Sadly, no. Not because you can't VS twice in one round (you could if you somehow had two standard actions) but because VS requires you to be taking the attack action, whereas the amulet is using a swift action (therefore not the attack action) to get you an attack.
That was probably unclear. Another case of "attack =/= attack action" is attacks of opportunity. AoOs are not actions (or you couldn't take them off your turn), so you can't VS with them, even though they are attacks.
Does that make sense?
I would say no - the condition for using Vital Strike is that you take only one attack on your turn. A generous GM might allows one Vital Strike and one standard strike, but I would not.
Sadly, no. Not because you can't VS twice in one round (you could if you somehow had two standard actions) but because VS requires you to be taking the attack action, whereas the amulet is using a swift action (therefore not the attack action) to get you an attack.
That was probably unclear. Another case of "attack =/= attack action" is attacks of opportunity. AoOs are not actions (or you couldn't take them off your turn), so you can't VS with them, even though they are attacks.
Does that make sense?
There's a monk archetype that can get 3 standard actions a round. They could vital strike all three times. Since each one could do their own attack action standard action.
I would say no - the condition for using Vital Strike is that you take only one attack on your turn.
No, he can use his standard for a Vital Strike attack and still get a regular attack on a swift from the amulet. There isn't a requirement that VS be your one and only attack, it just generally works out that way.
It is one of the few Feats that DOES say "When you use the attack action, you can make one attack at your highest base attack bonus that deals additional damage". One attack. Even the subscript says: "You make a single attack that deals significantly more damage than normal".
Pretty clear in the specifics, you can vital strike when you opt to forgo anything but a "single attack". No exceptions noted.
It's a single attack with your attack action. Not with your whole turn.
Fuzzy-Wuzzy has the right of it.
If the item or ability allows you to take an additional attack = no vital strike.
If it lets you take an additional standard action or attack action = yes to vital strike.
No, it would not work. Attack action is not the same thing as an attack.
There's a monk archetype that can get 3 standard actions a round. They could vital strike all three times. Since each one could do their own attack action standard action.Sadly, no. Not because you can't VS twice in one round (you could if you somehow had two standard actions) but because VS requires you to be taking the attack action, whereas the amulet is using a swift action (therefore not the attack action) to get you an attack.
That was probably unclear. Another case of "attack =/= attack action" is attacks of opportunity. AoOs are not actions (or you couldn't take them off your turn), so you can't VS with them, even though they are attacks.
Does that make sense?
What archetype is this? Because Two Handed Fighter (3) would give you double str damage. Add vital strike and you could have a really powerful beatstick.
Slow Time (Su): At 12th level, a monk of the four winds can use his ki to slow time or quicken his movements, depending on the observer. As a swift action, the monk can expend 6 ki points to gain three standard actions during his turn instead of just one. The monk can use these actions to do the following: take a melee attack action, use a skill, use an extraordinary ability, or take a move action. The monk cannot use these actions to cast spells or use spell-like abilities, and cannot combine them to take full-attack actions. Any move actions the monk makes this turn do not provoke attacks of opportunity. This ability replaces abundant step.
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Ok. So...if you can get into a gestalt game.
Duergar Titan Mauler Barbarian / Monk of the 4 winds (12) Oracle lame curse (1)
At lvl12....with a -2 Hit penalty.
Large Greatsword (3d6)
SLA enlarge person (4d6)
Furious Finish (max vital strike damage, rage ends, fatigued....but lame curse makes you immune to fatigue)
Improved Vital Strike (3x Weapon Damage)
Use 6 ki points for 3 vital strikes. Each one does 72 damage from Weapon alone, not counting modifiers like strength and power attack.
Once per day trick. But there we go. :)
Ok. So...if you can get into a gestalt game.
Duergar Titan Mauler Barbarian / Monk of the 4 winds (12) Oracle lame curse (1)
At lvl12....with a -2 Hit penalty.
Large Greatsword (3d6)
SLA enlarge person (4d6)
Furious Finish (max vital strike damage, rage ends, fatigued....but lame curse makes you immune to fatigue)
Improved Vital Strike (3x Weapon Damage)Use 6 ki points for 3 vital strikes. Each one does 72 damage from Weapon alone, not counting modifiers like strength and power attack.
Once per day trick. But there we go. :)
nah man, have the oracle be the life oracle and then turn your channels into extra ki. Also with stuff like drunken ki and reducing ki costs you can get it to a pretty usable ability.