eidolon primary and secondary attack?


Rules Questions


with a first level eidolon it says 3 max attacks. if i were to only have a bite as an attack,

would that be he could bite 3 times a round?

or would i need to have a bite and two claws?

and what difference does it make between primary and secondary?

could i have an eidolon with two secondary attacks and no primary (for the sake of learning what means what)?


Natural Attacks

Read the natural attacks section first ^

An eidolon's max attacks is how many natural attacks he can have...each natural attack can only be used once in a full attack action and you gain no extra attacks based on your BAB

Primary natural attacks get Full BAB and full str to damage

Secondary natural attacks get BAB-5 and .5 str bonus to damage

Sczarni

The chart Drakkiel linked is key to understanding Natural Attacks. Pathfinder diverted from earlier editions of D&D with regards to how Natural Attacks were handled. It trips up new players all the time.

If your Eidolon had a Bite and two Claws, all three would be considered Primary Natural Attacks, and all three would use the Eidolon's full BAB and other bonuses.

If your Eidolon had two Hoof attacks, by contrast, it would use the Eidolon's BAB and other bonuses, minus 5.

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