Warpriest bonus feats and Staggering Critical

[Nymor]

From Warpriest:
Bonus Feats: At 3rd level and every 3 levels thereafter, a warpriest gains a bonus feat in addition to those gained from normal advancement. These bonus feats must be selected from those listed as combat feats. The warpriest must meet the prerequisites for these feats, but he treats his warpriest level as his base attack bonus for these feats (in addition to base attack bonuses gained from other classes and racial Hit Dice). Finally, for the purposes of these feats, the warpriest can select feats that have a minimum number of fighter levels as a prerequisite, treating his warpriest level as his fighter level.

From Staggering Critical:
Benefit: Whenever you score a critical hit, your opponent becomes staggered for 1d4+1 rounds. A successful Fortitude save reduces the duration to 1 round. The DC of this Fortitude save is equal to 10 + your base attack bonus. The effects of this feat do not stack. Additional hits instead add to the duration.

Is it safe to assume that a warpriest can use his class level to calculate Staggering's DC? The bonus feat description says exactly "he treats his warpriest level as his base attack bonus for these feats"

[Durngrun Stonebreaker]

I would say you use the BAB of the attack the attack that triggered the Staggering Critical.

[Nymor]

Reading Base Attack Bonus definition from srd:

A base attack bonus is an attack roll bonus derived from character class and level or creature type and Hit Dice (or combination's thereof). Base attack bonuses increase at different rates for different character classes and creature types. A second attack is gained when a base attack bonus reaches +6, a third with a base attack bonus of +11 or higher, and a fourth with a base attack bonus of +16 or higher. Base attack bonuses gained from different sources, such as when a character is a multiclass character, stack.

I'd say the BAB is simply the first number, that every 6 points gives you an additional attack (not an additional bab)

[Chris Sharpe]

I would not rule that you get to use your Warpriest level as BAB for the DC, as the sentence is discussing requirements for gaining the feat.

[claudekennilol]

Jason Bulmahn wrote:

Because you will be wearing heavy armor, can swift-cast spells, and your bonus feats use your level as your BAB and allow you to qualify for fighter only feats...

Oops.. was that another spoiler. My apologies.. the illness, it must still be affecting me.

Jason

(but this will be the end of my added spoilers.. for the rest you will have to wait and see)

From Jason's post on the warpriest preview blog. I don't believe that came out as he meant it, but that is what he said.

[wraithstrike]

I think it uses your BAB for the DC by my interpretation.