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So. The Brawler archetype, Shield Champion contains the following text:

"At 11th level, a shield champion gains Shield Master as a bonus feat. She must meet all prerequisites before selecting that feat."

The Brawler's Flurry states that, when using Brawler's Flurry, the brawler gains Two Weapon Fighting. My question is: Does a Shield Champion need to take Two Weapon Fighting in order to gain Shield Master? If not, how does this work in conjunction with Brawler's Flurry?


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Hey all! So I'm currently running a character in a campaign whom I've decided to base around the idea that he is a bear, even though he isn't. As such, my current build is a Level 3 Shapeshifter Ranger/3 Beast Totem Barbarian. In doing so, my DM and I have identified a weird rule sticking point between us.

Now, for reference, my stats are as follows*:

Half-Orc Ranger 3 (Shapeshifter Archetype)/3 Barbarian (Beast Totem Archetype)
Str: 21
Dex: 12
Con: 18
Int: 10
Wis: 14
Cha: 8

Alternate Racial Feature - Toothy (Primary Bite Attack - 1d4 damage)

Skills are unimportant to my question, so I'm leaving them out for the time being.

Feats:
1 - Power Attack
2 (Combat Style: Natural Attack) - Aspect of the Beast - Claws of the Beast (2 Primary Claw Attacks - 1d4 damage)
3 - Improved Bull Rush
5 - Extra Rage

Rage Power - Beast Totem (Lesser)

And, for reference, the Pathfinder SRD rules on natural attacks:
http://paizo.com/prd/monsters/universalMonsterRules.html

So, assuming I'm not attacking with a weapon, I have a couple questions:
1a. When not raging, how many natural attacks do I have?
1b. What are the attack bonuses on these attacks?
2a. When raging, how many natural attacks do I have?
2b. What are the attack bonuses on these attacks?

According to my DM, I have 3 attacks, 2 claws and a bite regardless of whether I'm raging or not. Because of the wording on Lesser Beast Totem, I believe I actually gain an additional 2 primary claw attacks, kicking me up to 5 attacks at full BAB, 4 claws and a bite. Who is right, my DM or me?

And, just to be clear, this was a totally accidental thing. When building the character, I was just trying to make a guy who thought he was a bear, so this feels somewhat odd.

*Nonstandard Point Buy: All PCs are given a pool of 80 points, no stat before racial modifiers can be above 18 or below 3.