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A Half-Orc taking Toothy instead of Orc Ferocity gains a bite that is a primary natural attack that deals 1d4 piercing damage. Just a few questions:

1) If the Half-Orc has no other natural attacks and is not using any manufactured weapons, then the attack adds 1-1/2 times the Str bonus to damage, right?

2) If the Half-Orc has other natural attacks then it only adds Str bonus to damage even if it isn't attacking with the other natural attacks, right?

3) In either of the above cases, using manufactured weapons reduces the bite to a secondary natural attack with -5 to hit and 1/2 the Str bonus to damage, right?

4) The bite provided by Toothy is a special exception to the rule that Bite attacks normally inflict B/P/S damage since it is specified to do only P damage, right?


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1) If the Half-Orc has no other natural attacks and is not using any manufactured weapons, then the attack adds 1-1/2 times the Str bonus to damage, right?

Yes.

2) If the Half-Orc has other natural attacks then it only adds Str bonus to damage even if it isn't attacking with the other natural attacks, right?

Yes.

3) In either of the above cases, using manufactured weapons reduces the bite to a secondary natural attack with -5 to hit and 1/2 the Str bonus to damage, right?

Yes. Technically the bite isn't spelled out as becoming a a secondary attack but it has the exact same mechanics and i think multiattack would work with it.

4) The bite provided by Toothy is a special exception to the rule that Bite attacks normally inflict B/P/S damage since it is specified to do only P damage, right?

Toothy: Some Half-orcs’ vestigial tusks are massive and sharp, granting a bite attack. This is a primary natural attack that deals 1d4 points of piercing damage. This racial trait replaces the orc ferocity racial trait.

It would appear so.

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