I'm building a Monk and like to plan my feats. Fuse Stance is supposed to be a strong finishing feat for the Monk but I was wondering how it interacted with the secondary stance feats which require I be in their respective stance to use
For example, if I fused Tangled Forest Stance and any other (save for Crane and Mountain) and used the Lashing Branch attack, would I also gain the benefit of Tangled Forest Rake if I had the feat?
The reason I ask is because Fused Stance says to give the new stance a unique name and the requirements for the secondary stance feats all say you have to be in a particular stance to use. The unique name could either be taken as flavor (you made a thing, have fun naming it) or it could mean that because the new stance is different from the respective parts it's made up of, you aren't technically in those stances so you don't get the benefits of the secondary stance feats.
It also says you get all effects of the stances chosen. I assumed effects referred to the secondary text such as the damage resistance of Ironblood Stance though it feels ambiguous enough that it could also mean the secondary feats (that it, these secondary stance feats become part of the stance so when fused, it includes them as well). Again, I'm not sure.
Fuse Stance
You have combined two stances into a single stance all your own. When you take this feat, choose two stances you know and combine them into a single fused stance. Give your new fused stance a unique name. When you enter your fused stance, you gain all the effects of both stances, including the requirements and restrictions.
Tangled Forest Rake
Requirements: You are in Tangled Forest Stance.
