Turgan wrote:
@King of Vrock:
I see your point and it makes perfect sense. I just wonder why the developers explicitly say in "Backswing (Ex)":
"At 7th level, when a two-handed fighter makes a full-attack with a two-handed weapon, he adds double his Strength bonus on damage rolls for all attacks after the first."
instead of only:
"At 7th level, when a two-handed fighter makes a full-attack with a two-handed weapon, he adds double his Strength bonus on damage rolls for all attacks."
(quoted from the d20pfsrd.com)
Quote:
Deciding between an Attack or a Full Attack: After your first attack, you can decide to take a move action instead of making your remaining attacks, depending on how the f irst attack turns out and assuming you have not already taken a move action this round. If you’ve already taken a 5-foot step, you can’t use your move action to move any distance, but you could still use a different kind of move action.
Quoted from Pathfinder Core Rulebook (4th printing)
After the first attack, you can decide to make your remaining attacks. As a two-handed fighter, your first attack receives the bonus of overhand chop. After that, if you decide to make others attacks (if applies), those attacks receives the bonus of backswing.
First Attack: dam + (str x2) ---> Overhand Chop
Remaining attacks: dam + (str x1.5) ----> Without Backswing
With Backswing you calculate damage after the first attack.
First Attack: dam + (str x2) ---> Overhand Chop
Remaining attacks: dam + (str x2) ---> Backswing
If Backswing was like you said, the bonus would apply to all attacks (including the first), making the dam modifier 2(str x2). That's why developers said explicit "after the first".
