Monster Bite + Power Attack

[Starfury]

Apologies if this has been asked already, but when a monster only has a bite attack (no claw attacks, for example), I believe it gets 1.5 x Str bonus on its damage. But what about when it uses Power Attack? Is it the usual 2-for-1 damage/BAB tradeoff, or does it use the 3-for-1 tradeoff?

Thanks!

[Quandary]

PRD wrote:

Power Attack

...This bonus to damage is increased by half (+50%) if you are making an attack with a two-handed weapon, a one handed weapon using two hands, or a primary natural weapon that adds 1-1/2 times your Strength modifier on damage rolls. This bonus to damage is halved (–50%) if you are making an attack with an off-hand weapon or secondary natural weapon.

You agreed to buy me a Bestiary if I could tell you the answer without using any words of my own, right?

...dang... ;-)

[DM_Blake]

Starfury wrote:

Apologies if this has been asked already, but when a monster only has a bite attack (no claw attacks, for example), I believe it gets 1.5 x Str bonus on its damage. But what about when it uses Power Attack? Is it the usual 2-for-1 damage/BAB tradeoff, or does it use the 3-for-1 tradeoff?

Thanks!

I got you covered:

Pathfinder Core Rules, Power Attack feat, page 131 wrote:

Benefit: You can choose to take a –1 penalty on all

melee attack rolls and combat maneuver checks to gain
a +2 bonus on all melee damage rolls. This bonus to
damage is increased by half (+50%) if you are making
an attack with a two-handed weapon, a one handed
weapon using two hands, or a primary natural weapon
that adds 1-1/2 times your Strength modifier on damage
rolls. This bonus to damage is halved (–50%) if you are
making an attack with an off-hand weapon or secondary
natural weapon. When your base attack bonus reaches
+4, and every 4 points thereafter, the penalty increases
by –1 and the bonus to damage increases by +2. You must
choose to use this feat before making an attack roll, and
its effects last until your next turn. The bonus damage
does not apply to touch attacks or effects that do not deal
hit point damage.

I highlighted the relevent bit.

edit: Bah! looks like I came late to the party...

[Starfury]

Thanks to you both! I scoured the new monster section of the PRD, read everything I could think of...except the feat itself. Doh!