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You can make exceptionally deadly ranged attacks by pinpointing a foe's weak spot, at the expense of making the attack less likely to succeed.
Prerequisites: Dex 13, base attack bonus +1.
Benefit: You can choose to take a –1 penalty on all ranged attack rolls to gain a +2 bonus on all ranged damage rolls. When your base attack bonus reaches +4, and every +4 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 took Deadly Aim for my zen archer monk. If I use the feat during a flurry, which bonus do I use to determine the penalty and bonus?
The text specifies base attack bonus, but I could make the argument that for a flurry I should use the flurry bonus. This monk is 5th level, so BAB is +3. The bonus on FoB is either +5 or +3.
The text specifies base attack bonus, but I could make the argument that for a flurry I should use the flurry bonus. This monk is 5th level, so BAB is +3. The bonus on FoB is either +5 or +3.
Since, when you flurry, your BAB actually increases, I would think that only while flurrying you would use the larger penalty and bigger damage bonus that goes with it.
For the purpose of these attacks, the monk's base attack bonus is equal to his monk level.
Hence when you flurry you BAB is actually larger and you can use the bigger bonus from Deadly Aim.
Did the same with my Zen Archer Monk, and the GM used the higher BAB for the flurry.
If you look in the FAQ/Help at the top of the page, you will find that it was clarified that monks use their flurry BAB while flurrying to determine the power of Power Attack, so I would assume it's no different for Deadly Aim.
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If you look in the FAQ/Help at the top of the page, you will find that it was clarified that monks use their flurry BAB while flurrying to determine the power of Power Attack, so I would assume it's no different for Deadly Aim.
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