Gonna keep it short and sweet. Would a Vox Mesmerist's Wounding Words ability be able to be used in conjunction with vital strike? Relevant text to follow:
At 3rd level, a vox can focus the power of his voice to magnify the force of his blows in melee. As a standard action, a vox can make a melee touch attack that deals 1d6 points of sonic damage plus 1 point per mesmerist level. Alternatively, he can make a single attack with a melee weapon as a standard action, adding the listed sonic damage to the damage dealt by his weapon on a successful attack. He can use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + his Charisma modifier.
It seems to me that this would indeed work, as vital strike modifies a standard action attack, allowing a vox mesmerist to pile on pain strike, vital strike, and wounding words into a single attack for a reasonable if not overly-impressive big-hit build. Am I missing something?
I'd say they don't stack. This use of Wounding Words is a specific standard action, not an attack action, so vital strike can't modify it.
Alright, so chalking the vox archetype up as another downgrade to avoid, as that combo was the only way i could think of salvaging its action economy.
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Weird words was never going to be your main attack combo, as it is limited use per day. It's still a side grade, as you get some very nice sonic spells added to your spell list and touch treatment isn't that great. It's a themed archetpye that lets you play a bene gesserit.
The sonic damage is just a bonus, and it's worth the standard action if you combine it with your voice for the debuff.