Racial Natural Attacks and bonus Class Attack


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My question is related to races that have natural attacks, such as claw and/or bite attacks.

If a race has the racial trait for a claw and/or bite attack for 1d4 damage and then gains a class ability for a claw and/or bite attack for 1d4 damage, what would be the ruling:
>>> damage becomes 2d4
>>> damage become 1d4 +1
>>> damage remains as 1d4

It would make sense that there is extra damage due to the bonus class damage as from a Draconic Bloodline Sorcerer or the like. To me it would be like the claws and/or teeth (bite attack) become sharper or longer to deal the extra damage.


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As written you get no benefit from having both, only the stronger applies.


If both say 1d4 then it stays at 1d4. If one was 1d4, and another was 1d6 then it would go to 1d6.

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