Quantum Steve |
If a Half-Orc with the Toothy Racial Trait were to make a single bite attack (and no other attacks), would the bite get the benefit of 1.5x STR since it's her only natural weapon or would her iterative attacks count as "multiple attacks"?
If a creature has only one natural attack, it is always made using the creature's full base attack bonus and adds 1-1/2 times the creature's Strength bonus on damage rolls. This increase does not apply if the creature has multiple attacks but only takes one. If a creature has only one type of attack, but has multiple attacks per round, that attack is treated as a primary attack, regardless of its type.
What if she was under the effects of haste? Would the second bite attack make both of her attacks 1x STR?
Rhatahema |
As long as you possess no more than one natural attack (a single bite, claw, tentacle, etc.), you add 1.5 x your strength modifier to damage when using that weapon as a primary natural attack. The line about "multiple attacks" refers to multiple natural attacks. A creature with 1 bite and 2 claws, for instance, could never gain that benefit, even if they opted not to attack with their claws. You retain that benefit when gaining extra attacks through haste or similar effects.
If you're making the bite in addition to manufactured weapon attacks, you forgo that benefit, as you're then attacking with the bite as a secondary natural attack.