So, the Feat reads:
You can choose to take a –1 penalty on all melee attack rolls and combat maneuver checks to gain a +2 bonus on all melee damage rolls.
This bonus to damage is halved (–50%) if you are making an attack with an off-hand weapon or secondary natural weapon.
Assume a lepoard with a BAB of 3. Does this mean his bite gets +2 damage but his claws only +1 damage each? They are considered secondary, aren't they?
Thanks.
Primary and Secondary Natural attacks are defined by the type of attack
Refer to the table here:
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/rules-for-monsters/universal-monster-rules #TOC-Natural-Attacks
This was one of the changes from 3.5 to pathfinder. It simplifies things a lot, but gives animal companions a LOT of kick.
Excellent. This makes my Feat choice that much easier.
raise his int to 3 and take the necessary feats/skill ranks to get feral combat training and the dragon style feats, makes power attack awesome once you get dragon ferocity.(if your animal is a lion who chooses claws for feral combat training all claws will get power attacks 50% increase in damage because all your claws will be doing 1.5 str damage)
Well, I'm a Cleric with Animal Domain so I don't get my Companion until 4th Level (I will be taking Boon Companion Feat).
I was leaning towards Leopard simply because we are on the Medium XP climb and will be forever on the early Levels. The leopard will be useful for a looooooong time.
Plus, Trip attack.