Wild shape and Raging abilities.


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I am somewhat new to Pathfinder. Getting back into the game after a hiatus from 3.5. After playing for the last six months I have started a second group where I am GM'ing. One of my players is mapping out his character. He is planning on playing a druid focusing on shape-shifting then multi-classing as a barbarian. Looking at some of the possibilities he will have there and some of the questions that may come up. I haven't been able to find anything on how the Abyssal Blood rage power would work while in wild shape. If he is say in the form of a horse would he still gain two claw attacks? what about if he is a dog? If his form already allows him two claw attacks does he gain two more? How would these attacks work in progression with his other natural attacks. The same questions would be asked of Animal Fury.


if he was a horse he gains two claw attacks and a bite.
If he has claws and no limbs to add claws then you don't gain more claws.


Unless the ability specifies otherwise claws are always primary attacks

You can't have claws on our feet if biped, and you can't attack with all of your claws if quadruped without a special ability - like pounce


dragonhunterq wrote:

Unless the ability specifies otherwise claws are always primary attacks

You can't have claws on our feet if biped, and you can't attack with all of your claws if quadruped without a special ability - like pounce

Or Rake.

Maybe if he Wildshaped into a Giant Octopus, then took the Claws Rage Power, 2 of his Tentacles would suddenly become Claw Attacks!

But the OP here is the GM.


Thank you all for your replies I'm pretty sure that clarifies those questions for me. Only other question I can think of along this topic is if you are in a wild shape that has a claw or bite attack and you have a rage power that grants the same do I always use the wild shape damage or always use the raging damage or always use the highest or will they always be the same based on size? (so far what I have looked up the claw and bite damage is pretty standardized based on size)


Another question for you guys. He is utilizing the pounce ability as the center for the build. How will pounce work with over run or will it at all?

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