Sound Striker weird words + sneak attack / FCB with performances you still don't know

[Hikiomaru]

Hi, i was looking at the Sound Striker archetype and i realices that, since it does an attack roll it qualifies for being able to sneak attack with, the same way you can do it with scorching ray for example.
Taken this in account, even if for sake of simplicity and not slowing the session you rule weird words as a single attack single saving throw, technically it does X rays so, will it multiply sneak attack dices per X?

And the second question, can you pick the FCB for an aasimar bard for example with performances you still don't know? for example dirge of doom since lvl 1, i know it would have no effect until you actually learn dirge of doom but i wonder if you can do it so when you learn it it benefits of FCB

[Zwordsman]

uh i think it would probably work just like the scorching ray spell.

So if you hit one guy with all the beams you only aadd sneak attack once

if you hit a room full of guys each one coudl do sneak attack to them.

(assuming in both cases that they are valid for sneak attack of course)

Uh i think in PFS you can not "preload" FCB's but RAW in anything else I do not think there is a rule agianst it.

[Hikiomaru]

Well i'm not sure if it would work like that, is not like every bolt goes at the same time at the opponent, it's more like 1 bolt then another bolt then another one, hence the fact that every bolt has an attack roll and a saving throw. The fact that you roll 1 time and 1 save is for the sake of simplicity and because it slows so much if you do it different so... anyone?

[Chess Pwn]

occult adventures wrote:

If an alternate favored class option modifies a class feature or ability, it can’t be taken before the character has that class feature or ability. For example, if a class gains a class feature at 6th level, a character couldn’t take a racial favored class option that applies to that class feature until 6th level, even if the benefit from that option wouldn’t be high enough to add a bonus until a later level

[Gisher]

This is the most official response that I know of regarding this issue.

John Compton wrote:

Related Point: Can I apply the aasimar or elf oracle's favored class bonus to a revelation I do not yet have? Can I do so for the aasimar bard’s favored class bonus?

No, when choosing which class feature’s effective level to increase, you can only select a feature that you already have. For example, an aasimar flame oracle cannot choose to improve the wings of fire revelation with her favored class bonus until she actually gains the revelation at 7th level or beyond; she could not start augmenting it at 1st level.

This isn’t actually a new rule. It’s just a clarification that I confirmed with the design team because it seemed that some folks were assuming otherwise.

[Gisher]

And Chess Pwn ninjas for the win. :)

Thanks for pointing that out. I didn't realize they had put that in OA.

[James Risner]

Hikiomaru wrote:

1) Sound Striker archetype ... attack roll ... sneak attack ... saving throw

2) will it multiply sneak attack dices per X?

3) can you pick the FCB for an aasimar bard for example with performances you still don't know?

1) you have the unerrata Weird Words, go to FAQ.

2) no, just one attack in the volley would be adding sneak attack.

3) no, you can't take a FCB modifying a feature you have just like you can't take a feat without the pre reqs.

[Lab_Rat]

Also, that particular FCB is now a +1/6 per lvl, NOT +1/2. Very recent errata for ARG messed with a bunch of FCBs, including bard and oracle.

[James Risner]

ARG errata not ACG?

[Lab_Rat]

Yes. Both had an erata.