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I'm looking into the crossbow ace ranger with Precision hunter's edge, and I was informed of an oddity in how the Penetrating Shot and Double Prey feats interact with the precision hunter's edge.
So if I Hunt Prey on both creatures A and B, A is providing lesser cover to B, and I use Penetrating Shot targeting both of them, do I get the bonus precision damage on both targets?
Precision Edge states:
You have trained to aim for your prey’s weak points. The first time you hit your hunted prey in a round, you also deal 1d8 additional precision damage. (Precision damage increases the damage you already deal, using the same type, but is ineffective against creatures that lack vital organs or weak points.) At 11th level, the extra damage increases to 2d8 precision damage, and at 19th level, the extra damage increases to 3d8 precision damage.
This can be taken two ways: either the "prey" in the bolded part is singular, in which case the bonus damage absolutely applies to both targets- much in the same way a character with double prey could Strike target A and get bonus damage, Stride, then Strike target B for bonus damage. OR "prey" is plural and the bonus damage only applies to one target.
Any ideas as to which it is?
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The damage bonus totally applies to both targets. Reading too many details into hunt prey is completely overthinking the matter. Even if that "prey" was singular, it's only because the base hunt prey only affects a single target. Double prey specifically allows you to hunt two at the same time and doesn't say anything about not getting any bonus against both of them.
If you had the flurry edge instead, you'd also get the reduced MAP against both targets if you use a bow.