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OK, so yet another question about animals, this one to do with animal companions.
In the Core book, when given the stat blocks for animal companions it says at 9th Level, your animal companion gets multiattack as a bonus feat if it doesn't currently have it. As far as I can tell, my druid's ape companion does not have this feat and has two attacks---a bite and two claws.
So does this mean when I use the full-round action for him to attack with his two claws that I should be applying a -5 penalty?
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OK, so yet another question about animals, this one to do with animal companions.
In the Core book, when given the stat blocks for animal companions it says at 9th Level, your animal companion gets multiattack as a bonus feat if it doesn't currently have it. As far as I can tell, my druid's ape companion does not have this feat and has two attacks---a bite and two claws.
So does this mean when I use the full-round action for him to attack with his two claws that I should be applying a -5 penalty?
The ape companion has three attacks, all primary, so he can use all his attacks on a full attack action without penalty. He qualifies for and receives Multiattack at 9th level, but doesn't need it unless he gets a secondary natural attack from some other source.
Bite, claw, gore, slam, sting and talons are primary attacks.
Hoof, tentacle, wing, pincers, tail slap and 'other' are secondary attacks. (Listed in the Bestiary, page 302.)
If you use a weapon and a natural attack in a full-round attack, the natural attack becomes secondary. So if you were able to teach your ape to use a sword, multi-attack would then increase his bite accuracy while sword-fighting.
So if you were able to teach your ape to use a sword, multi-attack would then increase his bite accuracy while sword-fighting.
Other than situations like that one the multi-attack feat is just wasted on most animal companions.
So if you were able to teach your ape to use a sword, multi-attack would then increase his bite accuracy while sword-fighting.Other than situations like that one the multi-attack feat is just wasted on most animal companions.
Which isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's mostly just covering its bases on the few animal companions that actually *do* have secondary attacks.