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Power Attack
Benefit: You can choose to take a –1 penalty on all melee attack rolls and combat maneuver checks to gain a +2 bonus on all melee damage rolls. This bonus to damage is increased by half (+50%) if you are making an attack with a two-handed weapon, a one handed weapon using two hands, or a primary natural weapon that adds 1-1/2 times your Strength modifier on damage rolls.
Dragon Ferocity
Benefit: While using Dragon Style, you gain a bonus on unarmed strike damage rolls equal to half your Strength bonus. When you score a critical hit or a successful Stunning Fist attempt against an opponent while using this style, that opponent is also shaken for a number of rounds equal to 1d4 + your Strength bonus.
Unarmed Strike
A monk’s unarmed strike is treated as both a manufactured weapon and a natural weapon for the purpose of spells and effects that enhance or improve either manufactured weapons or natural weapons.
If I'm using Dragon Ferocity, hitting with my Unarmed Strike; Does my Power Attack grant the bonus to damage that you'd normally gain with swinging a Temple Sword two-handed?
The way I'm reading this, is that because I'm using Dragon Ferocity, it's granting my Unarmed Attacks a bonus to Strength damage. It's effectively adding 1.5x my Strength modifier on damage rolls, so then I should gain the increased Power Attack damage in combination. I just want to be sure though, so I'm bringing it here.
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The question is whether the game understands that adding "a bonus to damage equal to half your Strength bonus" makes it so that you add "1-1/2 times your Strength modifier", or if you are adding "your Strength modifier + a bonus equal to half your Strength bonus".
I'd rule in favor but I may be wrong. Worth FAQing.
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I'm pretty sure this doesn't work. Power attack checks if you're holding a 2-handed weapon. It does not check your strength multiplier.
Dragon style adds a bonus to damage equal to half your strength bonus. It does not increase or multiply your strength bonus.
The benefits of the two feats stack, but as far as I can tell neither modifies the other's effects.
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nope, it been discussed before and it doesn't.
Your US is not a one-handed weapon used with two hands.
Your US is not a two-handed weapon.
Your US is not a primary natural weapon.
Since those three are the only three ways to get 1.5 damage, and you don't meet any of them, you don't get the increased damage.
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nope, it been discussed before and it doesn't.
Your US is not a one-handed weapon used with two hands.
Your US is not a two-handed weapon.
Your US is not a primary natural weapon.
Since those three are the only three ways to get 1.5 damage, and you don't meet any of them, you don't get the increased damage.
Ah, I see now. IUS counts as a natural weapon, but not as a Primary nor Secondary since it's an Unarmed Strike. Is that essentially what you're pointing out?
interesting. Never noticed how specific the wording on power attack is.
Ah, I see now. IUS counts as a natural weapon, but not as a Primary nor Secondary since it's an Unarmed Strike. Is that essentially what you're pointing out?nope, it been discussed before and it doesn't.
Your US is not a one-handed weapon used with two hands.
Your US is not a two-handed weapon.
Your US is not a primary natural weapon.
Since those three are the only three ways to get 1.5 damage, and you don't meet any of them, you don't get the increased damage.
Yup