Question on Primary Attacks

[Brian Turner 355]

My Eidolan comes with Bite which is a primary attack but I want to give her claws as well but the description says that they are a primary attack as well. I could possible choose swomethign else but im having her look like a water dragon. Which means a mouth and claws. So how would it work with both bite and claw being primary attacks. Would I have to choose one and make the other secondary. Thanks for the help.

[Charon's Little Helper]

No - they are all primary attacks and swing at its full attack bonus. (Though only when making a full attack.)

The only disadvantage is that when a creature only has a single attack, it does 1.5x strength damage with it. So the eidolan will do slightly less damage on charges etc, but it's still a very good evolution choice.

[Chess Pwn]

No, they'd all be primary and you'd attack with all of them at full BAB on a full-attack.

[Hawktitan]

Charon's Little Helper wrote:

No - they are all primary attacks and swing at its full attack bonus. (Though only when making a full attack.)

The only disadvantage is that when a creature only has a single attack, it does 1.5x strength damage with it. So the eidolan will do slightly less damage on charges etc, but it's still a very good evolution choice.

Eidolons are a little different - I would not give them extra damage if a bite was their only attack, and besides if they really want 1.5x damage on the bite there is an evolution for that.

[Tarantula]

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Each eidolon has one of three base forms that determines its starting size, speed, AC, attacks, and ability scores. All natural attacks are made using the eidolon's full base attack bonus unless otherwise noted (such as in the case of secondary attacks). Eidolon attacks add the eidolon's Strength modifier to the damage roll, unless it is its only attack, in which case it adds 1-1/2 times its Strength modifier. These base forms also note any free evolutions that base form possesses. The bonuses from these free evolutions are already factored into the starting statistics.

Eidolons get 1.5x Str if they only have 1 attack.

[Charon's Little Helper]

Hawktitan wrote:

Charon's Little Helper wrote:

No - they are all primary attacks and swing at its full attack bonus. (Though only when making a full attack.)

The only disadvantage is that when a creature only has a single attack, it does 1.5x strength damage with it. So the eidolan will do slightly less damage on charges etc, but it's still a very good evolution choice.

Eidolons are a little different - I would not give them extra damage if a bite was their only attack, and besides if they really want 1.5x damage on the bite there is an evolution for that.

I'd think they would unless there is a rule that specifically says that they don't. All creatures with only a single nat attack get the 1.5x strength per the nat attack rules. I think that the evolution for that works even with other nat attacks though. (Like a dragon gets.)