It says on the "first attack of the round" on furious focus. I'm making an assumption that this means only when you make a full attack (even if your full attack currently consists of only one from a low base attack bonus). Is this incorrect? Is there an official statement on this?
Considering the base requirement of the feat is +1 bab (and thus only one attack anyway) I would assume that you do not need more than one attack to set it up. But I cant be sure.
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"first attack you make each turn" means "first attack you make each turn", be it a standard action or a full attack action.
Benefit: When you are wielding a two-handed weapon or a one-handed weapon with two hands, and using the Power Attack feat, you do not suffer Power Attack’s penalty on melee attack rolls on the first attack you make each turn. You still suffer the penalty on any additional attacks, including attacks of opportunity.
As long as you are wielding a 2 handed weapon or a 1 handed weapon in two hands, your first attack does not suffer from penalties from using Power Attack. Though strictly speaking that means you could make a bite attack (for example) as your first attack without power attack penalties, which seems a bit off to me, but still correct by RAW.
As GM, my statement (at my table) is official.
Edit: "First attack you make each turn" NOT "First attack each round"
Nothing there says it needs to be on a full attack. If you only make one attack, it's still your first attack of the round.
Yeah, good point about the AoOs, etc. I just was curious. I try to be as by-the-book as possible. Occasionally (.00001%) I admit I over-analyze and read too much into wording. But I try to keep it straight.
BigDaddyJug is correct. You can apply power attack starting with the 2nd attack of a full attack. You don't have to start with the first attack which has me thinking that maybe waiting until the 2nd attack may get you more DPR since the first attack is more likely to hit anyway.