Eidolon Natural Attacks and BAB


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PRD wrote:
A number of evolutions grant the eidolon additional natural attacks. Natural attacks listed as primary are made using the eidolon's full base attack bonus and add the eidolon's Strength modifier on damage rolls. Natural attacks listed as secondary are made using the eidolon's base attack bonus – 5 and add 1/2 the eidolon's Strength modifier on damage rolls (if positive). If the eidolon only has a single natural attack, the attack is made using its full base attack bonus and it adds 1-1/2 times its Strength modifier on damage rolls made with that attack, regardless of the attack's type.

How are people interpreting this?

Is this a misprint/poor choice of words that should say full attack bonus instead of full base or does the Eidolon actually not add its Strength bonus to its BAB?

Possibly it's me being pedantic but the way I read "full base attack bonus" is "base attack bonus without any penalties" rather than "base attack bonus + strength modifier + size modifier" which would be "full attack bonus".

Without either the word full or base in there it would be clear but with both it's confusing.

Liberty's Edge

Don't read too deeply into this. Primary attacks use the BAB listed in the charts. Secondary attacks use the same BAB - 5. You still add in other modifiers (strength, magic, etc) as usual.


I thought they would but only after flipping backwards and forwards in the CRB and APG for 30 minutes reading and re-reading sections.
If it hasn't been noted already it could do with being cleared up in future editions

Liberty's Edge

What are you reading that makes you think you wouldn't add in additional modifiers?

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