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How do you rule the use of the additional attacks granted from the aspect's natural weapons?
i.e. Wolf gets a bite attack, Bear gets 2 claws + 1 bite, etc.
Can the bear aspect attack with all 3 natural attacks without any penalties?
Can the wolf aspect swing his scimitar (or similar) then also perform a bite attack as part of a full round action? Which attack, if any, receive penalties?
The most relevant section comes from the combat section...
You can make attacks with natural weapons in combination with attacks made with a melee weapon and unarmed strikes, so long as a different limb is used for each attack. For example, you cannot make a claw attack and also use that hand to make attacks with a longsword. When you make additional attacks in this way, all of your natural attacks are treated as secondary natural attacks, using your base attack bonus minus 5 and adding only 1/2 of your Strength modifier on damage rolls. In addition, all of your attacks made with melee weapons and unarmed strikes are made as if you were two-weapon fighting. Your natural attacks are treated as light, off-hand weapons for determining the penalty to your other attacks. Feats such as Two-Weapon Fighting and Multiattack can reduce these penalties.
Yes, a player or creature how has multiple primary natural attacks may attack with all of them at no penalty on a full attack. That's why they get such a limited use of them per day.
Contributor, RPG Superstar 2008 Top 4, Legendary Games
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Yes, a player or creature how has multiple primary natural attacks may attack with all of them at no penalty on a full attack. That's why they get such a limited use of them per day.
I'm pretty sure the way it works is:
If you attack with just natural weapons, they work as primary natural weapons (full attack bonus, full STR bonus to dmg).
If you attack with a weapon and natural weapons (not including whatever hand(s) you are using for the weapon), any natural weapon attacks are treated as secondary weapons (-5 to hit, 1/2 str bonus to dmg). Multiattack would mitigate this to -2 to hit.
I see in the quote above that it says TWF penalties also apply, though, and I'd have to look more closely to see what that means, cuz that would be a pretty hardcore thing to stack on top of the secondary natural weapon penalties that already exist.
The TWF applies your weapon or unarmed (not Natural) attacks.
So if attacking with a sword in your main hand and a bite, you would apply the (main hand) TWF penalty to your main hand (as if you are wielding a light weapon in the other), and the -5 (secondary natural attack) to the bite.