
theepurplemage |
dragon ferocity states:
a monk with this feat can use elemental fist as if he were a monk of the four winds
monk of the four winds class feature:
at 1st level blah blah gain elemental fist as bonus feat. blah blah blah. this replaces stunning fist.
NOW, monk of the four winds elemental fist class feature (Su) is only different from the feat elemental fist in that it scales in damage and replaces stunning fist.
RAI i'd guess dragon ferocity is implying i have scaling damage, AND still retain my stunning fist since it's not a supernatural class feature, but a bonus feat i receive clean at 1st lvl.
RAW one could draw either conclusion, but i'm leaning towards having both elemental fist AND stunning fist.
i want some clarification/advice before i plead my case to the GM.
thanks!

Fuzzy-Wuzzy |

Dragon Ferocity lets you use the Elemental Fist feat as if you were a monk of the four winds (i.e. scaling damage) if you have Elemental Fist. It does not grant you that feat itself. Things that grant feats are always very explicit about it. But you are correct that it does not make stunning fist go away. In fact, you can even use stunning fist and (once you have it) elemental fist in the same attack---a great move if someone just cast true strike on you, for instance.
EDIT: I don't know if this will make things more or less clear, but the fact that the MotFW elemental fist feature replaces the standard monk stunning fist feature is itself not part of the MotFW elemental fist feature, which is why there is no possibility of your stunning fist going away.