What happens is that I think your ranger wasted a feat. Natural weapon attacks are different than manufactured weapon attacks. He doesn't need two-weapon fighting feats to attack with two claws. They are both primary attacks made at your highest base attack bonus and both get your normal Str bonus when they hit (therefore, no need for two-weapon rend). Also, those are the only attacks he gets if he is using his claws. You don't get extra attacks unless it's a weird combo of claws or bite and a weapon in hand. Even then the sword (or whatever) becomes the primary weapon and the other claw becomes a secondary weapon (made at a -5 penalty, just like an iterative attack). It's usually better to just use all of your iterative attacks with a regular weapon, or all of your natural attacks. I could be wrong, but we'll see what comments other people have.
I don't think he needs feral combat training really. He isn't using his natural attacks with any unarmed feats or powers.
I can't think of a reason why they wouldn't stack. There isn't any rend type damage. Neither are ex rend effects. Neither feat seems to state or imply exclusivity other than they each can only be activated once per round.
My point was more that you are mixing unarmed strikes with natural attacks, and if that works the same way as mixing manufactured weapon attacks with natural attacks. I don't know it if it does. If it doesn't, then you don't have an offhand attack for two-weapon rend to even make a difference. If it does, then as Jak said, there is no "rend" damage type. You would get your normal Str bonus to damage for the offhand attack and the extra damage from hitting with both claws.
Mixing unarmed strikes with natural attacks works exactly like mixing manufactured weapon attacks with natural attacks. The reason I suggested feral combat training, is so that two weapon rend can even be activated with this weapon combination.
Get feral combat training, get both effects.
Where are the rules for this regarding unarmed strikes and natural attacks? As far as I know, the books only cover natural attacks and manufactured weapons. Not that I don't believe you, but just for my own personal use. (I have a character that mixes claws and bite with other attacks.)
Get feral combat training, get both effects.
Ahhh I see what you're saying now. I can see the argument since technically they are being triggered by separate sources, but I don't think it would work because two weapon rend doesn't have improved unarmed combat as a prerequisite so feral combat wouldn't apply. Also two weapon rend states that the damage can only be dealt once each round. It doesn't differentiate between sources or triggers just has that hard close.
Although I could see a flexible dm going for it.
Kyris. Yeah it isn't really an awe inspiring set up considering how expensive the feat tax happens to be. However, I did build a moms that used a similar set up and stacked boar style on that mess with the other auxiliary rend feats set in, that was also less damage heavy, but really cool.... at least in concept.
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Get feral combat training, get both effects.Ahhh I see what you're saying now. I can see the argument since technically they are being triggered by separate sources, but I don't think it would work because two weapon rend doesn't have improved unarmed combat as a prerequisite so feral combat wouldn't apply. Also two weapon rend states that the damage can only be dealt once each round. It doesn't differentiate between sources or triggers just has that hard close.
Although I could see a flexible dm going for it.
No, all feats and abilities that effect unarmed strikes can effect the selected natural weapon. Whether or not the feat effecting the unarmed strike has improved unarmed strike as a prerequisite is meaningless.
"Prerequisite: Improved Unarmed Strike, Weapon Focus with selected natural weapon.
Benefit: Choose one of your natural weapons. While using the selected natural weapon, you can apply the effects of feats that have Improved Unarmed Strike as a prerequisite, as well as effects that augment an unarmed strike.
Special: If you are a monk, you can use the selected natural weapon with your flurry of blows class feature."
The question is does your dm consider two weapon rend to be an effect that augments an unarmed strike or they consider it to be an effect that augments an attack action.
I see it as a conditional effect augmenting an attack action as opposed to augmenting specifically an unarmed strike.
As I said a case could be made for it either way.
Edit: Don't mind me.