maneuver check to the bull rush.

Further, if you bull rush an opponent into a square another creature occupies or into a solid object, the opponent and the creature or object take bludgeoning damage equal to your Strength modifier + your Constitution modifier.
http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/ultimateCombat/ultimateCombatFeats.html
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I've devided the feat texts in 2, making it easier of understanding how the second ability might not be part of the action of applying the swift action.
The Swift action do enable you to apply your Con bonus to your Bull Rush, but is it required for the damage?

Can the second part of the text be considered passive?
(while the first part requires activation?)

Liberty's Edge

The text doesn't say:
"If 'this' bull rush push an opponent into a square another creature occupies or into a solid object, the opponent and..."
The text stays vague with the words:
"Further, if you bull rush an opponent into a square another creature...

Thoughts?

Silver Crusade

Check how the text is written in the original.
1 paragraph = Part two is a "reaction" to part one: You spend the Swift Action to activate the ability and if your bull rush is a success AND you bull rush the target against something oder someone else, both take damage.
2 paragraphs = Feat gives you two Options.
The way the feat is presented within the PRD it is Version #1.


The word "Further" is the crux. The second half only applies to the first half, not on all Bullrushes.

Liberty's Edge

K, thanks guys, the more ya know^

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