Ascetic style allows you to apply feats that have improved unarmed strike as a prerequisite to a particular weapon and dragon style allows me to add 1.5 strength on unarmed attacks so I can apply this affect to a weapon now with fuse style, let's say a seven branched sword which is two handed so it already applies 1.5 strength, does this allow me to add double strength on hit??
If yes, what if I were to take a 3 level dip into two-handed fighter and get the ability overhanded chop? This allows me to add double strength when making a single attack with a two handed weapon. So if I used fuse style to use ascetic style and dragon style along with overhanded chop could I make single attack with a two handed weapon and add 2.5 strength?
Bump?
You don't get to add strength twice, you take the highest bonus from any source and use that.
Yea I guess that would fall under that. Duh
Actually, the FAQ does not apply because Dragon Ferocity isn't a regular "stat-to-something", but merely alters the existing one (you don't get any increase from Dragon Style, though). Your GM might interpret the reminder text in Dragon Ferocity (the "to a total of..." part) as a hard rule instead, but I think that's unreasonable.
From a balancing point of view, a core Monk with nothing but a bit of bonus damage from his archetype is so far from overpowered that not allowing on such grounds would be beyond stupid.