Feat Question

[Salovs]

Hello,
Dose Pinpoint Targeting and Vital Strike Stack together? I dont see why they wouldn't. I figured if you were going to use Pinpoint targeting why not add vital Strike to get the full out of damage you could.

Thanks

[Jesse Benner]

I can't see why not. Nothing in Vital Strike states that it has to be a melee attack which means that a ranged weapon can be used with Vital Strike, and pinpoint targeting's requirement of a standard action for its use makes this a VERY nice combination.
I do remember in the play test versions of Pathfinder where there was something that said only one combat feat could be used in a round, but I couldn't find that in the OGC website.
If that rule is still on the books that would negate this combo.
But, man, is it a NICE combo.
Cheers...
QGJ

[Pirate]

Yar!

This should be in the 'Rules' section...

As for the OP, unfortunately, they can NOT be combined.

Vital Strike does not need to be a melee attack, true, but it does require the use of an Attack Action, which is a Standard Action. This has been discussed to death in a number of other threads, but the final official ruling is that a Vital Strike = Attack Action = Standard Action. You cannot combine two Standard Actions into one.

~P