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1. Yes, when making Combat Manuever checks.

2. Agile Maneuvers lets you apply your DEX instead of STR for all CMB checks. Weapon Finesse lets you apply your DEX instead of STR for attack rolls with finessable weapons, and by extension, CMB rolls made using a qualified weapon. In the case of using a whip to trip, either can apply.

3. Basically yes. However, you have to be using the weapon as a part of the Manuever to get, say, an enhancement bonus. Using the example of a tripping whip again, any bonuses you have with attacking with a whip (masterwork, magic, weapon focus, etc) will also apply to CMB rolls to trip with that whip. You would not get those same bonuses to make a Bull Rush check however, since the whip itself is not involved.

Thanks much. That helps nail it down for me. Nice and plainly stated--you should write rules.

Gotta run--DM pulling into the driveway.

Gary

Right now I'm using Agile Maneuvers and not Weapon Finesse on a Bard... Through Agile Maneuvers, I have avoided the attack penalty, but I also didn't figure at the time that it would apply on maneuvers made with a whip, but rather just attacks.

I admit, overall, Weapon Finesse would be working out better for me at this point, regardless, but particularly if Finesse applies to whip/rapier/dagger/etc maneuvers....

New to Pathfinder. I am trying to understand CMB/CMD. I have a bard with a whip and am totaly confused by this discussion. You guys are way over my head so let me ask my main question and then ask for some clarifications.

Question: "...add your CMB in place of your normal attack bonus." Does this mean "use" your CMB in place of making a normal attack? And you face off against CMD for success or failure?

Clarification: Why doesn't Agile Maneuvers work with a whip when doing a combat maneuver to trip? I don't see anything in WF that relates it to specific weapon systems.

Clarification: "Add any bonuses.....,and other effects" Would that be talking about MW or magic "to hit" bonuses?

Thanks in advance.

Gary Adkison