Pushing Assault / Powerful Shape interaction


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I was tinkering with a Goliath Druid build who would go into Giant form and wield a two handed weapon. As a result, I was wondering if there was an interaction between these two feats:

Powerful Shape wrote:

Your wild shapes are mighty and muscular.

Prerequisites: Wild shape class feature, druid level 8th.

Benefit: When in wild shape, treat your size as one category larger for the purpose of calculating CMB, CMD, carrying capacity, and any size-based special attacks you use or that are used against you (such as grab, swallow whole, and trample).

Pushing Assault wrote:

A strike made with a two-handed weapon can push a similar sized opponent backward.

Prerequisites: Str 15, Power Attack, base attack bonus +1.

Benefit: When you hit a creature your size or smaller with a two-handed weapon attack modified by the Power Attack feat, you can choose to push the target 5 feet directly away from you instead of dealing the extra damage from Power Attack. If you score a critical hit, you can instead push the target 10 feet directly away from you. This movement does not provoke attacks of opportunities, and the target must end this move in a safe space it can stand in. You choose which effect to apply after the attack roll has been made, but before the damage is rolled.

I think the answer to this would be no, as "size-based special attack" are probably referring to Bestiary entries that have the "Special Attacks" line in them. However, I'm not sure, so I figured I'd solicit feedback here in the rules forum.

So, do these feats work together?


I'd consider Pushing Assault a size-based special attack. Looks handy for goliath druids.

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